Montmorillonite(MMT)wasdirectlymodifiedwithhexadecyltrimethylammoniumbromide.Theinterlayerspacingoftheorganophilicmontmorillonite(organo-MMT)correspondingtothed(001)planepeakwas2.21nm.Theinfluencesofthecontentoforgano-MMTandmixingconditionsincludingmixingtemperatureandmixingtimeontheintercalationandexfoliationstructuresofMMT/epoxyresincompositeswereinvestigatedbywideX-raydiffraction(WXRD).TheX-raypatternsrevealthatorgano-MMTwasintercalatedbytheepoxyresinduringmixingprocess.Onlyundercertainmixingconditions,couldtheexfoliationnanocompositesbeformed.Themechanicalandthermalpropertiesofthecompositesweremeasured.TheresultsindicatethatthecompositeshavebettermechanicalpropertiesandhigherTgthanthoseofthepristineepoxyresin.
