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Preparation and characterization of wood/styrene‐acrylonitrile copolymer/MMT nanocomposite
Author(s) -
Devi R. R.,
Maji T. K.
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.34291
Subject(s) - materials science , copolymer , nanocomposite , acrylonitrile , thermal stability , glycidyl methacrylate , montmorillonite , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , styrene , polymer , methacrylate , ultimate tensile strength , composite material , polymer chemistry , chemical engineering , engineering
Wood polymer nanocomposite (WPNC) was prepared by impregnating Simul ( Salmalia malabarica ) wood with styrene‐acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN), glycidyl methacrylate(GMA), and a reactive polymerizable surfactant modified montmorillonite (MMT). The physical and mechanical properties of WPNC were investigated by using XRD, tensile tester, SEM, and FTIR. The polymer loading, dimensional stability, water uptake, mechanical property, and thermal stability were found to improve due to inclusion of MMT. SEM micrographs showed the presence of polymer and MMT into cell wall and cell lumen. FTIR analysis confirmed the presence of MMT and SAN in WPNC. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011