# CHARACTERISATION AND PROPERTIES OF ABS NANOCOMPOSITE PREPARED FROM FUNCTIONALISED MONTMORILLONITE MASTERBATCHES

> 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 File size: Download the pdf (subscribers only) Buy the pdf (non-subscribers) Journal: Polymers and Polymer Composites...

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Published: 2007-08-01T00:00:00+00:00
Categories: Polymers and Polymer Composites

**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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