Poly(o-ethoxyaniline) (PEA)∕黏土(Clay)的有機∕無機奈米複合材料的合成是由有機鄰-胺基苯乙基醚(o-Phenetidine)單體和無機層狀之蒙脫土(MMT),以化學氧化法藉由過硫酸銨(Ammonium Peroxodisulfate)當氧化劑,來行氧化聚合。 我們用的蒙脫土是屬於鈉型蒙脫土,為了讓蒙脫土能與我們的有機PEA混成,必須先用Tetradecyltrimethyl ammonium當改質劑,將鈉型蒙脫土改質為親油性蒙脫土。 在本研究中,將探討添加不同比例的PEA和親油性蒙脫土的奈米複合材料其熱性質與化學結構,並利用不同比例的PEA/Clay奈米複合材料塗佈在金屬上,研究其防腐蝕效果,並同時觀察其物性、化性的變化。 研究結果顯示,當增加親油性蒙脫土添加的比例時,此奈米複合材的耐熱性有明顯的提升,且抗腐蝕性、阻氣性也相對地提升。
A series of nanocomposite materials that consisted of emeraldine base of poly(o-ethoxyaniline) (PEA) and layered montmorillonite (MMT) clay were prepared by effectively dispersing the inorganic nanolayers of MMT clay in organic poly(o-ethoxyaniline) matrix via in-situ polymerization. Organic o-Phenetidine monomers were first intercalated into the interlayer regions of organophilic clay hosts and followed by an one-step oxidative polymerization. The as-synthesized poly(o-ethoxyaniline)-clay lamellar nanocomposite materials were characterized by infrared spectroscopy, wide-angle power X-ray diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy. Poly(o-ethoxyaniline)/clay nanocomposites (PCN) in the form of coating with low clay loading (e.g., 0.5 wt-%) on cold-rolled steel (CRS) were found much superior in corrosion protection over those of conventional Poly(o-ethoxyaniline) based on a series of electrochemical measurements of corrosion potential, polarization resistance, and corrosion current in 5 wt-% aqueous NaCl electrolyte. The molecular weights of poly(o-ethoxyaniline) extracted from PCN materials and bulk poly(o-ethoxyaniline) were determined by gel permeation chromatography (GPC). Effects of the material composition on the gas barrier property, thermal stability, and mechanical strength of poly(o-ethoxyaniline) along with PCN materials, in the form of both fine power and free-standing film, were also studied by gas permeability measurements, differential scanning calorimetry , thermogravimetric analysis, and dynamic mechanical analysis.