Molecules (Aug 2022)

Improving the Thermal Behavior and Flame-Retardant Properties of Poly(<i>o</i>-anisidine)/MMT Nanocomposites Incorporated with Poly(<i>o</i>-anisidine) and Clay Nanofiller

  • Mirza Nadeem Ahmad,
  • Sohail Nadeem,
  • Mohsin Javed,
  • Shahid Iqbal,
  • Sadaf ul Hassan,
  • Samar O. Aljazzar,
  • Eslam B. Elkaeed,
  • Rami Adel Pashameah,
  • Eman Alzahrani,
  • Abd-ElAziem Farouk,
  • Mohammed T. Alotaibi,
  • Hisham S. M. Abd-Rabboh

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27175477
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 17
p. 5477

Abstract

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The synthesis of MMT and poly(o-anisidine) (MMT/POA) clay nanocomposites was carried out by using the chemical oxidative polymerization of POA and MMT clay with POA, respectively. By maintaining the constant concentration of POA, different percentage loads of MMT clay were used to determine the effect of MMT clay on the properties of POA. The interaction between POA and MMT clay was investigated by FTIR spectroscopy, and, to reveal the complete compactness and homogeneous distribution of MMT clay in POA, were assessed by using scanning-electron-microscope (SEM) analysis. The UV–visible spectrum was studied for the optical and absorbance properties of MMT/POA ceramic nanocomposites. Furthermore, the horizontal burning test (HBT) demonstrated that clay nanofillers inhibit POA combustion.

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