XRD Analysis and Tensile Properties of Attapulgite Clay Filled Polyvinyl Alcohol/Corn Starch Blend Films

Abstract:

Polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) and corn starch (CS) blends were prepared with various amounts of attapulgite (AT) clay to form a series of PVOH/CS/AT blend films by using a solution casting method. The effect of AT on the XRD pattern and tensile properties of the composites were investigated. It was found that addition of AT in PVOH/CS blend has changed the crystallinity index of the blend films and thus influenced the tensile properties. PVOH/CS/AT1 blend films showed the highest crystallinity index and proved by the value of tensile strength and tensile modulus. The lowest crystallinity index is shown by the PVOH/CS/AT5 blend films.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 620)
• Pages: 99-104
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.620.99
• Online since: December 2012
• Authors: Fairus Mazlia Mat Suki, Nur Azleen Azahari, Nadras Othman, Ismail Hanafi
• Keywords: Attapulgite, Corn Starch, Poly(vinyl alcohol), Tensile Properties, XRD Analysis

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