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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 February 2011
A new type of clay-polyether nanocomposite has been prepared by theself-polymerization of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A in the galleries ofacidic alkylammonium ion exchanged forms of montmorillonite. The acidcatalyzed intragallery polymerization process leads to the spontaneousexfoliation to the 10Å-thick clay layers. Intra- and extragallerypolymerization processes are distinguishable by DSC.
Clay-polyimide hybrid composites have also been prepared by theintercalation of polyamic acid in montmorillonites and subsequent thermalconversion to polyimide. In contrast to the completely exfoliatedclay-polyether system, the polyimide system contain regularly intercalatedclay aggregates in the polymer matrix. Although regular face-face clay layeraggregation is extensive, the clay-polyimide hybrid composite films exhibitgreatly improved CO2 barrier properties.