Polymer Layered Silicate Nanocomposites: Thermal Stability of Organic Cationic Treatments.
Polymer Layered Silicate Nanocomposites: Thermal
Stability of Organic Cationic Treatments.
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Gilman, J. W.; Morgan, A. B.; Harris, R. H., Jr.;
Trulove, P. C.; DeLong, H. C.; Sutto, T. E.
Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 83,
59-60, 2000.
Keywords:
nanocomposites; thermal stability; polystyrene;
degradation
Abstract:
Nanocomposites result from the combination of materials
with different properties at the nanometer scale. Some
examples of these include: polymers combined with
layered-silicate, polymers combined with nano-silica,
hybrid materials prepared by sol-gel methods and POSS
nanocomposites. All these materials exhibit many such as
improved thermal stability, reduced improved mechanical
properties; etc. However, for successful preparation of
nanocomposites, and for their subsequent incorporation
into end-products, nanocomposites must maintain their
unique chemical and physical properties during
processing. We report here our recent results, which
show improved thermal stability (140 deg C higher) for
new organic cationic treatments used to compatibilize
layeered silicates with polymers and monomers. This work
was motivated by concern about processing degradation,
which we observed in polymer/montmorillonite (MMT)
nanocomposites.
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
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