SOME RESEARCH RESULTS ON PREPARATION OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES BASED ON NBR/PVC AND NANOCLAY
Hoàng Tuấn Hưng
Lương Như Hải
Đào Thế Minh
Ngô Kế Thế
Đỗ Quang Kháng
Abstract
Nitrile butadiene rubber/polyvinylchloride blend/Cloisite® 93A nanoclay nanocomposites were prepared by melt blending in internal mixer and following by two-roll mill. The effect of nanoclay on mechanical, thermal properties and microstructure of the nanocomposites was investigated by tensile testing, thermogravimetric analysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). The resultsshowed that Cloisite® 93A could enhance mechanical properties and thermal stability of materials, and the highest results were obtained with a Cloisite® 93A content of 3 wt%. According to XRD patterns and TEM images, intercalated structure of nanoclay was observed