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Layered silicate/polyester nanohybrids by controlled ring-opening polymerization
Lepoittevin, Bénédicte; Pantoustier, Nadège; Alexandre, Michaël et al.
2002In Macromolecular Symposia, 183, p. 95-102
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Keywords :
nanostructured material; nanocomposite; clay; ring-opening polymerization (ROP); lactone
Abstract :
[en] In this study, layered silicate/aliphatic polyester nanohybrids were synthesized by ring-opening polymerization of c-caprolactone as promoted by the so-called coordination-insertion mechanism. These nanocomposites were formed in presence of montmorillortite surface-modified by ammonium cations bearing hydroxyl group(s), such as bis(2-hydroxyethyl)methyl (hydrogenated tallow alkyl) ammonium. The lactone polymerization could in initiated by all the hydroxyl functions available at the clay surface, after activation into either tin(II) or AI(III) alkoxide active species. Hybrid nanocomposites were accordingly generated through the covalent grafting of every polyester chain onto the filler surface. Surface-grafted polycaprolactone (PCL) chains were untied and isolated by ionic exchange reaction with LiCl in THF solution and molar masses were measured by size exclusion chromatography. The PCL molar masses could be controlled and readily tuned by the content of hydroxyl groups available at the clay surface. Interestingly, initiation reaction by aluminum trialkoxide active species yielded grafted PCL chains characterized by very narrow molecular weight distribution (M-w/M(n)similar to1.2). These polyester-grafted layered silicate nanohybrids displayed complete exfoliation of silicate sheets as shown by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM).
Research center :
Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM)
Disciplines :
Chemistry
Materials science & engineering
Author, co-author :
Lepoittevin, Bénédicte;  University of Mons-Hainaut (UMH) > Laboratory of Polymeric and Composite Materials (LPMC)
Pantoustier, Nadège;  University of Mons-Hainaut (UMH) > Laboratory of Polymeric and Composite Materials (LPMC)
Alexandre, Michaël ;  University of Mons-Hainaut (UMH) > Laboratory of Polymeric and Composite Materials (LPMC)
Calberg, Cédric ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Department of Chemistry > Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM)
Jérôme, Robert ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Department of Chemistry > Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM)
Dubois, Philippe;  University of Mons-Hainaut (UMH) > Laboratory of Polymeric and Composite Materials (LPMC)
Language :
English
Title :
Layered silicate/polyester nanohybrids by controlled ring-opening polymerization
Publication date :
July 2002
Journal title :
Macromolecular Symposia
ISSN :
1022-1360
eISSN :
1521-3900
Publisher :
Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh, Weinheim, Germany
Volume :
183
Pages :
95-102
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
The "Région Wallonne" and the "Fonds Social Européen" in the frame of Objectif-1 Hainaut: Materia Nova
The "Région Wallonne" in the frame of the W.D.U. program TECMAVER
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