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Synthesis and characterization of Polymethacrylamide–Clay nanocomposites
Author(s) -
Anbarasan R.,
Arvind P.,
Dhanalakshmi V.
Publication year - 2011
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.33622
Subject(s) - hectorite , nanocomposite , materials science , methacrylamide , polymerization , polymer chemistry , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , chemical engineering , polymer , radical polymerization , copolymer , montmorillonite , composite material , acrylamide , engineering
Polymethacrylamide intercalated hectorite clay nanocomposites were synthesized by the in situ free‐radical polymerization method. The interlayer cation of hectorite clay was modified with cetyl pyridinium chloride and cetrimide, and their effects on the rate of polymerization of methacrylamide and the structure–property relationships of the resulting polymer nanocomposites were investigated. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy showed a peak around 550 cm −1 that was due to the metal oxide stretching of hectorite clay in the polymer nanocomposites. High‐resolution transmission electron microscopy determined the size of polymethacrylamide as 300 nm. X‐ray diffraction was used for the determination of the intercalated products. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011