Microstructural Evolution of Melt Intercalated Polymer−Organically Modified Layered Silicates Nanocomposites

1996 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 2628-2635 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Vaia ◽  
Klaus D. Jandt ◽  
Edward J. Kramer ◽  
Emmanuel P. Giannelis
2002 ◽  
Vol 740 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pralay Maiti ◽  
Carl A. Batt ◽  
Emmanuel P. Giannelis

ABSTRACTNanocomposites of α-hydroxy polyester, polylactide (PLA) and β-hydroxy polyester, polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) with layered silicates have been successfully prepared by melt extrusion of PLA and PHB with organically modified montmorillonite (MMT) and fluoromica. The mechanical properties of the nanocomposites are improved compared to the neat polymers. Storage modulus increase up to 40% compared with the pure polymers by adding only 2–3 wt% nanoclay. Biodegradation can be controlled by the choice of the nanoclay used.


2013 ◽  
Vol 50 (11) ◽  
pp. 665-675
Author(s):  
D. M. Fox ◽  
M. Zammarano ◽  
M. Novy ◽  
L. M. Haverhals ◽  
H. De Long ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Vol 714 ◽  
pp. 217-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivier Jaudouin ◽  
Jean Jacques Robin ◽  
Didier Perrin ◽  
Rodolphe Sonnier ◽  
Patrick Ienny ◽  
...  

Organomodified layered silicates and silicas have been incorporated in thermoplastic elastomers such as styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene copolymers (SEBS) and polyurethanes (PU) in order to improve mechanical properties - especially tear strength. The organically modified layered silicates used were Cloisite® 30B, a montmorillonite modified with a ternary ammonium salt with hydroxyls as end groups and Nanofil®2 which is organically modified by long chains of hydrocarbon and benzyl groups. Sepiolite, a natural clay with fibrous morphology was also used. The silicas incorporated are Aerosil 300, hydrophilic fumed silica and Aerosil R202, hydrophobic fumed silica. nanoparticles are incorporated between 1 and 5 weight percent. A compatibilizer SEBS grafted with maleic anhydride has been incorporated in some of the formulations for a better dispersion of some of the nanoparticles. Different ways of incorporation have been investigated. For SEBS formulations, melt blends of SEBS pellets and clays have been prepared with an internal mixer and then films have been casted. For polyurethanes, solvent blending of polyols and clays were carried out in a vessel and then, compression molding of the blend with diisocyanates was made to synthesize polyurethanes. Materials have been compared on the basis of normalized tear test and sequenced tensile test. Mechanical parameters, as stabilization ratio (Mullins effect) and viscoelastic ratio, have been defined by integration of the stress-strain curves obtained. An interesting improvement of tear strength was observed for modified materials.


2002 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 4202-4208 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Joly ◽  
G. Garnaud ◽  
R. Ollitrault ◽  
L. Bokobza ◽  
J. E. Mark

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