Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Thermal stability
- 1 Polymer nanocomposites
- 2 Mechanism of thermal degradation of layered silicates modified with ammonium and other thermally stable salts
- 3 Thermal stability of polystyrene nanocomposites from improved thermally stable organoclays
- 4 Poly(ethylene terephthalate) nanocomposites using nanoclays modified with thermally stable surfactants
- 5 Thermally stable polyimide/4,4′-bis(4-aminophenoxy)phenylsulfone-modified clay nanocomposites
- 6 Clays modified with thermally stable ionic liquids with applications in polyolefin and polylactic acid nanocomposites
- Part II Flame retardancy
- Index
- References
3 - Thermal stability of polystyrene nanocomposites from improved thermally stable organoclays
from Part I - Thermal stability
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2011
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Thermal stability
- 1 Polymer nanocomposites
- 2 Mechanism of thermal degradation of layered silicates modified with ammonium and other thermally stable salts
- 3 Thermal stability of polystyrene nanocomposites from improved thermally stable organoclays
- 4 Poly(ethylene terephthalate) nanocomposites using nanoclays modified with thermally stable surfactants
- 5 Thermally stable polyimide/4,4′-bis(4-aminophenoxy)phenylsulfone-modified clay nanocomposites
- 6 Clays modified with thermally stable ionic liquids with applications in polyolefin and polylactic acid nanocomposites
- Part II Flame retardancy
- Index
- References
Summary
Introduction
Polymer/clay nanocomposites exhibit remarkable improvement in material properties relative to unfilled polymers or conventional composites. These improvements can include increased tensile modulus, mechanical strength, and heat resistance and reduced gas permeability and flammability. There are various methods of preparing polymer/clay nanocomposites: (i) in situ polymerization, (ii) solution intercalation, (iii) melt intercalation, and (iv) in situ template synthesis.
Nanoclays are difficult to disperse in polymer matrices, because of the strong attractive forces among the clay platelets and the commonly hydrophobic nature of polymers. Thus, it is necessary to modify pristine nanoclays in order to (i) render them compatible with most polymers and (ii) enlarge the basal spacing of clay to favor polymer intercalation. Several approaches are used to modify clays and clay minerals.
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