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Nanocomposites Based On Poly (Ε-Caprolactone) (Pcl)/Clay Hybrid: Polystyrene, High Impact Polystyrene, Abs, Polypropylene And Polyethylene, Xiaoxia Zheng, Charles A. Wilkie
Nanocomposites Based On Poly (Ε-Caprolactone) (Pcl)/Clay Hybrid: Polystyrene, High Impact Polystyrene, Abs, Polypropylene And Polyethylene, Xiaoxia Zheng, Charles A. Wilkie
Chemistry Faculty Research and Publications
Nanocomposites of polystyrene, high impact polystyrene, acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene terploymer, polypropylene and polyethylene have been prepared using an organically-modified clay that contains polycaprolactone—PCL-modified clay. Depending upon the mode of preparation of the PCL-modified clay, all three types of nanocomposites, immiscible, intercalated and exfoliated, may be produced. The materials have been characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, cone calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis, and the evaluation of mechanical properties.