標題: Melt processing of polypropylene/clay nanocomposites modified with maleated polypropylene compatibilizers
作者: Wang, Y
Chen, FB
Li, YC
Wu, KC
應用化學系
Department of Applied Chemistry
關鍵字: nanocomposite;compatibilizer;organoclay;polypropylene
公開日期: 2004
摘要: Maleic arthydride-grafted polypropylene (PPgMA) and organically modified clay composites were prepared in a plasticorder. PPgMAs, including PB3150, PB3200, PB3000, and E43, with a wide range of MA content and molecular weight were used. The structure was investigated with X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). PPgMA compatibilizers gave rise to similar degree of dispersion beyond the weight ratio of 3 to 1 with the exception of E43, which had the highest MA content and the lowest molecular weight. It was found that thermal instability and high melt index were responsible for ineffective modification by E43. Furthermore, PPgMA with low melting point and high melt index was compounded at low equilibrium temperature in order to maintain a certain level of torque. We then modified polypropylene/organoclay nanocomposites with different levels of PPgMA compatibilizers on a twin-screw extruder. The PP/E43/clay system, as shown through XRD patterns and TEM observation, yielded the poorest clay dispersion among the compatibilizers under investigation. The relative complex viscosity curves also revealed a systematic trend with the extent of exfoliation and showed promise for quantifying the hybrid structure of the nanocomposites. Mechanical properties and thermal stability were determined by dynamical mechanical analysis and thermogravimetric analysis, respectively. Though PPgMA with lower molecular weight and higher MA content could lead to good clay dispersion in PP/clay composites, it caused the deterioration in both mechanical and thermal properties of PP/PPgMA/clay composites. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All fights reserved.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11536/27193
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1359-8368(03)00049-0
ISSN: 1359-8368
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-8368(03)00049-0
期刊: COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING
Volume: 35
Issue: 2
起始頁: 111
結束頁: 124
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