Preparation and Characterization of Epoxy/Clay Nanocomposites

Abstract:

Epoxy/clay nanocomposites have been prepared using montmorillonite (MMT) ionexchanged with various organic cations ; hexadecyltributyl phosphonium ion, octadecyltrimethyl ammonium ion, methyl tallow bis-2-hydroxyethyl ammonium ion and dimethyl hydrogenatedtallow (2-ethylhexyl) ammonium ion. The resulting nanocomposites were found to show exfoliated clay structure by using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffractometry (XRD). The flame retarding property of 5wt% clay/epoxy nanocomposites was found to be enhanced when compared with that of the original epoxy without clay.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 119)
• Pages: 243-246
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.119.243
• Online since: January 2007
• Authors: Young Chul Lee, Myeong Jun Kim, Yong Bong Lee
• Keywords: Clay, Epoxy, Epoxy Moulding Compound (EMC), Flame Retardant, Nanocomposite

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