In this study, N-hydroxymethyl
acrylamide (HMAm) monomer was mixed with Na-Montmorillonite (Na-MT) in
different ratio. The mixture was polymerized in the presence of benzoyl
peroxide (Bz2O2) with in-situ radical polymerization to
prepare poly(N-hydroxymethyl acrylamide) (PHMAm)/Na-Montmorillonite (Na-MT) composites.
Purified Na-MT, and also produced composites with different ratio were characterized
with Fourier transform infrared (FTIR)
spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy
(SEM), thermal analysis (TGA/DTA) techniques. The moisture retention,
water uptake, adsorptive properties of composites was also researched. The XRD pattern demonstrated that Na-MT layers intercalated into the PHMAm matrix. The composites displayed
much better thermal stability than
the pure polymer.
| Subjects | Engineering, Chemical Engineering |
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| Journal Section | Research Article |
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| Submission Date | June 30, 2017 |
| Acceptance Date | October 3, 2017 |
| Publication Date | July 13, 2017 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2017 Volume: 4 Issue: 1 |