Polymer Layered Silicate Nanocomposites: Thermal Stability of Organic Cationic Treatments

Published

January 1, 2000

Author(s)

Jeffrey W. Gilman, A B. Morgan, Richard H. Harris Jr., Paul C. Trulove, H DeLong, T E. Sutto

Abstract

Nanocomposites result from the combination of materials with different properties at the nanometer scale. Some examples of these include: polymers combined with layered-silicate, polymers combined with nano-silica, hybrid materials prepared by sol-gel methods and POSS nanocomposites. All these materials exhibit many such as improved thermal stability, reduced improved mechanical properties; etc. However, for successful preparation of nanocomposites, and for their subsequent incorporation into end-products, nanocomposites must maintain their unique chemical and physical properties during processing. We report here our recent results, which show improved thermal stability (140 deg C higher) for new organic cationic treatments used to compatibilize layeered silicates with polymers and monomers. This work was motivated by concern about processing degradation, which we observed in polymer/montmorillonite (MMT) nanocomposites.

Citation

Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering

Volume

83

Pub Type

Journals

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Keywords

nanocomposites, thermal stability, polystyrene, degradation

Citation

Gilman, J. , Morgan, A. , Harris, R. , Trulove, P. , DeLong, H. and Sutto, T. (2000), Polymer Layered Silicate Nanocomposites: Thermal Stability of Organic Cationic Treatments, Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=912029 (Accessed October 11, 2025)