期刊
POLYMER INTERNATIONAL
卷 63, 期 4, 页码 766-777出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/pi.4590
关键词
polymerization kinetics; poly(styrene-co-ethyl methacrylate); nanocomposites; degradation; organomodified montmorillonite
资金
- Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR) at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia [IN101022]
- Chemistry Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
In this research, synthesis of novel nanocomposites based on a poly(styrene-co-ethyl methacrylate) copolymer matrix was investigated with different types and amounts of organomodified montmorillonite (MMT) clays. The in situ polymerization technique was selected with dispersion of the MMT nanoparticles into the comonomer mixture and subsequent bulk radical polymerization. Reaction kinetics was measured gravimetrically and it was found that the existence of rigid phenyl rings in the organomodifier may result in a hindered reaction rate especially at high clay loadings. Structural characteristics of the nanocomposites formed were verified with XRD and Fourier transform infrared analysis and mainly intercalated/partially exfoliated structures were verified; their glass transition temperature was measured with DSC, and their molecular weight distribution and average molecular weights were measured with gel permeation chromatography. The latter was also used to measure the variation of the copolymer average molecular weight with conversion. Slightly higher average molecular weight and T-g values for the copolymer in the nanocomposites were measured, compared with neat copolymer. The thermal stability of the nanocomposites was measured with TGA and found to be significantly improved. One-step degradation revealed the existence of macromolecular chains without defective structures. Finally, pyrolysis of the nanocomposite copolymers resulted in the production of both comonomers in high amounts, followed by some dimers or trimers. (c) 2013 Society of Chemical Industry
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