Investigation of Mechanical and Barrier Properties of Acrylic Copolymer / Organically Modified Montmorillonite Nanocomposites

2007
Sergejs Gaidukovs, Roberts Maksimovs, Jānis Zicāns, Mārtiņš Kalniņš

The nanocomposites were prepared by blending styrene-acrylate copolymer solution with dispersed organically modified montmorillonite. Nano-compositions with different filler concentrations were obtained and tested. Influence of organically modified monmorillonite on the tensile stress - strain curves, elastic modulus, strength, elongation at break and the properties of water vapour barrier (permeability, solubility and diffusivity) are investigated.

Keywords
acrylic copolymer, organically modiefied montmorillonite, polymeric nanocomposite, tensile properties, permeability, x-ray diffraction

Gaidukovs, S., Maksimovs, R., Zicāns, J., Kalniņš, M. Investigation of Mechanical and Barrier Properties of Acrylic Copolymer / Organically Modified Montmorillonite Nanocomposites. Materials Sciences and Applied Chemistry. Vol.14, 2007, pp.69-75. ISSN 1407-7353.

Publication language
English (en)