TY - GEN
T1 - Effect of the compatibilizer on clay dispersion in polypropylene/clay nanocomposites
AU - Bagheri-Kazemabad, Sedigheh
AU - Khavandi, Alireza
AU - Fox, Daniel
AU - Chen, Yanhui
AU - Zhang, Hongzhou
AU - Chen, Biqiong
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Polypropylene (PP)/clay nanocomposites were prepared via a melt mixing technique. Two types of compatibilizers, namely poly (ethyleneco-octene) (EOC-g-MA) and polypropylene grafted maleic anhydride (PP-g-MA), were selected to facilitate the nanocomposite formation. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy in conjunction with rheological analysis were used for studying the dispersion state of clay layers in these nanocomposites. The results showed with the introduction of EOC-g-MA to PP/clay, clay was dispersed better than the presence of PP-g-MA.
AB - Polypropylene (PP)/clay nanocomposites were prepared via a melt mixing technique. Two types of compatibilizers, namely poly (ethyleneco-octene) (EOC-g-MA) and polypropylene grafted maleic anhydride (PP-g-MA), were selected to facilitate the nanocomposite formation. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy in conjunction with rheological analysis were used for studying the dispersion state of clay layers in these nanocomposites. The results showed with the introduction of EOC-g-MA to PP/clay, clay was dispersed better than the presence of PP-g-MA.
KW - Clay
KW - Compatibilizer
KW - Nanocomposite
KW - Polypropylene
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84872703515&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.622-623.847
DO - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.622-623.847
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84872703515
SN - 9783037855638
VL - 622
T3 - Advanced Materials Research
SP - 847
EP - 850
BT - Manufacturing Science and Technology III
T2 - 2012 3rd International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Technology, ICMST 2012
Y2 - 18 August 2012 through 19 August 2012
ER -