Dear Dr. Mohammed Belbachir,
We used two methodologies: one methodology being added the polymer, and another synthesizing the polymers in situ by reactive extrusion.
Reactive extrusion & r clay as catalyst and matrice are very different.
The best clay is used as catalyst and filler
Dr. Mohammed Belbachir,
Polymer-nanoclay (nano-fillers) crosslinking reactions under conditions of reactive extrusion have been reported in the literature. Respectfully, I recommend reading:
Huang, M., & Yu, J. (2006). Structure and properties of thermoplastic corn starch/montmorillonite biodegradable composites. Journal of applied polymer science, 99(1), 170-176.
Raquez, J. M., Narayan, R., & Dubois, P. (2008). Recent Advances in Reactive Extrusion Processing of Biodegradable Polymer‐Based Compositions. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 293(6), 447-470.
Haouas, M., Harrane, A., Belbachir, M., & Taulelle, F. (2007). Solid state NMR characterization of formation of poly (ϵ‐caprolactone)/maghnite nanocomposites by in situ polymerization. Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, 45(22), 3060-3068. and more
Amine, H., Karima, O., El Amine, B. M., Meghabar, R., & Belbachir, M. (2005). Synthesis of Biodegradable Diblock Copolymers of Glycolide and Poly (oxyethylene) Using a Montmorillonite Clay as Catalyst. Journal of Polymer Research, 12(5), 367-371.
Harrane, A., Belaouedj, M. E. A., & Belbachir, M. (2011). Cationic ring-opening polymerization of (d, l-lactide) using Maghnite-H+, a non-toxic catalyst. Reactive and Functional Polymers, 71(2), 126-130.
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