SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NEW ORGANOPHILIC CLAY. PREPARATION OF POLYSTYRENE/CLAY NANOCOMPOSITE
ALI BEN-YAHIA(1,2*), SAÏD EL KAZZOULI(2,3), EL MOKHTAR ESSASSI(1,2*), MOSTO M. BOUSMINA(3)
1. Laboratory of Heterocyclic Organic Chemistry,Mohammed V University, B.P 1014, Rabat, Morocco 2. MAScIR (Moroccan Advanced Science, Innovation and Research Foundation), Rabat, Morocco 3. Euromed University of Fes (UEMF), Route de Meknès, 30000 Fès, Morocco *Corresponding author: mabenyahia@hotmail.com, emessassi@yahoo.fr
Abstract
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.