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Polyvinyl chloride/ montmorillonite nanocomposites

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Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)/organic-montmorillonite composites were prepared by melt intercalation. Their structures and properties were investigated with X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and mechanical testing. The results showed that PVC chains could be intercalated into the gallery of organically modified montmorillonite to form exfoliated PVC/organic-montmorillonite nanocomposites, and the glass transition temperatures of PVC/organic-montmorillonite composites were lower than that of neat PVC. However, the tensile strength, and both the Izod type and Charpy notched impact strengths of PVC/organic-montmorillonite nanocomposites were fitted with the linear expressions: t=535.07-6.39T g, s I=378.76-4.59T g and sC=276.29-3.59T g, respectively.

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    W. B. Xu, Z. F. Zhou & M. L. Ge

  2. Department of Chemistry, Materials Characterization Center, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, 42101, USA

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Xu, W.B., Zhou, Z.F., Ge, M.L. et al. Polyvinyl chloride/ montmorillonite nanocomposites. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 78, 91–99 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JTAN.0000042157.96074.44

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