Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2007
Source Publication
Polymer Degradation and Stability
Source ISSN
0141-3910
Abstract
In this work, ferrocene- and ferrocenium-containing salts were employed to modify montmorillonite. X-ray measurements show an increase in the interlayer spacing upon clay modification, which means that the larger and more organophilic cations were inserted into the gallery space of montmorillonite. Attempts to prepare nanocomposites of polystyrene and ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers lead to immiscible systems; the morphology of these systems was elucidated with TEM, XRD and cone calorimetry. The thermal stability of the composites is greater than that of the virgin polymer.
Recommended Citation
Manzi-Nshuti, Charles and Wilkie, Charles A., "Ferrocene and Ferrocenium Modified Clays and Their Styrene and EVA Composites" (2007). Chemistry Faculty Research and Publications. 38.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/chem_fac/38
Comments
Accepted version. Polymer Degradation and Stability, Vol. 92, No. 10 (October 2007): 1803-1812. DOI. © 2007 Elsevier. Used with permission.
NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Polymer Degradation and Stability. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Polymer Degradation and Stability, VOL 92, ISSUE 10, October 2007, DOI.