SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NEW ORGANOPHILIC CLAY. PREPARATION OF POLYSTYRENE/CLAY NANOCOMPOSITE
ALI BEN-YAHIA,
SAÏD EL KAZZOULI,
EL MOKHTAR ESSASSI,
MOSTO M. BOUSMINA
Affiliations
ALI BEN-YAHIA
Laboratory of Heterocyclic Organic Chemistry,Mohammed V University, B.P 1014, Rabat, Morocco & MAScIR (Moroccan Advanced Science, Innovation and Research Foundation), Rabat, Morocco
SAÏD EL KAZZOULI
MAScIR (Moroccan Advanced Science, Innovation and Research Foundation), Rabat, Morocco & Euromed University of Fes (UEMF), Route de Meknès, 30000 Fès, Morocco
EL MOKHTAR ESSASSI
Laboratory of Heterocyclic Organic Chemistry,Mohammed V University, B.P 1014, Rabat, Morocco & MAScIR (Moroccan Advanced Science, Innovation and Research Foundation), Rabat, Morocco
MOSTO M. BOUSMINA
Euromed University of Fes (UEMF), Route de Meknès, 30000 Fès, Morocco
The aim of this work is the synthesis of new organo-clay using montmorillonite (MMT) and 1-hexadecyl-2-[(5-methyl-isoxazol-3-yl) methylbenzimidazole] cation (A3H+). The modified montmorillonite was then used for the preparation of polystyrene/clay nanocomposites. Different methods were used for the characterization of the synthesized material.
