Polystyrene Nanocomposites Reinforced with Novel Dumbbell-Shaped Phenyl-POSSs: Synthesis and Thermal Characterization
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Materials and Methods
2.2. 1H NMR Spectroscopy
2.3. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
2.4. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
2.5. Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
2.6. Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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C86H74Si16O24 (1) | C90H82 Si16O24 (2) |
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C94H90 Si16O2 (3) | |
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C96H78 Si16O25 (4) |
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C96H78 Si16O24 (5) |
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Compounds | POSS% | Tg% °C | Static Air | Nitrogen Flow | ||
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T5% °C | Residue % | T5% °C | Residue % | |||
PS | / | 101.2 | 309.0 | 0 | 341.3 | 0 |
1 | 5.96 | 102.6 | 375.7 | 11.6 | 360.0 | 7.1 |
2 | 5.82 | 103.5 | 370.3 | 7.8 | 359.3 | 7.9 |
3 | 5.12 | 101.7 | 364.7 | 9.4 | 355.3 | 3.1 |
4 | 6.01 | 103.5 | 363.2 | 13.3 | 374.8 | 10.4 |
5 | 5.60 | 102.5 | 360.3 | 17.3 | 375.7 | 19.3 |
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Abate, L.; Bottino, F.A.; Cicala, G.; Chiacchio, M.A.; Ognibene, G.; Blanco, I. Polystyrene Nanocomposites Reinforced with Novel Dumbbell-Shaped Phenyl-POSSs: Synthesis and Thermal Characterization. Polymers 2019, 11, 1475. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11091475
Abate L, Bottino FA, Cicala G, Chiacchio MA, Ognibene G, Blanco I. Polystyrene Nanocomposites Reinforced with Novel Dumbbell-Shaped Phenyl-POSSs: Synthesis and Thermal Characterization. Polymers. 2019; 11(9):1475. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11091475
Chicago/Turabian StyleAbate, Lorenzo, Francesco Agatino Bottino, Gianluca Cicala, Maria Assunta Chiacchio, Giulia Ognibene, and Ignazio Blanco. 2019. "Polystyrene Nanocomposites Reinforced with Novel Dumbbell-Shaped Phenyl-POSSs: Synthesis and Thermal Characterization" Polymers 11, no. 9: 1475. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11091475