Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5204117 | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2007 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
In this work, ferrocene- and ferrocenium-containing salts were employed to modify montmorillonite. X-ray measurements show an increase in the interlayer spacing upon clay modification, which means that the larger and more organophilic cations were inserted into the gallery space of montmorillonite. Attempts to prepare nanocomposites of polystyrene and ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers lead to immiscible systems; the morphology of these systems was elucidated with TEM, XRD and cone calorimetry. The thermal stability of the composites is greater than that of the virgin polymer.
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Authors
Charles Manzi-Nshuti, Charles A. Wilkie,