STUDY OF PROPERTIES OF SOME POLYETHYLENE-CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES: INFLUENCE OF PREPARATION METHOD ON THE DEGREE OF CLAY INTERCALATION/EXFOLIATION

Abstract

Nanocomposites based on HDPE and HDPE-g-MA, as matrix, and nanoclay Cloisite 20A, as filler, were obtained by melt compounding and solution blending, and their properties were comparatively studied in order to establish the dependence of the clay degree of exfoliation/intercalation on the preparation procedure.

Keywords

• polymer-clay nanocomposites
• preparation
• properties
• exfoliation
• intercalation