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Preparation, structure, and properties of a novel rectorite/styrene–butadiene copolymer nanocomposite
Author(s) -
Wang Yiqing,
Zhang Huifeng,
Wu Youping,
Yang Jun,
Zhang Liqun
Publication year - 2005
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.21409
Subject(s) - nanocomposite , montmorillonite , materials science , copolymer , transmission electron microscopy , composite material , styrene butadiene , suspension (topology) , styrene , chemical engineering , polymer , nanotechnology , mathematics , homotopy , pure mathematics , engineering
Rectorite/styrene–butadiene copolymer (SBR) nanocomposite was prepared by cocoagulating SBR latex and rectorite/water suspension. Transmission electron microscopy showed that the layers of rectorite were well dispersed in the SBR matrix and the aspect ratio (width/thickness) of it was higher than that of montmorillonite (MMT). X‐ray diffraction indicated that the nanocomposite produced by this method was of neither intercalated type nor exfoliated type. The gas barrier properties and mechanical properties of the novel nanocomposites were excellent. The nanocomposites are expected to be candidates for tire tube or inner materials. Rectorite appears to be a promising filler for the nanocomposite. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 96: 324–328, 2005