Synthesis and Rheology of Intercalated Polystyrene/Na+-Montmorillonite Nanocomposites

Autor: Hyoung Jin Choi, Myung S. Jhon, Dong C. Lee, Tae H. Kim, Lee W. Jang
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 23:191-195
ISSN: 1521-3927
1022-1336
DOI: 10.1002/1521-3927(20020201)23:3<191::aid-marc191>3.0.co;2-h
Popis: Polystyrene (PS)/clay nanocomposites were synthesized by the emulsion polymerization of styrene in the presence of sodium ion-exchanged montmorillonite (Na+-MMT), demonstrating that the strongly hydrophobic PS was intercalated into the hydrophilic silicate layers. The nanocomposites were examined by means of X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis. The rheological properties of the PS/Na+-MMT nanocomposites were also studied to exhibit more pronounced shear thinning behavior with increasing clay content.
Databáze: OpenAIRE