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Novel epoxidized natural rubber toughened polyamide 6/halloysite nanotubes nanocomposites

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A novel ternary epoxidized natural rubber (ENR-50) toughened polyamide 6/halloysite nanotubes (PA6/HNTs) nanocomposites were successfully prepared by extrusion followed by injection molding. The HNTs revealed a favourable interaction with the PA6 matrix as seen by the improvement in mechanical properties and presence of a new FTIR vibrational peak. The ENR-50 showed an improvement of the impact strength up to 300% with a super tough characteristic at only 15 wt% ENR-50. The naturally occurring nanotubes proved to be a suitable candidate to replace other synthetic nanotubes.

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Research E-Science Grant, (No. 03-01-06-SF0671), by Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), Malaysia is gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. Polymer Engineering Department, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor, 81310, Malaysia

    Noor Fadzliana Ahmad Sharif, Zurina Mohamad, Azman Hassan & Mat Uzir Wahit

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Sharif, N.F.A., Mohamad, Z., Hassan, A. et al. Novel epoxidized natural rubber toughened polyamide 6/halloysite nanotubes nanocomposites. J Polym Res 19, 9749 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-011-9749-5

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