Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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693560 | Progress in Organic Coatings | 2007 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Polyamide 6 and pristine montmorillonite have been melt blended in an extruder and water was injected into the melt in order to produce polyamide-based nanocomposites. The pristine clay was found to be exfoliated and dispersed homogenously in the polyamide. A mechanism explaining the formation of such nanocomposites is presented. Concentrated systems were achieved and redispersed in polypropylene by reactive processing. It is shown that, by this way, polyamide acts as a “primary” compatibiliser, with the maleic anhydride modified polyolefin playing the role of a “secondary” compatibiliser.
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Authors
Nicolas Fedullo, Elodie Sorlier, Michel Sclavons, Christian Bailly, Jean-Marc Lefebvre, Jacques Devaux,