Composição polimérica expandida, processo para obtenção de nanocompósito polimérico, nanocompósito polimérico, uso do nanocompósito, e, artigo polimérico

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBRASKEMQuímicaDepositad

Nanocompósitos de polipropileno

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Nanocompósitos de polipropileno

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Evaluation of foaming polypropylene modified with ramified polymer

Polypropylene foams have great industrial interest because of balanced physical and mechanical properties, recyclability as well as low material cost. During the foaming process, the elongational forces applied to produce the expanded polymer are strong enough to rupture cell walls. As a result, final foam has a high amount of coalesced as well as opened cells which decreases mechanical and also physical properties. To increase melt strength and also avoid the coalescence effect, one of the current solution is blend PP with ramified polymers as well as branched polypropylene (LCBPP) or ethylene-octene copolymer (POE). In this research to provide extensional properties and achieve uniform cellular structures of expanded PP, 20 phr of LCBPP or POE was added into PP matrix. The blend of PP with ramified polymers was prepared by twin-screw extrusion. Injection molding process was used to produce PP foams using azodicarbonamide (ACA) as chemical blowing agent. The morphological results of the expanded PP displayed a non-uniform geometrical cell, apparent density of 0.48 g/cm³ and cell density of 13.9 .104 cell/cm³. Otherwise, the expanded PP blended with LCBPP or POE displayed a homogeneous cell structure and increased the amount of smaller cells (50–100 μm of size). The apparent density slightly increased with addition of LCBPP or POE, 0.64 and 0.57 g/cm³, respectively. Thus, the cell density reduced to 65% in PP/LCBPP 100/20 and 75% in the sample PP/POE 100/20 compared to expanded PP. The thermo-mechanical properties (DMTA) of PP showed specific stiffness of 159 MPa.cm-3.g-1, while the sample PP/LCBPP 100/20 increased the stiffness values of 10%. Otherwise, the expanded PP/POE 100/20 decreased the specific stiffness values at -30%, in relation to expanded PP. In summary, blending PP with ramified polymers showed increasing of the homogenous cellular structure as well as the amount of smaller cells in the expanded material

Adsorption of ionic liquid onto halloysite nanotubes : thermal and mechanical properties of heterophasic PE-PP copolymer nanocomposites

The surface adsorption of inorganic clays with ionic liquids has attracted much attention due to improve the interaction of hydrophilic clay with the hydrophobic polymers. However, successful organic adsorption strongly depends on the characteristics of ionic liquid (anion, chain size and concentration), and the reaction conditions (as polarity of solvent). In this study, such factors were analyzed and correlated with morphology, thermal and mechanical properties of the nanocomposites. The heterophasic ethylene-propylene copolymer nanocomposites were prepared by melt intercalation method in a twin screw co-rotating extruder. The halloysite nanotubes (HNT) was used as filler – natural and modified with different ionic liquids. The results showed that a better distribution and dispersion of the nanoparticles was achieved in the samples with modified HNT (m-HNT) and was more significant when the ionic liquid adsorption was conducted in a less polar solvent. The thermal stability of the nanocomposites with m- HNT was higher compared to the neat CP. Additionally, the better balance in the mechanical properties was obtained by the use of the more hydrophobic ionic liquid and higher concentration with improve of 27% in the Young Modulus without loss in the impact properties at room temperature. These superior behaviors of ionic liquid adsorption products exhibit properties suitable for many industrial applications

Adsorption of ionic liquid onto halloysite nanotubes: Thermal and mechanical properties of heterophasic PE-PP copolymer nanocomposites

The surface adsorption of inorganic clays with ionic liquids has attracted much attention due to improve the interaction of hydrophilic clay with the hydrophobic polymers. However, successful organic adsorption strongly depends on the characteristics of ionic liquid (anion, chain size and concentration), and the reaction conditions (as polarity of solvent). In this study, such factors were analyzed and correlated with morphology, thermal and mechanical properties of the nanocomposites. The heterophasic ethylene-propylene copolymer nanocomposites were prepared by melt intercalation method in a twin screw co-rotating extruder. The halloysite nanotubes (HNT) was used as filler – natural and modified with different ionic liquids. The results showed that a better distribution and dispersion of the nanoparticles was achieved in the samples with modified HNT (m-HNT) and was more significant when the ionic liquid adsorption was conducted in a less polar solvent. The thermal stability of the nanocomposites with m- HNT was higher compared to the neat CP. Additionally, the better balance in the mechanical properties was obtained by the use of the more hydrophobic ionic liquid and higher concentration with improve of 27% in the Young Modulus without loss in the impact properties at room temperature. These superior behaviors of ionic liquid adsorption products exhibit properties suitable for many industrial applications