Preparation and Properties of Halloysite Nanotubes/Poly(ethylene methyl acrylate)-Based Nanocomposites by Variation of Mixing Methods |
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| Authors: | Sayan Ganguly Poushali Bhawal Anirvan Choudhury Subhadip Mondal Poushali Das |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Rubber Technology Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India;2. Central Ground Water Board, Bhubaneshwar, India;3. School of Nanoscience and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India |
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| Abstract: | Halloysite nanotube-based inorganic–organic polymer nanocomposite has been developed with improved mechanical strength in one direction by solution mixing followed by melt mixing. Melt mixing, solution mixing, and melt-cum-solution mixing were performed to optimize the mechanical strength of the nanocomposites. The field emission scanning electron microscopic images and small-angle X-ray scattering spectrum can support the unidirectional array of halloysite nanotubes in the matrix. The tensile properties revealed that solution–melt mixing is the most desired way to develop clay-based nanocomposites. Thermal characterizations implied that thermal stability was improved after nanoclay incorporation. Dynamic mechanical analysis showed the flow properties and the “Payne effect” of the nanocomposites. |
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| Keywords: | Dispersion of nanotubes factorial design halloysite nanotubes network-like morphology SAXS |
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