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Laponite RD/polystyrenesulfonate nanocomposites obtained by photopolymerization
Abstract The present paper describes the synthesis and characterization by dynamic light scattering, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy of Laponite RD/Sodium polystyrenesulfonate nanocomposites obtained by radical photopolymerization initiated by the cationic dye safranine. The presence of the clay mineral does not affect the hydrotropic aggregation of the monomers, but allows a better deaggregation of the initiator molecules, decreasing the quenching of the excited states that leads to the radicals that initiate polymerization. Increasing the amount of clay mineral loading in the polymerization mixture promotes higher monomer conversion and faster polymerization. The size of the nanocomposite particles, measured by light scattering decreases from 400 to 80nm for clay mineral loadings of 1.0wt.%. The X-ray diffraction patterns indicate that the clay mineral does not present a regular crystalline structure in the nanocomposite. Atomic force microscopy studies show films of sodium polystyrenesulfonate polymer with embedded Laponite platelets in its structure, forming 1–8nm height and 25–100nm diameter aggregates.
Research highlights ► The presence of clay suspension increases the photopolymerization conversion. ► Clay/polymer nanoparticles become smaller for larger clay loadings (down to ~80nm). ► Clay platelets within the polymer network don't present a crystalline structure.
Laponite RD/polystyrenesulfonate nanocomposites obtained by photopolymerization
Abstract The present paper describes the synthesis and characterization by dynamic light scattering, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy of Laponite RD/Sodium polystyrenesulfonate nanocomposites obtained by radical photopolymerization initiated by the cationic dye safranine. The presence of the clay mineral does not affect the hydrotropic aggregation of the monomers, but allows a better deaggregation of the initiator molecules, decreasing the quenching of the excited states that leads to the radicals that initiate polymerization. Increasing the amount of clay mineral loading in the polymerization mixture promotes higher monomer conversion and faster polymerization. The size of the nanocomposite particles, measured by light scattering decreases from 400 to 80nm for clay mineral loadings of 1.0wt.%. The X-ray diffraction patterns indicate that the clay mineral does not present a regular crystalline structure in the nanocomposite. Atomic force microscopy studies show films of sodium polystyrenesulfonate polymer with embedded Laponite platelets in its structure, forming 1–8nm height and 25–100nm diameter aggregates.
Research highlights ► The presence of clay suspension increases the photopolymerization conversion. ► Clay/polymer nanoparticles become smaller for larger clay loadings (down to ~80nm). ► Clay platelets within the polymer network don't present a crystalline structure.
Laponite RD/polystyrenesulfonate nanocomposites obtained by photopolymerization
Batista, Tatiana (author) / Chiorcea-Paquim, Ana-Maria (author) / Brett, Ana Maria Oliveira (author) / Schmitt, Carla C. (author) / Neumann, Miguel G. (author)
Applied Clay Science ; 53 ; 27-32
2011-04-08
6 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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