N-isopropyl-N -Phenyl-p-Phenylenediamine as Na+- MMT Organophilic Agent

In this work Iranian Bentonite clay which is a kind of Na+- Montmorillonite was intercalated and organophiled by inserting N-isopropyl-N -phenyl-p-phenylenediamine as Na- MMT organophilic agent among clay galleries through ionic exchange reactions. XRD measurements clearly proved increased gallery spacing of Na+- Montmorillonite from d 001= 1.2 nm to d001 = 1.49 nm. Later this intercalated and organophiled clay was exfoliated and distributed well with in polymeric matrix by in-situ suspension polymerization