%0 Journal Article
%T Synthesis, Characterization and Studies of PANI-MMT Nanocompoisites
%J Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
%@ 2163-2588
%D 2012
%I 
%R 10.5923/j.nn.20120204.01
%X In this work synthesis & characterization of composite materials based on montmorillonite (MMT) clay and intrinsically conducting polyaniline (PANI) is studied. The MMT type of clay used is locally available in the region which was used after chemical activation. The main thrust of this work was to know the possibility of usage of locally available clay to synthesise novel nanocomposites. Synthesises of PANI and processing and treatment of this clay was carried out in the lab by the authors. PANI was successfully incorporated into MMT to form PANI-MMT nanocomposites. The resulting organic-inorganic hybrid material, PANI- MMT has been characterized by various physicochemical techniques. Formation of PANI inside the clay tactoid has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction studies. Infrared spectroscopy studies reveal the presence of physicochemical interaction, probably hydrogen bonding, between clay and polyaniline. One of the main technological applications of conducting polymers, particularly PANI, is in the area of corrosion protection of active metals. PANI-MMT nanocomposites synthesized using the present method is generally used to protect steel surface against corrosion.
%K Nanocomposites
%K PANI
%K Infrared Spectroscopy
%K Conducting Polymer
%K Corrosion
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