Properties of Polystyrene Clay Nanocomposites Prepared Using Two New Imidazolium Surfactants

Table 3

Average molecular weights of PSox, PS/MMT/Na⁺ox, and oxidized nanocomposites.

Sample	Average molecular weights
								SI
PSox	87 k	18 k	66 k	122 k	172 k	58 k	3.61	6.47
PS/MMT/Na^+ox	94 k	34 k	78 k	124 k	164 k	72 k	2.30	3.74
PS/MMT/C12ox	88 k	23 k	66 k	118 k	163 k	59 k	2.89	4.91
PS/MMT/C20ox	86 k	16 k	59 k	112 k	157 k	52 k	3.61	8.07
PS/MMT/C22ox	86 k	16 k	58 k	109 k	154 k	51 k	3.72	7.17