SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYPROPYLENE/MONTMORILLONITE NANOCOMPOSITES VIA AN in-situ POLYMERIZATION APPROACH

<正> Polypropylene/montmorillonite （PP/MMT）nanocomposites were prepared by in-situ polymerization using aMMT/MgCl2/TiCl4-EB Ziegler-Natta catalyst activated by triethylaluminum（TEA）. The enlarged layer spacing of MMT wasconfirmed by X-ray wide angle diffraction （WAXD）, demonstrating that MMT were intercalated by the catalyst components.X-ray photoelectron spectrometry （XPS） analysis proved that TiCl4 was mainly supported on MgCl2 instead of on the surfaceof MMT The exfoliated structure of MMT layers in the PP matrix of PP/MMT composites was demonstrated by WAXDpatterns and transmission electron microscopy （TEM） observation. The higher glass transition temperature and higher storage modulus of the PP/MMT composites in comparison with pure PP were revealed by dynamic mechanical analysis （DMA）.