Polypropylene/organoclay/SEBS nanocomposites with toughness–stiffness properties

Polypropylene nanocomposites with a different amount of styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene block copolymer (SEBS)/clay were prepared via a melt mixing technique. To improve the dispersion of commercial organoclay (denoted as OMMT), various amounts of SEBS were incorporated. At a fixed content of OMMT...

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Published inRSC advances Vol. 4; no. 13; pp. 6573 - 6579
Main Authors Sanporean (née Potarniche), Catalina-Gabriela, Vuluga, Zina, Radovici, Constantin, Panaitescu, Denis Mihaela, Iorga, Michaela, Christiansen, Jesper deClaville, Mosca, Alessandra
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 2014
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Differential scanning calorimetry
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Summary:Polypropylene nanocomposites with a different amount of styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene block copolymer (SEBS)/clay were prepared via a melt mixing technique. To improve the dispersion of commercial organoclay (denoted as OMMT), various amounts of SEBS were incorporated. At a fixed content of OMMT, the mechanical properties were improved with increasing SEBS content. The obtained nanocomposites were characterized through X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC-TG) and mechanical tests. The thermal-morphological-mechanical properties were investigated. The nanomaterials presented an improved decomposition temperature, a small decrease in tensile strength, a higher Young's modulus and a spectacular increase of 300% in impact strength.
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ISSN:2046-2069
2046-2069
DOI:10.1039/c3ra45325a