有机蒙脱土/天然橡胶纳米复合材料的阻燃性能研究

采用机械混炼插层法制备有机蒙脱土/天然橡胶(TMT/NR)纳米复合材料.使用X-射线衍射(XRD)和红外表征了有机蒙脱土的结构特性,并用锥形量热仪测试了纳米复合材料的燃烧性能.结果表明,有机蒙脱土/NR纳米复合材料的热释放速率(HRR)、生烟速率(SPR)等较纯天然橡胶、未改性蒙脱土/NR复合材料均所有降低,表现出较好的阻燃性能.通过对纳米复合材料的燃烧性能和燃烧残余物分析,探讨了该体系的阻燃机理.     

木质纤维素-蒙脱土纳米复合材料的制备

采用插层复合方法在碱性水溶液中制备了木质纤维素-蒙脱土纳米复合材料,并分析了反应温度、反应时间、木质纤维素与蒙脱土的质量比等因素对纳米复合材料有机化程度的影响,用FT-IR、XRD、TEM、SEM等方法对纳米复合材料的结构进行了表征。结果表明:蒙脱土片层结构在反应过程中被撑开,木质纤维素分散在其中,形成插层-剥离型纳米复合材料,其热稳定性较木质纤维素有了较大提高。     

双单体原位接枝插层法制备聚丙烯纳米复合材料的研究Ⅰ.制备、表征及力学性能的研究

用有机插层剂处理蒙脱土原土 ,制得有机蒙脱土 (O MMT) .采用双单体 (马来酸酐和苯乙烯 )原位接枝插层法 ,制备了聚丙烯 蒙脱土纳米复合材料母料 .将母料与聚丙烯基体在双螺杆上共混挤出 ,制得聚丙烯 蒙脱土纳米复合材料 (PP Montmorillonetenanocomposites,PMNC) .这是制备聚合物纳米复合材料的一种新方法 .通过X 射线衍射测试 (XRD)表明 ,有机蒙脱土片层 0 0 1面间距从原土的 1 4 9nm扩大到 2 96nm ,复合材料中蒙脱土片层 0 0 1面间距由有机蒙脱土的 2 96nm扩大到 4 0nm .力学性能测试表明 ,复合材料的力学性能明显优于PP基体 ,在提高材料拉伸强度的同时 ,缺口冲击强度也得到很大的提高 .用扫描电镜 (SEM)对材料的冲击断面形貌进行了研究 ,并从理论上分析了断裂机理 .随着蒙脱土含量的增加 ,冲击断裂形式逐渐从脆性断裂变成韧性断裂     

高密度聚乙烯/蒙脱土纳米复合材料膨胀阻燃体系的性能

使用以乙烯/醋酸乙烯共聚物(EVA)为相容剂的高密度聚乙烯/蒙脱土(HDPE/OMT)纳米复合材料作为基体,制备了含不同成炭剂的聚磷酸铵(APP)膨胀阻燃体系,对其阻燃性能进行了比较和研究,并分析了蒙脱土与膨胀阻燃剂协效作用的机理。热重分析(TGA)、垂直燃烧(UL-94)、极限氧指数(LOI)、锥形量热计结果表明:APP/季戊四醇(PER)体系熔融过程较短可形成蒙脱土增强炭层;PER/PA/OMT体系中较高的有机物含量有利于蒙脱土迁移和堆积。     

辐照法制备PVAc/蒙脱土纳米复合材料及其表征

蒙脱土有机化后 ,片层结构间距离增大 ,对有机物的亲和性有所增强 .采用VAc单体渗入有机化蒙脱土层间 .经γ 射线辐照引发原位插层聚合 ,使蒙脱土片层结构发生剥离 ,形成无机 有机纳米复合材料 .并用X衍射、红外光谱、扫描电镜以及透射电镜等现代测试手段对复合材料进行了表征     

丙烯酸树脂／蒙脱土纳米复合材料的制备研究

采用离子交换法,用十六烷基三甲基溴化铵对钠基蒙脱土(Na-MMT)进行改性制备了有机蒙脱土(OMMT).用丙烯酸(AA)、硫酸化蓖麻油、乳化剂OP-10、过硫酸钾为原料进行水溶液聚合制得丙烯酸树脂.将丙烯酸树脂与改性蒙脱土通过聚合插层制备了丙烯酸树脂/ 蒙脱土纳米复合材料.通过傅立叶变换红外(FTIR)和X-射线衍射 (XRD)等手段对复合材料的结构进行了表征,结果表明:丙烯酸树脂插层进入有机蒙脱土内可形成插层型或剥离型的纳米复合材料.蒙脱土含量及蒙脱土与丙烯酸树脂的反应温度、反应时间均对复合材料的剥离行为产生影响,在蒙脱土含量为树脂固含量的7%、温度为70℃、反应4h的条件下可得到完全剥离的纳米复合材料.     

聚萘并噁嗪/蒙脱土纳米复合材料的制备与表征

用原位插层反应法地制备了聚萘并嗪 蒙脱土纳米复合材料 .采用X ray衍射 (XRD)及透射电镜(TEM)研究复合材料中蒙脱土硅酸盐片层间距 ,发现硅酸盐片层间距由 1 2 6nm扩增至 5 88nm以上 .同时研究了该复合材料的耐热性 ,并探讨了复合材料的结晶行为     

悬浮缩聚法制备酚醛树脂/蒙脱土纳米复合材料

采用悬浮缩聚方法在酸性催化剂作用下制备了酚醛树脂/蒙脱土纳米复合材料。以三种不同的蒙脱土：天然土、带有脂肪链季铵盐修饰蒙脱土和带有苯环基团的插层剂修饰的蒙脱土为原料制备了纳米复合材料,并考察了不同插层剂对纳米复合材料形貌的影响,发现带有苯环的插层剂修饰的蒙脱土与酚醛树脂的相容性能更好;研究了固化过程对纳米复合材料形貌的影响,XRD和TEM的结构表明固化过程可以促进带有脂肪链季铵盐修饰的蒙脱土进一步剥离,对其他两类的影响不大;此外还用TGA研究了纳米复合材料的热性能。     

高抗冲聚苯乙烯/蒙脱土复合材料的阻燃性研究

用经十六烷基三甲基溴化铵有机化改性的蒙脱土 (OMMT)与高抗冲聚苯乙烯 (HIPS)通过熔融插层法制备了HIPS OMMT复合材料 ,用X ray衍射技术对材料结构进行了表征 ,发现钠基蒙脱土 (Na+ MMT)和有机蒙脱土的层间距分别为 1 5 1nm和 2 18nm ,HIPS OMMT(5phr)复合材料中蒙脱土的层间距因聚合物大分子的插入扩大为 3 4 4nm ;而HIPS与Na+ MMT形成的复合材料的层间距与Na+ MMT的层间距相比却没有变化 ,表明未有机化处理土没有形成插层结构 .锥形量热仪的研究结果表明HIPS OMMT复合材料的热释放速率、质量损失速率以及生烟速率等燃烧特性参数均显著降低 ,具有较明显的阻燃性和抑烟性 ,而HIPS Na+ MMT非插层型复合材料只有在Na+ MMT很高填充量下 (>2 0phr)才有一定阻燃效果 .比较了铵盐对HIPS阻燃性的影响 ,结果表明铵盐自身的阻燃作用很小 ,主要是插层复合结构起阻燃作用 .     

氢化丁腈橡胶/聚甲基丙烯酸镁/有机蒙脱土纳米复合材料制备及其耐介质老化性能

采用原位聚合和混炼插层相结合技术制备了氢化丁腈橡胶/聚甲基丙烯酸镁/有机蒙脱土(HNBR/PMgMA/OMT)纳米复合材料,通过XRD,SEM和TEM等测试方法研究了HNBR/PMgMA/OMT纳米复合材料的结构、形态和性能.PMgMA离子簇与未反应完全的MgMA单体形成纳米-微米共存形态结构,PMgMA对HNBR有显著的增强效果,HNBR/PMgMA/OMT纳米复合材料具有良好的加工性能、物理机械性能和耐介质老化性能.TEM结果显示MgMA/OMT并用有助于OMT剥离分散,有机蒙脱土在硫化胶中形成以剥离和插层为主、反插层和未插层共存的微观结构;SEM显示当MgMA/OMT用量为20/10份时能明显改善复合材料的界面结合,此时纳米复合材料的拉伸强度、扯断伸长率和扯断永久变形分别为30.2 MPa,520%和30%;同时具有优异的耐热空气和耐油老化性能,耐热水性能也明显改善,在165℃的热空气、水和油中长期老化14天的老化系数分别达到0.61,0.63和0.84,其耐介质老化性能明显好于炭黑增强HNBR硫化胶及HNBR/PMgMA复合材料.良好的蒙脱土片层分散结构是提高HNBR/PMgMA/OMT纳米复合材料耐介质老化性能的主要原因.     

Nanostructure of montmorillonite barrier layers: A new insight into the mechanism of flammability reduction in polymer nanocomposites

This study describes the mechanism of flammability reduction in flame-retarded polymer matrix organo-montmorillonite reinforced nanocomposites. Morphologies of untested polymer nanocomposites and char residues formed by combustion in the mass loss calorimeter are characterized by XRD and TEM techniques. It is postulated that a combination of well-dispersed montmorillonite platelets and flame retardants in the polymer matrix provides nano-structured char formation. Initial montmorillonite dispersion in flame-retarded nanocomposites is found to be a major controlling factor on formed char nanostructures. An initially intercalated structure is invariantly converted to complete montmorillonite collapse whereas an initially exfoliated structure transforms to nano-structured chars demonstrating retained exfoliation or a new state of intercalation via incomplete collapse of montmorillonite layers. It is proposed that nano-structured char formation is the effective mechanism of flammability reduction, i.e. reduction in rate of heat release during combustion, in flame-retarded polymer nanocomposites.     

Effect of organo‐modified montmorillonite on flame retardant poly(1,4‐butylene terephthalate) composites

In this paper, the effect of organo‐modified montmorillonite (OMMT) on a novel intumescent flame retardant (IFR) system was studied in poly(1,4‐butylene terephthalate) (PBT) composites containing microencapsulated ammonium polyphosphate (MAPP) and melamine cyanurate (MC). Nanocomposite morphology was characterized by X‐ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Thermal decomposition analysis was studied via thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Combustion behavior was investigated by microcombustion calorimeter (MCC), limited oxygen index (LOI), and UL‐94 test. Residues obtained after samples treated in muffle furnace at 500°C under air condition for 10 min were analyzed through X‐ray powder diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It was found that the addition of OMMT improved the flame retardancy of PBT/IFR composites significantly. A mass of microcomposite structure particles formed in the heating or combustion process of PBT/IFR/OMMT nanocomposites were found for the first time in the SEM images, which is strong evidence to confirm the migration or accumulation of montmorillonite and carbonaceous‐silicate materials during the heating or combustion process. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Microstructure of polymer–clay nanocomposites studied by positrons

The epoxy–rectorite nanocomposites with different rectorite contents, epoxide equivalent were prepared and its microstructure was studied by positron annihilation and X-ray diffraction (XRD). At low rectorite content (0–2.0%), the free volume size in nanocomposites is nearly the same, but its concentration decreases with increasing content; the exfoliated structure was observed by XRD and interfacial layer formation between rectorite platelets and epoxy matrix was probed by positrons. Comparing with epoxy–montmorillonite, the exfoliated structure and interfacial layers are easier formed in epoxy–rectorite nanocomposites.     

Preparation and characterization of poly(butylene terephthalate) nanocomposites from thermally stable organic-modified montmorillonite

In this paper, cetyl pyridium chloride (CPC) was employed to modify the montmorillonite. TGA analysis shows that the organic modified clay has higher thermal stability than hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride modified montmorillonite and is suitable to be used for preparing poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT)/clay nanocomposites at the high temperature. And then PBT/clay nanocomposites were prepared by direct melt intercalation. The results of XRD, TEM and HREM experiments show the formation of exfoliated-intercalated structure. The thermal stability of the nanocomposites does not evidently decrease, but the char residue at 600 °C remarkably increase compared with pure PBT. DSC results indicate that clay improves the melting temperature, the crystallization rate and crystallinity of the PBT molecules in the nanocomposites.     

STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION AND COMPOSITION CHANGE IN THE SURFACE REGION OF POLYPROPYLENE/CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES ANNEALED AT HIGH TEMPERATURES

A model experiment was done to clear the formation mechanism of protective layers during combustion of polypropylene(PP)/organically modified montmorillonite(OMMT) nanocomposites.The investigation was focused on the effects of annealing temperature on the structural changes and protective layer formation.The decomposition of OMMT and degradation of PP/OMMT nanocomposites were characterized by means of thermogravimetric analysis(TGA).The structural evolution and composition change in the surface region of...     

PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE(SPI)/MONTMORILLONITE(MMT) BIONANOCOMPOSITES

 The bionanocomposites of soy protein isolate (SPI)/montmorillonite (MMT) have been prepared successfully via simple melt mixing, in which MMT was used as nanofiller and glycerol was used as plasticizer. Their structures and properties were characterized with X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermogravimetric analysis and tensile testing. XRD、TEM and SEM results indicated that the MMT layers could be easily intercalated by the SPI matrix even by simple melt processing. The exfoliated MMT layers were randomly dispersed in the protein matrix as MMT content was low (less than 5 wt%), an incomplete exfoliation was evident from SEM results, and some primary particles were observed as the MMT content was high (from 5 wt% to 9 wt%). A significant improvement of the mechanical strength and thermal stability of SPI/MMT nanocomposites has been achieved. Our work suggests that simple melt processing is an efficient way to prepare SPI/MMT nanocomposites with exfoliated structure.