Morphology of Polyethylene/Montmorillonite Nanocomposites Prepared by In Situ Polymerization

Min Li; Li Guang Xiao; Hong Kai Zhao

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.457-458.244

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Morphology of Polyethylene/Montmorillonite Nanocomposites Prepared by In Situ Polymerization

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Polyethylene/montmorillonite (PE/MMT) nanocomposites were prepared by in situ polymerization. The morphology of MMT/MgCl₂/TiCl₄ catalyst and PE/MMT nanocomposites was investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It can be seen that MMT/MgCl₂/TiCl₄ catalyst remained the original MMT sheet structures and many holes were found in MMT and the morphology of PE/MMT nanocomposites is part of the sheet in the form of existence, as most of the petal structure. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were carried out to characterize all the samples. XRD results reveal that the original basal reflection peak of PEI1 and PEI2 disappears completely and that of PEI3 become very weak. MMT/MgCl₂/TiCl₄ catalyst was finely dispersed in the PE matrix. Instead of being individually dispersed, most layers were found in thin stacks comprising several swollen layers.

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Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 457-458)

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Min Li, Li Guang Xiao, Hong Kai Zhao

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High-Density Polyethylene, Montmorillonite, Morpholoy, Nanocomposite

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