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Polyethylene/montmorillonite clay nanocomposites were obtained via direct melt intercalation. The clay was organically modified with four different types of quaternary ammonium salts. The objective of this work is to study the use of montmorillonite clay in the production of nanocomposites by means on rheological, mechanical and crystallization properties of nanocomposites and to compare to the properties of the matrix and PE/unmodified clay nanocomposites. In general, the tensile test showed that the yield strength and modulus of the nanocomposites are close to the pure PE. Apparently, the mixture with Dodigen salt seems to be more stable than the pure PE and PE/unmodified clay.
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Araújo, E.M., Barbosa, R., Oliveira, A.D. et al. Thermal and mechanical properties of PE/organoclay nanocomposites. J Therm Anal Calorim 87, 811–814 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-006-7758-0
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