作者：Fa-Ai Zhang*, Lin Chen and Ji-Quan Ma
關鍵字：nanocomposite; styrene; hydrophilic monomer; modified montmorillonite; emulsion polymerization; thermal
論文來源：期刊
具體來源：Polym. Adv. Technol. 2009, 20 589–594
發表時間：2009年
Organic modified montmorillonite (OMMT) was made of pristine montmorillonite (MMT) treated with cetyl trimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). Two kinds of nanocomposites, poly(styrene-acrylate)/MMT (P(S-A)/MMT) and poly(styrene-acrylate)/OMMT (P(S-A)/OMMT) were prepared from styrene (St), hydrophilic acrylate monomer, and MMT (or OMMT) by in-site emulsion polymerization. Effects of different monomers, b-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), acrylic acid (AA), methacryclic acid (MAA) on the thermal stability of the two nanocomposites were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TG). The structures of the nanocomposites were characterized by infrared spectroscopy (IR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The morphology of the nanocomposite was observed by transmission electron microscope (TEM). The results showed that the thermal stabilities of the two composites were enhanced by the addition of HEMA, AA, or MAA. The P(S-A)/OMMT nanocomposite showed higher
thermal stability than that of the P(S-A)/MMT nanocomposite. In particular, HEMA improved the thermal stability of the P(S-A)/OMMT nanocomposite, which is more efficient than methacrylic acid (MA) and AA.