Spectroscopic and Diffractional Characteristics of Membranes and Polyamide 6/Regional Bentonite Clay Nanocomposites

Abstract:

Polymeric membranes are attracting attention of researchers and industries due to their lower costs. However, they also have lower mechanical resistance and chemical solvents, when compared with other materials. An improvement of polymer properties can be obtained by adding an inorganic nanoload in the structure. This study produced polyamide 6 / bentonite clay nanocomposites with a nominal content of 3%, and this was used in the processed form and in the organically modified form by cation exchange. The nanocomposites were produced by melt intercalation, and then, the membranes were obtained by the technique of immersion-precipitation. Bentonite, organophilic clay, the material processed in the extruder and the membranes were submitted to the x-ray diffraction (XRD) and infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR). By both techniques, it was possible to prove the organic modification of clay and the change in the crystallinity of the nanocomposites and of the membranes.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volumes 775-776)
• Pages: 168-172
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.775-776.168
• Online since: January 2014
• Authors: Larissa Fernandes Maia, A.M.D. Leite, E.M. Araújo, H.L. Lira, R. A. da Paz
• Keywords: ATR-FTIR, Clay, Nanocomposite Membranes, Polyamide, X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)

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