Thermal Properties and Flammability of Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate Copolymer/Montmorillonite/Polyethylene Nanocomposites with Flame Retardants

Transport properties of natural gas through polyethylene nanocomposites at high temperature and pressure

“…Most of the studies have considered morphology, thermal and mechanical properties [7,8], flammability and creep [6,[9][10][11][12][13][14][15]. Although there has been work on the transport of pure gases in pure HDPE [16], HDPE nanocomposites [17,18], and LDPE nanocomposites [19,20], none of these studies were performed at high pressure or high temperature.…”

Dynamic mechanical analysis and thermal properties of LLDPE/EVA/modified silica nanocomposites

“…Multicomponent nanocomposite systems have attracted attention in recent years because the mechanical, physical, optical, and rheological properties of blends can often be modified with incorporating low content of inorganic nanofillers. One of the methods for improving the properties of PE/EVA blend is the addition of nanoparticles containing hydroyxyl groups on their surfaces, which results in surface of particles and formation of hydrogen bonds between the primary particles and high aspect ratio of nanoparticles [1][2][3][4][5]. As it is clear, distribution and dispersion of nanoparticles in the blend matrix is a rather complicated process.…”

Effects of nanoclay and fire retardants on fire retardancy of a polymer blend of EVA and LDPE

“…The global effect of the surface layer formed upon pyrolysis and combustion of a PA6 nanocomposite in the cone was previously examined [6], and the results indicated that the fire retardancy effect of the surface layer is directly related to the amount of nanoparticles accumulated on the surface which increases as materials pyrolysed. Whilst extensive work has been conducted to investigate the fire retardancy effects of nanoparticles alone [1][2][3][4]7,8], the synergistic effects of fire retardant and nanoparticles on polymers have also been studied [9][10][11][12]. For example, thermogravimetric and calorimetric analyses were performed for EVA with nanofillers (MMT) and traditional FR additives on the basis of metal hydroxides also studied in [9], whilst an EVA/MMT composite was blended with a linear lowdensity polyethylene (LLDPE) and measurements were conducted using limiting oxygen index (LOI) and the cone calorimeter tests in [10].…”