Preparation and characterization of polycarbonate nanocomposites based on surface-modified halloysite nanotubes

Hui Jing; Yuji Higaki; Wei Ma; Jiang Xi; Hiroshi Jinnai; Hideyuki Otsuka; Atsushi Takahara

doi:10.1038/pj.2013.100

Preparation and characterization of polycarbonate nanocomposites based on surface-modified halloysite nanotubes

Hui Jing, Yuji Higaki, Wei Ma, Jiang Xi, Hiroshi Jinnai, Hideyuki Otsuka, Atsushi Takahara

Department of Applied Molecular Chemistry

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Abstract

Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) modified by a chemical vapor adsorption (CVA) process remarkably improve the thermal stability of polycarbonate nanocomposites. HNTs were modified with N-(2-aminoethyl)-3- aminopropyltrimethoxysilane (AEAPS) and n-octadecyltrimethoxysilane (OTMS) using a CVA process. Both Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis showed that the modifiers were immobilized on the HNT surfaces. Polycarbonate (PC)/HNT nanocomposites were prepared with the modified HNTs by a combination of solution mixing, precipitating and compression molding. The dispersion states of modified HNTs in PC nanocomposites were observed by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The storage modulus (E′) and thermal stability of the PC nanocomposites were enhanced by the modified HNTs. OTMS-modified HNT/PC nanocomposites showed higher performance than AEAPS-modified HNT/PC nanocomposites due to the stronger affinity of the hydrophobic alkyl groups of OTMS for the polymer matrix.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	307-312
Number of pages	6
Journal	Polymer Journal
Volume	46
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/pj.2013.100
Publication status	Published - May 2014

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Polymers and Plastics
Materials Chemistry

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