Synthesis of exfoliated poly(styrene-co-methyl methacrylate)/montmorillonite nanocomposite using ultrasound assisted in situ emulsion copolymerization

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 181-182, Issue , 2012, Pages 770-778

  Bhanvase, B A ^a   Pinjari, D V ^b   Gogate, P R ^b   Sonawane, S H ^a,c   Pandit, A B ^b  

^a VISHWAKARMA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c NORTH MAHARASHTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Emulsion copolymerization; Nanocomposites; P(MMA co St) O MMT composite; Thermal stability; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE PARTICLE SIZE; CLAY LOADINGS; EMULSION COPOLYMERIZATION; FRACTIONAL CONVERSION; HEAT OF REACTION; IN-SITU; MONTMORILLONITE CLAY; NANOCOMPOSITE LATEXES; OCTADECYLAMINES; POLYMERIZATION RATES; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM SALT; SEMI-BATCH; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SYNTHESIS PROCESS; ULTRASONIC IRRADIATION; XRD;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CLAY MINERALS; COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; ESTERS; GLASS TRANSITION; LATEXES; NANOCOMPOSITES; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYMERS; SODIUM SULFATE; STYRENE; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASONICS; ZETA POTENTIAL;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS;

EID: 84856363777     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.11.084     Document Type: Article

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