Development of nanocomposites based on organically modified montmorillonite and plasticized PVC with improved barrier properties |
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| Authors: | Henrik Petersen Ignacy Jakubowicz Jonas Enebro Nazdaneh Yarahmadi |
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| Affiliation: | 1. SP Chemistry, Materials and Surfaces, Sweden;2. SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, Sweden;3. SP Structural and Solid Mechanics, G?teborg, Sweden |
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Montmorillonite (MMT) was organically modified with tributyl citrate (TBC). Organoclays (OMMTs) were processed with diisononyl phthalate (DINP)‐plasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC) to form polymer nanocomposites. The produced composite materials showed a contradictory change in properties to that expected of a layered silicate nanocomposite, with a decreased E‐modulus and increased gas permeability compared with a material without OMMT. It was experimentally shown that the TBC modifier was extracted from the OMMT and was dispersed in the PVC/DINP matrix, whereupon the OMMT collapsed and formed micrometer‐sized agglomerates. Further investigation revealed that TBC has a significant effect on the gas permeability and the E‐modulus, even at low additions to a DINP‐plasticized PVC. A PVC nanocomposite with the TBC acting as both the OM for MMT and as the primary plasticizer was produced. This material showed a significantly increased E‐modulus as well as a decrease in gas permeability, confirming that it is possible to develop a nanocomposite based on plasticized PVC, if both the organo‐modification of the MMT and the formulation of the matrix are carefully selected. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2016 , 133, 42876. |
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| Keywords: | clay manufacturing mechanical properties plasticizer poly(vinyl chloride) |
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