Synthesis and characterization of novel nanocomposite materials based on poly(styrene-co-butyl methacrylate) copolymers and organomodified clay

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 353-365

  Siddiqui, Mohammad Nahid ^a   Redhwi, Halim Hamid ^a   Gkinis, Klontian ^b   Achilias, Dimitris S ^b  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Montmorillonite; Nanocomposites; Poly(styrene co butyl methacrylate); Polymerization kinetics

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT; BULK RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; BUTYL METHACRYLATES; CLOISITE; CO-MONOMER; COPOLYMER COMPOSITIONS; COPOLYMER MATRIX; DEGRADATION CHARACTERISTICS; FTIR ANALYSIS; H NMR SPECTROSCOPY; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; NANOFILLER; NEAT POLYMER; ORGANOMODIFIED CLAY; POLY(STYRENE-CO-BUTYL METHACRYLATE); POLYMERIZATION KINETICS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; XRD;

CLAY MINERALS; COPOLYMERS; FILLERS; ISOMERS; KINETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION KINETICS; STYRENE;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 84873140193     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2012.10.022     Document Type: Article

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