An XPS study of the thermal degradation of polystyrene-clay nanocomposites

Authors

Jianqi Wang, Beijing Institute of Technology
Jianxin Du, Beijing Institute of Technology
Jin Zhu, Marquette UniversityFollow
Charles A. Wilkie, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2002

Source Publication

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Source ISSN

0141-3910

Abstract

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, XPS, has been used to examine several polystyrene-clay nanocomposites. The accumulation of oxygen, from the almuniosilicate, on the surface of the polymer was observed, along with the loss of carbon. This confirms that the barrier properties of the clay provide a mechanism by which nanocomposite formation can enhance the fire retardancy of the polymers. No difference is detected depending upon the extent of exfoliation or intercalation of the nanocomposite. #2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Comments

Accepted version. Polymer Degradation and Stability, Vol. 77, No. 2 (2002): 249-252. DOI. © 2002 Elsevier B.V. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Wang, Jianqi; Du, Jianxin; Zhu, Jin; and Wilkie, Charles A., "An XPS study of the thermal degradation of polystyrene-clay nanocomposites" (2002). Chemistry Faculty Research and Publications. 153.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/chem_fac/153