Title: CHARACTERISATION AND PROPERTIES OF ABS NANOCOMPOSITE PREPARED FROM FUNCTIONALISED MONTMORILLONITE MASTERBATCHES
Page Range: p.639-646
Author(s): Ying Xi’a; Xiaowei Duan; Jianfeng Li; Jianzhu Han; Xigao Jian
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Journal: Polymers and Polymer Composites
Issue Year: ppc
Volume: 15
Issue No: No.8
Abstract
Exfoliated acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) nanocomposites were produced in two steps by preparing of a functionalised montmorillonite masterbatch (FMMT) that was then melt blended with ABS. The FMMT was prepared by adding acrylamide monomer (AA), organic-MMT (OMMT), and dibenzoyl peroxide (BPO) as an initiator to a solution of ABS carrier in 1,2-dichloroethane. IR spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy showed that AA was successfully grafted onto ABS. When the FMMT was blended with ABS, the resulting ABS/FMMT composite had an exfoliated morphology. The thermal properties of the ABS/FMMT nanocomposite were superior to those of pure ABS and ABS/OMMT nanocomposites prepared by direct melt blending of OMMT with ABS. The increase in interfacial interaction and compatibility between the ABS matrix and the FMMT resulted in a marked improvement in the mechanical properties. The tensile modulus and strength were superior to those of ABS/ OMMT, and the decrease in impact strength caused by OMMT was moderated. 29 refs.
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