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Morphology of nanocomposites from ethylene-acrylic acid copolymers
Francesco Paolo La MantiaPierluigi MagagniniS. FilippiLiliya MinkovaC. Marazzatosubject
NanocompositeMaterials scienceMorphology (linguistics)Polymers and PlasticsChemical engineeringGeneral Chemical EngineeringEthylene acrylic acidCopolymerPhysical and Theoretical Chemistrydescription
AbstractNew nanocomposites have been prepared by melt-compounding from commercial ethylene-acrylic acid copolymers (EAA) of different molar mass, molecular structure (branched or linear) and AA concentration, and a Zn-ionomer, with three commercial clays containing different proportions of the same organic modifier (dimethyldi(hydrogenated tallow)ammonium ion). Their morphology has been preliminarily investigated by X-ray scattering and transmission electron microscopy. The nanocomposites showed disordered intercalated morphology, with an expansion of the average gallery height, which appears to depend quite strongly on the molecular architecture of the EAA, whereas the other investigated variables, including the excess of surfactant used to organically modify the silicate, have negligible effect.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-12-01 |