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stability enhancement in polyethylene/montmorillonite nanocomposites prepared by
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their application in supported zirconocene catalysts for ethylene polymerization. J Polym Sci
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(19):8573–8581
74. Weimer MW, Chen H, Giannelis EP, Sogah DY (1999) Direct synthesis of dispersed
nanocomposites by in situ living free radical polymerization using a silicate-anchored initiator. J Am Chem Soc 121(7):1615–1616
75. Wheeler PA, Wang J, Mathias LJ (2006) Poly(methyl methacrylate)/laponite
nanocomposites: exploring covalent and ionic clay modifications. Chem Mater 18
(17):3937–3945
76. Zhao H, Argoti SD, Farrell BP, Shipp DA (2004) Polymer–silicate nanocomposites produced
by in situ atom transfer radical polymerization. J Polym Sci A Polym Chem 42(4):916–924
77. Zhao H, Farrell BP, Shipp DA (2004) Nanopatterns of poly(styrene-block-butyl acrylate)
block copolymer brushes on the surfaces of exfoliated and intercalated clay layers. Polymer
45(13):4473–4481
78. Zhao H, Shipp DA (2003) Preparation of poly(styrene-block-butyl acrylate) block
copolymer-silicate nanocomposites. Chem Mater 15(14):2693–2695
79. Nese A, Sen S, Tasdelen MA, Nugay N, Yagci Y (2006) Clay-PMMA nanocomposites by
photoinitiated radical polymerization using intercalated phenacyl pyridinium salt initiators.
Macromol Chem Phys 207(9):820–826
80. Oral A, Tasdelen MA, Demirel AL, Yagci Y (2009) Poly(cyclohexene oxide)/clay
nanocomposites by photoinitiated cationic polymerization via activated monomer mechanism. J Polym Sci A Polym Chem 47(20):5328–5335
81. Yu Y-H, Lin C-Y, Yeh J-M (2004) Poly(N-vinylcarbazole)-clay nanocomposite materials
prepared by photoinitiated polymerization with triarylsulfonium salt initiator. J Appl Polym
Sci 91(3):1904–1912
82. Fan X, Zhou Q, Xia C, Cristofoli W, Mays J, Advincula R (2002) Living anionic surfaceinitiated polymerization (LASIP) of styrene from clay nanoparticles using surface bound
1,1-diphenylethylene (DPE) initiators. Langmuir 18(11):4511–4518
83. Zhou Q, Fan X, Xia C, Mays J, Advincula R (2001) Living anionic surface initiated
polymerization (SIP) of styrene from clay surfaces. Chem Mater 13(8):2465–2467
84. Cui L, Woo S (2008) Preparation and characterization of polyethylene (PE)/clay
nanocomposites by in situ polymerization with vanadium-based intercalation catalyst.
Polym Bull 61(4):453–460
85. Maneshi A, Soares J, Simon L (2011) Polyolefin–clay nanocomposites by in-situ polymerization. In: Mittal V (ed) In-situ synthesis of polymer nanocomposites. Wiley-VCH,
Weinheim, pp 53–88
86. Scott SL, Peoples BC, Yung C, Rojas RS, Khanna V, Sano H, Suzuki T, Shimizu F (2008)
Highly dispersed clay-polyolefin nanocomposites free of compatibilizers, via the in situ
polymerization of α-olefins by clay-supported catalysts. Chem Commun 35:4186–4188
87. Heinemann J, Reichert P, Thomann R, Mu ¨lhaupt R (1999) Polyolefin nanocomposites formed
by melt compounding and transition metal catalyzed ethene homo- and copolymerization in
the presence of layered silicates. Macromol Rapid Commun 20(8):423–430
88. Huang Y, Yang K, Dong J-Y (2007) An in situ matrix functionalization approach to structure
stability enhancement in polyethylene/montmorillonite nanocomposites prepared by
intercalative polymerization. Polymer 48(14):4005–4014
89. Kuo S-W, Huang W-J, Huang S-B, Kao H-C, Chang F-C (2003) Syntheses and characterizations of in situ blended metallocence polyethylene/clay nanocomposites. Polymer 44
(25):7709–7719
90. Liu C, Tang T, Zhao Z, Huang B (2002) Preparation of functionalized montmorillonites and
their application in supported zirconocene catalysts for ethylene polymerization. J Polym Sci
A Polym Chem 40(11):1892–1898
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