• Nanocomposites of Polypropylene and Halloysite Nanotubes Prepared by a Novel Vane Mixer: Morphology, Thermal, Mechanical and Rheological Properties
  • Yin X, Li S, Wang L, He G, Yang Z
  • 새로운 Vane 혼합기로 제조된 Polypropylene과 Halloysite 나노튜브의 나노복합재료
Abstract
Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) were used to prepare polypropylene (PP) nanocomposites through a novel vane mixer. The effects of melt blend time and halloysite content on properties of composites were investigated. SEM analysis was performed to show that HNTs were well dispersed in PP matrix with the increase of mixing time. DSC showed both the degree of crystallinity and crystallization temperature increased due to the introduction of HNTs into PP, which indicating a potential nucleation effect induced by the nanotubes. TGA illustrated that the presence of HNTs had two opposite effects on the thermal behavior. A surface catalytic action of the halloysite speeded up thermal degradation of PP. However, this effect was reduced with improved HNTs dispersion. Rheological investigations revealed that rheological properties were significantly increased by the addition of low fraction of halloysite to PP. The 2 wt% HNTs nanocomposites reached maximum tensile strength because HNTs dispersed evenly in PP.

Keywords: nanocomposites; halloysite nanotubes; mixing; polypropylene

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This Article

  • 2017; 41(2): 163-172

    Published online Mar 25, 2017

  • 10.7317/pk.2017.41.2.163
  • Received on Jun 30, 2016
  • Accepted on Oct 11, 2016