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Chain extension of polyamide 6/organoclay nanocomposites    
Yazarlar
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Başak TUNA
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Hadj Benkreira
Özet
Thermal degradation of polyamide 6 (PA6)/organoclay nanocomposites is a serious impediment to wider applications of these nanocomposites. In this study, a solution is proposed based on the well-established use of chain extenders. As in PA6, thermal degradation, in the absence of moisture, produces broken polymer chains with amide end groups, a chain extender with anhydride functionalities, known to be strongly reactive with amide groups, was used to reconnect the chains. Experiments conducted using a laboratory twin-screw extruder were first checked, through transmission electron microscopy observations, to have produced good organoclay intercalation and exfoliation into PA6. Following from this, samples with the chain extender added were produced and characterized. The data obtained were conclusive in the effectiveness of the chain extender: for the chain extended nanocomposites, there is an enhancement in the value of the complex viscosity by 7 times and in the storage modulus by 88 times, while the tensile modulus increased by 57% compared with the neat PA6. The nonchain extended nanocomposite achieved in comparison an enhancement of 2 times the value of the complex viscosity and 19 times the storage modulus while the tensile modulus increased by 53% compared to the neat PA6. These data provide conclusive proof on the rationale that anhydride functionalities should be sought when developing chain extenders for PA6 nanocomposites. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 59:1233-1241 2019. (c) 2019 Society of Plastics Engineers
Anahtar Kelimeler
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCINCE
Dergi ISSN 0032-3888
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 06-2019
Cilt No 59
Sayı 6
Sayfalar 1233 / 1241
Doi Numarası 10.1002/pen.25106
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pen.25106
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SCOPUS 6
Google Scholar 8
Chain extension of polyamide 6/organoclay nanocomposites

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