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Preparation and characterization of poly(hydroxybutyrate‐co‐hydroxyvalerate)–organoclay nanocomposites
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AbstractThis study describes the microstructure and thermal and mechanical properties of poly(hydroxybutyrate‐co‐hydroxyvalerate) (PHB/HV)–organoclay nanocomposites prepared by melt intercalation using Cloisite 30B, a monotallow bis‐hydroxyethyl ammonium‐modified montmorillonite clay. X‐ray diffractometry and transmission electron microscopy analyses clearly confirm that an intercalated microstructure is formed and finely distributed in the PHB/HV copolymer matrix because PHB/HV has a strong hydrogen bond interaction with the hydroxyl group in the organic modifier of Cloisite 30B. The nanodispersed organoclay also acts a nucleating agent, increasing the temperature and rate of crystallization of PHB/HV; therefore, the thermal stability and tensile properties of the organoclay‐based nanocomposites are enhanced. These results confirm that the organoclay nanocomposite greatly improves the material properties of PHB/HV. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 90: 525–529, 2003
Title: Preparation and characterization of poly(hydroxybutyrate‐co‐hydroxyvalerate)–organoclay nanocomposites
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AbstractThis study describes the microstructure and thermal and mechanical properties of poly(hydroxybutyrate‐co‐hydroxyvalerate) (PHB/HV)–organoclay nanocomposites prepared by melt intercalation using Cloisite 30B, a monotallow bis‐hydroxyethyl ammonium‐modified montmorillonite clay.
X‐ray diffractometry and transmission electron microscopy analyses clearly confirm that an intercalated microstructure is formed and finely distributed in the PHB/HV copolymer matrix because PHB/HV has a strong hydrogen bond interaction with the hydroxyl group in the organic modifier of Cloisite 30B.
The nanodispersed organoclay also acts a nucleating agent, increasing the temperature and rate of crystallization of PHB/HV; therefore, the thermal stability and tensile properties of the organoclay‐based nanocomposites are enhanced.
These results confirm that the organoclay nanocomposite greatly improves the material properties of PHB/HV.
© 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
J Appl Polym Sci 90: 525–529, 2003.
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