Formation and Detection of Clay Network Structure in Poly(propylene)/Layered Silicate Nanocomposites

Abranyi, Agnes and Szazdi, Laszlo and Pukanszky Jr., Bela and Vancso, G. Julius and Pukanszky, Bela (2006) Formation and Detection of Clay Network Structure in Poly(propylene)/Layered Silicate Nanocomposites. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 27 (2). pp. 132-135. ISSN 1022-1336

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Abstract:	The study of the structure and the rheological properties of poly(propylene) (PP)/montmorillonite (MMT)/maleinated PP (MAPP) composites strongly suggests that a silicate network may form under certain conditions. Network formation could not be proven unambiguously with the usual techniques, i.e., with TEM and by plotting the frequency dependence of viscoelastic properties. Cole-Cole plots detect the network very sensitively. A certain number of silicate layers are needed to create a house-of-cards structure. A threshold concentration of MAPP exists in the investigated system, which depends on the silicate content.
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	© 2006 WILEY-VCH
Faculty:	Science and Technology (TNW)
Research Group:	Materials Science and Technology of Polymers (MTP)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/58290
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/marc.200500687
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