# PREPARATION OF LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL)/MONTMORILLONITE COMPOSITE NANOPARTICLES USING AN ELECTROSPRAYING TECHNIQUE

> Title: PREPARATION OF LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL)/MONTMORILLONITE COMPOSITE NANOPARTICLES USING AN ELECTROSPRAYING TECHNIQUE Page Range: p.35-40 Author(s): Sung Min Park; Jae Hyeung Park; Md Shahidul Islam; Jin Hyun Choi; Han Do Ghim; Nam Sik Yoon; Jeong Hyun Yeum File size: 229K...

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Published: 2011-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Categories: Polymers and Polymer Composites

**Title: PREPARATION OF LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL)/MONTMORILLONITE COMPOSITE NANOPARTICLES USING AN ELECTROSPRAYING TECHNIQUE**
 Page Range: p.35-40
 Author(s): Sung Min Park; Jae Hyeung Park; Md Shahidul Islam; Jin Hyun Choi; Han Do Ghim; Nam Sik Yoon; Jeong Hyun Yeum
 File size: 229K
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 Journal: Polymers and Polymer Composites
 Issue Year: ppc
 Volume: 19
 Issue No: No.1

**Abstract**
 Composite nanoparticles composed of low molecular weight poly(vinyl alcohol) (LMW-PVA) and montmorillonite (MMT) were prepared using the electrospraying technique by regulating PVA solution concentration. Field emission type scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, reflection type X-ray diffraction and thermal gravimetric analysis were utilized to characterize the LMW-PVA/MMT composite nanoparticles morphology and properties. MMT platelets were exfoliated and well distributed within the composite nanoparticles. It was also found that the thermal stability was enhanced by the addition of MMT. 37 Refs.

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