%0 Journal Article
%T In-situ Polymerization of Styrene to Produce Polystyrene / Montmorillonite Nanocomposites
%A Lahouari Mrah
%A Mohammed Belbachir
%A Rachid Meghabar
%J -
%D 2015
%R 10.9767/bcrec.10.3.8708.249-255
%X A reactive cationic surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) was synthesized for intercalation of montmorillonite Mmt, a Maghnite type of clay. The pristine montmorillonite (Mmt) was obtained from Algerian plant with a cation exchange, Organophilic Mmt, was prepared by ion exchange between Na+ ions in the clay. CTAB-intercalated Mmt particles were easily dispersed and swollen in styrene monomer, PS/Mmt-CTAB nanocomposites were synthesized via in-situ polymerization, in-situ polymerization, this method is based on the swelling of the silicate layers with the liquid polymer. The polymer composites were characterized using different techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), The results were showed that, the basal space of the silicate layer increased, as determined by XRD, from 12.79 to 32.603 £¿. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) indicated that exfoliation of Mmt was achieved. In this current research, thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) and force atomic microscopy (AFM) were also studied. £¿ 2015 BCREC UNDIP. All rights reserved Received: 29th June 2015; Revised: 9th August 2015; Accepted: 15th August 2015 How to Cite: Mrah, L., Megabar, R., Belbachir, M. (2015). In-situ Polymerization of Styrene to Produce Polystyrene / Montmorillonite Nanocomposites. Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis, 10 (3): 249-255. (doi: 10.9767/bcrec.10.3.8708.249-255) Permalink/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.9767/bcrec.10.3.8708.249-25
%K nanocomposites
%K Montmorillonite
%K in situ polymerization
%K force atomic microscopy (AFM)
%K X-ray diffraction
%U https://ejournal.undip.ac.id/index.php/bcrec/article/view/8708