Morphology organoclay hybrids

From our experience, and as will be shown later in the simulation model for the morphology of hybrid monomer-clay miniemulsion droplets, it is advantageous to avoid any excess of organomodifier (because of the possible interaction with water due to its cationic character) and the organoclay has to be as compatible as possible with the monomer system employed. 

Effect of the addition of epoxy resin on the morphology of PBT/organoclay hybrids... 

ElFect of the processing parameters, including mixing mode, shear level, organoclay content, and temperature, on the morphology of UP-MMT hybrids were investigated by Narkis and coworkers [14]. They studied two nanocomposite... 

As mentioned in the Introduction, the further property improvement of PBT can be done by the PLS technique, especially by the polymer melt intercalation method. In this session, we discuss on the preparation and characterization of PBT/organic montmorillonite (MMT) (PBT/organoclay) nanocomposites using three kinds of organoclays, each possessing different ammonium cations, in order to see their effects on the morphology of the PBT hybrids. Table 9.2 shows the related structure information of three typical kinds of commercial organoclays produced by Southern Clay, Texas, USA (whose trade names are Cloisite 6A, Cloisite lOA and Cloisite 30B). 

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