# PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF EVA/MMT NANOCOMPOSITES

> Title: PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF EVA/MMT NANOCOMPOSITES Page Range: p.301-306 Author(s): Qianping Ran; Hongyan Hua; Yan Tian; Shishan Wu; Jian Shen File size: 94K Download the pdf (subscribers only) Buy the pdf (non-subscribers) Journal: Polymers and Polymer Composites Issue Year: ppc Volume:...

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**Title: PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF EVA/MMT NANOCOMPOSITES**
 Page Range: p.301-306
 Author(s): Qianping Ran; Hongyan Hua; Yan Tian; Shishan Wu; Jian Shen
 File size: 94K
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 Journal: Polymers and Polymer Composites
 Issue Year: ppc
 Volume: 14
 Issue No: No. 3

**Abstract**
 Polymer-layered silicate nanocomposites provide improved properties as compared to conventional filled microcomposites. In this paper, the montmorillonite was treated with hexadecyl trimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) swelling agent and then dispersed in EVA by melt intercalation to form EVA/MMT-CTAB nanocomposites. Their structures and properties were studied by FTIR, XRD, TGA, the Molau test, and tensile and tear strength measurements. The results showed that those silicate layers of MMT treated with the swelling agent were dispersed in the EVA matrix on a nanometer scale, and that intercalated EVA/MMT-CTAB nanocomposites had superior mechanical and thermal properties. 13 refs.

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