scholarly journals Effect of Organically Modified Montmorillonite on Thermal Degradation Mechanism of Polycarbonate Nanocomposites

2013 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 791-796 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junfeng Xiao ◽  
Shaofeng Wang ◽  
Ping Lu ◽  
Yuan Hu
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.


2017 ◽  
Vol 144 ◽  
pp. 304-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pingping Lou ◽  
Xuezhong Zhang ◽  
Bozheng Liu ◽  
Xiyin Gao ◽  
Zhijie Zhang ◽  
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