A Novel and Facile Nanoclay Aerogel Masterbatch toward Exfoliated Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites through a Melt-Mixing Process

Table 6

DSC and TGA results of PS/clay nanocomposites prepared from the nanoclay aerogel masterbatch and organoclay.

Sample	Tg (°C)	Td,onset (°C)	Td,max (°C)	Residual mass (%)
Pure PS	96	395	422	1
PS/Aero-1	102	418	439	1
PS/Aero-2	104	421	441	2
PS/Aero-3	104	422	443	3
PS/ORG-1	99	410	435	1
PS/ORG-2	99	413	439	2
PS/ORG-3	100	416	440	3