Vegetable oil-based flame retardant epoxy/clay nanocomposites

Effect of organic modifier type of montmorillonite on the poly (butyl acrylate-co-methyl methacrylate)/montmorillonite nanocomposite

“…The most improvement was observed for DMDOD(1.8)-L23 as in the previous tests. This is a predicted situation since increment in gloss value could be related to the good crosslinking of copolymer and OMt particles, resulting in a smooth surface [40]. Similar results were obtained for mechanical, barrier and thermal analyses suggesting the following descending order of OMt effect on the general latex performance: DMDOD-Mt(1.…”

In situ polymerized wood polymer composite: effect of additives and nanoclay on the thermal, mechanical properties

“…Similar findings were reported by Devi and Maji 31 . The presence of silicate layer acted as a barrier and hindered the diffusion of volatile decomposition products 32 . The degree of cross linking increased further due to the addition of VTCS and hence decreased the rate of elimination of volatile decomposed products.Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI) study…”

Development of biobased polymer/clay nanocomposites

“…The addition of organoclay fillers also doubled the fracture energy of thermosetting polymer at only a small clay content of 5 wt%. On the other hand, Haq et al (2009b) investigated the effect of different parameters and techniques such as solvent type, sequence of bioresin addition, sonication energy, and processing time on tensile properties and morphological structures of biobased • Solubility parameter is influenced by hydroxyl groups in modified clay and carbonyls in poly(AOME) • Cloisite 30B and poly(AOME) can achieve a highest degree of intercalation • Tensile strength and elongation at break increase with additional clays from 1 to 10 wt% • Additional MMA can increase tensile strength; whereas strain to failure decreases • T g of the sample with 10 wt% clays varies from À56 to À48 C • Thermal stability increases with increasing the clay content • Soil burial test shows biodegradable behavior of AOME/clay nanocomposites Zhu and Wool (2006) Continued Development of biobased polymer/clay nanocomposites: a critical review • Morphology with uniform and stable clay dispersion • Viscosity inevitably becomes higher with increasing clay loading • Improvements in performance characteristics like curing, mechanical and thermal properties as well as chemical resistance with increasing the clay loading Das and Karak (2009b) unsaturated polyester/clay nanocomposites. A similar approach was undertaken by Bensadoun et al (2011) to study the best process technique in the synthesis of biocomposites reinforced with nanoclays.…”