Synthesis of Natural Cellulose–Based Graft Copolymers Using Methyl Methacrylate as an Efﬁcient Monomer V. K. THAKUR School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 637553 Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, Hamirpur 177 005, India A. S. SINGHA Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, Hamirpur 177 005, India M. K. THAKUR Division of Chemistry, Govt. Degree College Sarkaghat, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla 171 005, India Received: July 8, 2012 Accepted: August 16, 2012 ABSTRACT: Cellulose-based materials are one of the most signiﬁcant candidates for the preparation of a number of copolymers by graft copolymerization owing to their linear structure, providing good reinforcing properties to the resulting copolymers. Therefore, in the present study, in an effort to develop novel low-cost ecofriendly green polymeric materials, graft Correspondence to: V. K. Thakur; e-mail: drvijaythakur@ rediffmail.com. Advances in Polymer Technology, Vol. 32, No. S1, E741–E748(2013) C  2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.