Characterization of Thermal Destruction Behavior of Hybrid Composites Based on Polyoxymethylene, Ethylene-Octene Copolymer Impact Modifier and ZnO Nanofiller
AIP Conference Proceedings: VIII International Conference on "Times of Polymers and Composites" - from Aerospace to Nanotechnology 2016
Remo Merijs-Meri, Jānis Zicāns, Agnese Ābele, Tatjana Ivanova, Mārtiņš Kalniņš

Hybrid polymer nanocomposites, composed of polyoxymethylene (POM), ethylene octene copolymer (EOC) and plasma synthesized tetrapod shaped zinc oxide (ZnO), were prepared by using melt compounding. The content of EOC in the POM based composites was varied between 10 and 50 mass %, while the content of ZnO was constant (2 mass %). Thermal behaviour of POM based systems was studied by using thermogravimetric analysis coupled with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The influence of the elastomer content and/or ZnO addition on the thermal stability of POM based systems was evaluated. The influence of the α-octene content in the elastomer on the thermal decomposition behaviour of POM and its nanocomposites with ZnO was also evaluated. Results of thermogravimetric analysis showed that, by rising either the elastomer or ZnO content, thermal stability of the investigated POM composites was increased. The modifying effect of EOC17 in respect of thermal resistance was somewhat larger than that of EOC38 because of the smaller amount of tertiary carbon atoms in the macromolecular structure of the former elastomer. Improved thermal resistance of ZnO containing POM based composites was because of impermeable structure the inorganic nanofiller allowing decrease gas exchange rate and facilitating non-combustible gases, such as CO2, stay in the zone of burning. Addition of ZnO have a potential to influence structure of the polymer blend matrix itself by improving its barrier characteristics. © 2016 Author(s).


Atslēgas vārdi
nanofiller; polymer blend; thermal resistance
DOI
10.1063/1.4949716
Hipersaite
http://aip.scitation.org/doi/abs/10.1063/1.4949716

Merijs-Meri, R., Zicāns, J., Grigaloviča, A., Ivanova, T., Kalniņš, M. Characterization of Thermal Destruction Behavior of Hybrid Composites Based on Polyoxymethylene, Ethylene-Octene Copolymer Impact Modifier and ZnO Nanofiller. No: AIP Conference Proceedings: VIII International Conference on "Times of Polymers and Composites" - from Aerospace to Nanotechnology, Itālija, Naples, 19.-23. jūnijs, 2016. Melville: AIP Publishing, 2016, 1.-4.lpp. ISBN 978-0-7354-1390-0. ISSN 0094-243X. e-ISSN 1551-7616. Pieejams: doi:10.1063/1.4949716

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