PMID- 16573030
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20060712
LR  - 20190715
IS  - 1533-4880 (Print)
IS  - 1533-4880 (Linking)
VI  - 6
IP  - 2
DP  - 2006 Feb
TI  - Polyethylene organo-clay nanocomposites: the role of the interface chemistry on 
      the extent of clay intercalation/exfoliation.
PG  - 337-44
AB  - High density polyethylene (HDPE)/clay nanocomposites have been prepared using 
      three different functionalized polyethylene compatibilizers: an ethylene/vinyl 
      acetate copolymer, a polyethylene grafted with maleic anhydride functions and a 
      (styrene-b-ethylene/butylene-b-styrene) block copolymer. The nanocomposites were 
      prepared via two different routes: (1) the dispersion in HDPE of a masterbatch 
      prepared from the compatibilizer and the clay or (2) the direct melt blending of 
      the three components. For each compatibilizer, essentially intercalated 
      nanocomposites were formed as determined by X-ray diffraction and transmission 
      electron microscopy. With the ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer, a significant 
      delamination of the intercalated clay in thin stacks was observed. This 
      dispersion of thin intercalated stacks within the polymer matrix allowed 
      increasing significantly the stiffness and the flame resistance of the 
      nanocomposite. A positive effect of shear rate and blending time has also been 
      put into evidence, especially for the process based on the masterbatch 
      preparation, improving both the formation of thin stacks of intercalated clay and 
      the mechanical properties and the flame resistance of the formed nanocomposites.
FAU - Mainil, Michael
AU  - Mainil M
AD  - Laboratory of Polymeric and Composite Materials, University of Mons-Hainaut, 
      Place du Parc 20, 7000 Mons, Belgium.
FAU - Alexandre, Michael
AU  - Alexandre M
FAU - Monteverde, Fabien
AU  - Monteverde F
FAU - Dubois, Philippe
AU  - Dubois P
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - United States
TA  - J Nanosci Nanotechnol
JT  - Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology
JID - 101088195
RN  - 0 (Aluminum Silicates)
RN  - 9002-88-4 (Polyethylene)
RN  - T1FAD4SS2M (Clay)
SB  - IM
MH  - Aluminum Silicates/*chemistry
MH  - Clay
MH  - Materials Testing
MH  - Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
MH  - *Nanotechnology
MH  - Polyethylene/*chemistry
MH  - X-Ray Diffraction
EDAT- 2006/04/01 09:00
MHDA- 2006/07/13 09:00
CRDT- 2006/04/01 09:00
PHST- 2006/04/01 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2006/07/13 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2006/04/01 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1166/jnn.2006.908 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2006 Feb;6(2):337-44. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2006.908.