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Coupling of polystyrene to a silane‐treated mica
Author(s) -
Favis B. D.,
Leclerc M.,
Prud'Homme R. E.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1983.070281120
Subject(s) - polystyrene , silane , mica , monolayer , cationic polymerization , coupling (piping) , materials science , thermal , polymer chemistry , thermal treatment , chemical engineering , composite material , nanotechnology , polymer , thermodynamics , physics , engineering
This paper deals with the coupling of polystyrene to a closely packed and highly ordered cationic vinylbenzyl silane (CVBS) on mica. It is shown that a thermal treatment is required for maximum retention of polystyrene on treated mica. Moreover, a thermal treatment at 250°C is much more effective than one at 170°C. The effect of the number of silane monolayers on mica was investigated. In general, one monolayer of CVBS gave optimum retention of polystyrene. The addition of peroxides further improved this retention and at the same time allowed the use of lower treatment temperatures. Some data are presented which consider the importance of the silane solution concentration and silane functional groups.