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Nanocomposites of polypropylene with halloysite nanotubes employing in situ polymerization

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Halloysite was used in its original form and also modified with vinyltrimethoxysilane (VTMS) or silicon chloride (SiCl4) for the synthesis of Ziegler–Natta catalysts supported on both magnesium chloride and halloysite. The polypropylenes synthesized with these catalysts were characterized as to their thermal properties and by dynamic mechanical measurements (DMTA). The results showed that throughout the investigated temperature range, the value of storage modulus (E′) of the PPs obtained with halloysite modified with SiCl4 was higher than that observed in the PP obtained without clay, as was the glass transition temperature. Therefore, good dispersion of natural halloysite nanotubes in the polymer matrix was obtained, as confirmed in the SEM micrographs.

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We are grateful to CAPES, FAPERJ and CNPq for research funding and Imerys Tableware for donation of halloysite.

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  1. Instituto de Macromoléculas Professora Eloisa Mano, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Av. Horácio Macedo, 2.030, Centro de Tecnologia, Bloco J, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-598, Brazil

    Maria de Fátima Vieira Marques, Jefferson Luis da Silva Rosa & Marcelo Cosme Vasconcelos da Silva

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Vieira Marques, M., da Silva Rosa, J.L. & da Silva, M.C.V. Nanocomposites of polypropylene with halloysite nanotubes employing in situ polymerization. Polym. Bull. 74, 2447–2464 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-016-1848-3

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