Crystallization, morphology, and dynamic mechanical properties of poly(trimethylene terephthalate)/clay nanocomposites |
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Authors: | Zengjun Liu Deyue Yan |
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Affiliation: | a College of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, PR China b Technical Center of Shanghai Petrochemical Company Limited, SINOPEC, PR China |
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Abstract: | The poly(trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT)/clay nanocomposite has been successfully prepared via melt intercalation using a co-rotating twin screw extruder. The nanocomposite was characterized by wide angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), polarized light microscope (PLM) and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). The nanocomposite forms an exfoliated structure, which can be observed by WAXD and TEM. The effect of clay layers on the crystallization behaviors of PTT was studied through isothermal and non-isothermal crystallization methods. The results suggest that the introduction of nanosize clay layers accelerates the crystallization rate of PTT and the clay layers act as nucleation agents. The morphology of spherulites was investigated with PLM and the result is well in agreement with crystallization kinetics. DMA shows that glass transition temperature (Tg) and storage modulus (E′) of the PTT matrix of the nanocomposite are higher than those of pure PTT. |
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Keywords: | Poly(trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT) Clay Nanocomposite Crystallization kinetics |
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