Effect of Fabrication Technique on Oxygen Permeation of low Density Polyethylene (LDPE)-Organoclay Nanocomposite Sheets

TESTING AND MEASURING Effect of Fabrication Technique on Oxygen Permeation of low Density Polyethylene (LDPE)-Organoclay Nanocomposite Sheets

01.10.2020 Von Pantisa Ruenpakdan, Jumpei Hoshino , Tanakorn Osotchan, Toemsak Srikhirin, Bangkok, Taweechai Amornsakchai, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand 0 min Lesedauer

The effect of fabrication technique of LD-PE-organoclay nanocomposite sheets on oxygen permeability was investigated. The nanocomposite containing a fixed amount of 10 wt% organoclay was prepared.

Figure 1 (a) XRD patterns of pure organoclay and LDPE-organoclay composite with 10 wt% organoclay; (b) TEM image of LDPE-organoclay composite with 10 wt% organoclay. (Bild:) — Figure 1 (a) XRD patterns of pure organoclay and LDPE-organoclay composite with 10 wt% organoclay; (b) TEM image of LDPE-organoclay composite with 10 wt% organoclay.
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Polymer-organoclay nanocomposites (PNCs) have long been investigated for their ability to improve mechanical, thermal, flame retardant, and barrier properties over the pristine polymer. Organo clay is a 2:1 layered type aluminosilicate with a sheet-like morphology whose lateral dimensions are in the micrometre scale, and the thickness in the nanomet rescale.