title: Green nanocomposites: synthesis and characterization.
abstract: A series of intercalated and exfoliated nanocomposites montmorillonite-ulvan was prepared. Ulvan, extracted from the green algae, is a water-soluble polysaccharide biopolymer. Depending on the drying process, air or freeze drying, ulvan were inserted in the interlayer space or adsorbed on the both sides of inorganic layers. The crystallization of water molecules bounded to the ulvan induced the delamination of the layers during the lyophilization. Thermogravimetric experiments show a high percentage (approximately 51%) of organic matter for the freeze dried samples and a lowest one (approximately 17%) for the air dried solids. X-Ray Diffraction patterns exhibit a d(001) varying with the content of organic matter. When the delamination occurs, the (001) reflection disappears. Transmission electron microscopy micrographs show individual layers for the highest amount of ulvan.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Matériaux à Porosité Contrôlée, UMR CNRS 7016, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Mulhouse, Université de Haute Alsace, 3 rue Alfred Werner 68093 Mulhouse Cedex, France.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Laza
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jaber
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Miehé-Brendlé
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Demais
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Le Deit
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Delmotte
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vidal
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D001546:Bentonite / Q000737:chemistry; D001704:Biopolymers / Q000737:chemistry; D004777:Environment; D005612:Freeze Drying; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D053761:Nanocomposites / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties; D013696:Temperature; D013818:Thermogravimetry / Q000379:methods; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D001704:Biopolymers; D011108:Polymers; D011134:Polysaccharides; D001546:Bentonite