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POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY
Volume 76, Issue 1, Pages 111-122Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-3910(02)00003-4
Keywords
nanocomposites; polystyrene; graphite; thermal stability; cone calorimetry; potassium graphite
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Nanocomposites consisting of polymer and clay have been shown to exhibit a significant reduction in flammability and an increase in mechanical properties. This work examines the effect of thermal stability and mechanical properties of nanocomposites prepared from potassium graphite and styrene. Synthesis of nanocomposites was accomplished by using potassium graphite (KC8) as the initiator in the polymerization of styrene. A slight increase in thermal stability is observed but mechanical properties are decreased. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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