Highly exfoliated epoxy/clay nanocomposites: Mechanism of exfoliation and thermal/mechanical properties

2015 ◽  
Vol 132 ◽  
pp. 44-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhang Ying ◽  
Li Xianggao ◽  
Chen Bin ◽  
Chen Fei ◽  
Feng Jing
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Clay Nanocomposites ◽  
Thermal Mechanical Properties

scholarly journals Effect of Organic Modifier Types on the Physical–Mechanical Properties and Overall Migration of Post-Consumer Polypropylene/Clay Nanocomposites for Food Packaging

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 1502
Author(s):  
Eliezer Velásquez ◽  
Sebastián Espinoza ◽  
Ximena Valenzuela ◽  
Luan Garrido ◽  
María José Galotto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Clay Nanocomposites ◽  
Organic Modifier ◽  
Thermal And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Chemical Safety ◽  
Elongation At Break ◽  
Fatty Food ◽  
Recycled Plastics ◽  
Thermal Stability Of

The deterioration of the physical–mechanical properties and loss of the chemical safety of plastics after consumption are topics of concern for food packaging applications. Incorporating nanoclays is an alternative to improve the performance of recycled plastics. However, properties and overall migration from polymer/clay nanocomposites to food require to be evaluated case-by-case. This work aimed to investigate the effect of organic modifier types of clays on the structural, thermal and mechanical properties and the overall migration of nanocomposites based on 50/50 virgin and recycled post-consumer polypropylene blend (VPP/RPP) and organoclays for food packaging applications. The clay with the most hydrophobic organic modifier caused higher thermal stability of the nanocomposites and greater intercalation of polypropylene between clay mineral layers but increased the overall migration to a fatty food simulant. This migration value was higher from the 50/50 VPP/RPP film than from VPP. Nonetheless, clays reduced the migration and even more when the clay had greater hydrophilicity because of lower interactions between the nanocomposite and the fatty simulant. Conversely, nanocomposites and VPP/RPP control films exhibited low migration values in the acid and non-acid food simulants. Regarding tensile parameters, elongation at break values of PP film significantly increased with RPP addition, but the incorporation of organoclays reduced its ductility to values closer to the VPP.

Poly(ε-caprolactone)−Clay Nanocomposites:  Structure and Mechanical Properties

2006 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 747-754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biqiong Chen ◽  
Julian R. G. Evans
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Clay Nanocomposites

The effects of Clay on fire performance and thermal mechanical properties of woven glass fibre reinforced polyamide 6 nanocomposites

2010 ◽  
Vol 70 (14) ◽  
pp. 2063-2067 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shirley Zhiqi Shen ◽  
Stuart Bateman ◽  
Patrick McMahon ◽  
Mel Dell’Olio ◽  
Januar Gotama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Glass Fibre ◽  
Polyamide 6 ◽  
Fire Performance ◽  
Thermal Mechanical Properties ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced

Influence of loading rates on morpholgy and mechanical properties of PLA/clay nanocomposites

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 390
Author(s):  
Mustapha Kaci ◽  
Lynda Zaidi ◽  
Stéphane Bruzaud ◽  
Alain Bourmaud ◽  
Pascal Médéric ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Clay Nanocomposites ◽  
Loading Rates
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