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Polymerization Kinetics and Thermal Degradation of Poly(2‐hydroxyethyl methacylate) / Organo‐Modified Montmorillonite Nanocomposites Prepared by In Situ Bulk Polymerization
Author(s) -
Siafaka Panoraia,
Achilias Dimitris S.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.201300065
Subject(s) - polymerization , materials science , nanocomposite , thermal stability , montmorillonite , polymer chemistry , kinetics , monomer , in situ polymerization , radical polymerization , bulk polymerization , chemical engineering , methacrylate , polymer , composite material , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
Summary Poly(2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate) based nanocomposites with nano‐clay were prepared using the in situ bulk radical polymerization technique. XRD analysis revealed mainly intercalated and partially exfoliated structures. Polymerization kinetics was investigated with DSC and found that the presence of small amount of nanofiller could slightly affect polymerization rate and monomer conversion. Thermal stability of the nanocomposites is enhanced according to the presence of nanoclay.