CPC C08J 5/005 (2013.01) [C08J 2323/06 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A method for producing a polyethylene nanocomposite, comprising:
polymerizing ethylene in a polymerization mixture comprising a graphene-layered double hydroxide nanocomposite, a metallocene catalyst, an alkylaluminoxane co-catalyst, and an organic solvent to form the polyethylene nanocomposite;
wherein the polyethylene nanocomposite comprises the graphene-layered double hydroxide nanocomposite dispersed in a matrix of polyethylene;
wherein the graphene-layered double hydroxide nanocomposite comprises a layered double hydroxide and 1 to 7 wt. % graphene relative to a total weight of the graphene-layered double hydroxide nanocomposite; and
wherein the layered double hydroxide has a lamellar morphology of adhered hexagonal nanoplatelets having a particle size of 40 to 100 nm.
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