The effect of clay on the thermal degradation of polyamide 6 in polyamide 6/clay nanocomposites |
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Authors: | Bok Nam Jang |
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Affiliation: | Department of Chemistry, Marquette University, P.O. Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA |
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Abstract: | The degradation pathway of polyamide 6/clay nanocomposites was studied as a function of clay content. Well-dispersed polymer-clay nanocomposites can be easily obtained by simple melt blending between organically-modified clays and polyamide 6. Polyamide 6-clay nanocomposites exhibit a large reduction in the peak heat release rate, 60%, measured by cone calorimetry. There are no significant differences in the evolved products during thermal degradation of polyamide 6 and polyamide 6/clay nanocomposites in terms of composition and functionality. The main degradation pathway of polyamide 6 is aminolysis and/or acidolysis, primarily through an intra-chain reaction, producing ε-carprolactam, which is the monomer of polyamide 6. As the clay loading is increased, the relative quantity of ε-carprolactam in the evolved products decreases and the viscosity of the soluble solid residues increases. It is thought that inter-chain reactions become significant in the presence of clay because the degrading polymer chains are trapped in the gallery space of the clay during thermal degradation. |
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Keywords: | Polyamide 6 Clay Nanocomposite |
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