Journal
POLYMER INTERNATIONAL
Volume 61, Issue 9, Pages 1382-1388Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/pi.4217
Keywords
ionic liquids; nanocomposite; PMMA; transparency
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [50873113]
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Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)/montmorillonite (MMT) nanocomposites were prepared by a new one-pot technique, where the hydrophilic Na-MMT layers were decorated with hydrophobic 1-dodecyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (C12mimPF6) ionic liquid in situ during melt blending with PMMA and intercalation of polymer chains took place subsequently. The in situ modification and intercalation of Na-MMT were confirmed using X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. The combination of the compatible C12mimPF6 with PMMA and the good dispersion of MMT layers at the nanoscale rendered the resultant PMMA/MMT nanocomposites with improved optical transparency, thermal stability and mechanical properties. Copyright (c) 2012 Society of Chemical Industry
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