Halloysite Containing Thermoset Nanocomposites via Free Radical Photocrosslinking Polymerization

Preparation of Reactive and Thermal Stable Hyperbranched Graft Copolymers/ Clay Nanocomposite via ‘Living’ Free Radical Polymerization

Exfoliated poly (Chloromethyl styrene-co-styrene)-g-polyacrylonitryle/organo- modified montmorillonite [P(CMSt-co-St)-g-PAN/O-MMT] nanocomposite was synthesized through solution intercalation method by using atom transfer and nitroxide mediated radical polymerization. At first, poly (chloromethyl styrene-costyrene) copolymer was synthesized by nitroxide - mediated “living” free radical polyme...

EPDM/modified halloysite nanocomposites

Mesogen-jacketed liquid crystalline polymers via stable free radical polymerization

Stable free radical polymerization has been used in the controlled synthesis of poly(2,5-bis[(4butylbenzoyl)oxy]styrene), PBBOS. This “mesogen-jacketed liquid crystalline polymer”, which has mesogenic units attached directly to the backbone in a side-on mode, has been found to exhibit thermotropic liquid crystallinity similar to more conventional main-chain architectures. Stable free radical po...

Compression, supramolecular organization and free radical polymerization of ethylene gas

At low pressure, ethylene gas consists of single translating and rotating molecules and behaves as an ideal gas. With decrease of free volume by compression, various rotating supramolecular particles are formed, which require less space for the movement: molecular pairs, bimolecules and oligomolecules. The appearance of a new kind of particles is manifested as a phase transition of the second o...

In Situ Synthesis of Polymer/Clay Nanocomposites by Type II Photoinitiated Free Radical Polymerization

INTRODUCTION Polymer/clay nanocomposites, in which nanosized silicate plates of clay are uniformly dispersed in the polymer matrix, provide enhanced mechanical and thermal properties compared to conventional composites. Not all polymer and clay combinations will form nanocomposites: the compatibility and interfacial properties between polymer matrix and clay layers significantly influence the e...