writer：Hong Xu, Fangfang Tong, Jian Yu, LixiongWen, Jun Zhang and Jiasong He
keywords：ionic liquids; nanocomposite,PMMA,transparency
source：期刊
specific source：Polym Int 2012; 61: 1382–1388
Issue time：2012年

Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)/montmorillonite (MMT) nanocomposites were prepared by a new one-pot technique, where the hydrophilic Na-MMT layerswere decorated with hydrophobic 1-dodecyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate
(C12mimPF6) ionic liquid in situ duringmelt blending with PMMA and intercalation of polymer chains took place subsequently. The in situ modification and intercalation of Na-MMT were confirmed using X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. The combination of the compatible C12mimPF6 withPMMAand the good dispersion ofMMTlayers at the nanoscale rendered the resultant PMMA/MMT nanocomposites with improved optical transparency, thermal stability and mechanical properties.