PolyethyleneClay Nanocomposites Produced by In Situ Polymerization with ZirconoceneMAO Catalyst
Joint Authors
Praserthdam, Piyasan
Panupakorn, Pimpatima
Chaichana, Ekrachan
Jongsomjit, Bunjerd
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-09-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Two commercial nanoclays were used here as catalytic fillers for production of polyethylene (PE) and linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) nanocomposites via in situ polymerization with zirconocene/MAO catalyst.
It was found that both types of nanoclays designated as clay A and clay B can improve thermal stability to the host polymers as observed from a thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA).
The distribution of the clays inside the polymer matrices appeared good due to the in situ polymerization system into which the clays were introduced during the polymer forming reaction.
Upon investigating the clays by X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), it was observed that the crucial differences between the two clays are the crystallite sizes (A < B) and the amounts of amine group (A < B).
The higher amount of amine group in clay B was supposed to be a major reason for the lower catalytic activity of the polymerization systems compared to clay A resulting from its deactivating effect on zirconocene catalyst.
However, for both clays, increasing their contents in the polymerization systems reduced the catalytic activity due to the higher steric hindrance occurring.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Panupakorn, Pimpatima& Chaichana, Ekrachan& Praserthdam, Piyasan& Jongsomjit, Bunjerd. 2013. PolyethyleneClay Nanocomposites Produced by In Situ Polymerization with ZirconoceneMAO Catalyst. Journal of Nanomaterials،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Panupakorn, Pimpatima…[et al.]. PolyethyleneClay Nanocomposites Produced by In Situ Polymerization with ZirconoceneMAO Catalyst. Journal of Nanomaterials No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Panupakorn, Pimpatima& Chaichana, Ekrachan& Praserthdam, Piyasan& Jongsomjit, Bunjerd. PolyethyleneClay Nanocomposites Produced by In Situ Polymerization with ZirconoceneMAO Catalyst. Journal of Nanomaterials. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1031309
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1031309