Preparation of Silver Nanoparticles in Cellulose Acetate Polymer and the Reaction Chemistry of Silver Complexes in the Polymer

6][7][8] In general, the inert polymer itself was found to significantly affect on the reaction chemistry of various transition metal complexes in the polymer although there are only a few systemic comparative studies on this subject.Meanwhile, it is well known that silver is superior to other metals in electrical property, antimicrobial effect, optical properties, and oxidation catalysis. 9Besides, silver-containing polymer membranes were reported to be used as light olefin/paraffin separation membranes through selective adsorption process. 10n this background, silver nitrate has been incorporated into cellulose acetate (CA) polymer as a dispersion medium and these silver-containing polymer films are investigated to understand the interactions between silver complexes and cellulose acetate molecules, the formation of Ag nanoparticles with their size control, and their reaction chemistry in cellulose acetate polymer.