Thermal Stability of Polystyrene-Clay Nanocomposite

In this research, polyvinyl alcohol was grafted on the copolymer of styrene- maleic anhydride (PVA- g- S/MA), in order to make styrene to be more compatible with nano clay which has hydrophilic nature. FT-IR spectroscopy indicates that grafting was done successfully. Ultrasound technique was used to disperse nano clay in to the terpolymer (PVA- g- S/MA). The intercalated PVA-g-S/MA-clay nanocomposite exhibited thermal stability better than pure PVA-g-S/MA.

کلیدواژه ها:

Poly styrene (PS) ، Styrene (S) ، Maleic Anhydride (MA) ، Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) ، Nano Clay ، Ultrasound technique