Work has been carried out to optimise the production of polyamide 6 and layered nanocomposites by anionic polymerisation, during which a layered aluminosilicate is mixed directly with the monomer, catalyst, and activator, and polymerisation of the monomer (oligomer) results in intercalation of the polymer in the interlayer space of the silicate and its subsequent separation into individual sheets (exfoliation). The proposed method represents a rapid way to produce polymer composite materials with high physicomechanical properties.
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