Journal
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
Volume 138, Issue 38, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/app.50961
Keywords
biodegradable; creep; extrusion; mechanical properties; nanocrystals; nanoparticles
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- Agencia Nacional de Promocion Cientifica y Tecnologica [PICT 2016-2055]
- Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata [15/G556, ING560/19]
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This work investigates the preparation of biodegradable nanocomposites based on polycaprolactone and bentonite, highlighting the significant improvement in creep resistance achieved by using organo-modified clay. The study also demonstrates a correlation between the morphology of the materials and their mechanical properties, with optimal creep behavior showing the greatest enhancements in tensile mechanical properties.
In this work, biodegradable nanocomposites based on polycaprolactone reinforced with pristine and organo-modified bentonites are prepared by melt extrusion. Bentonite is exchanged with benzalkonium chloride (CBK) in a pilot plant scale reactor. The influence of clay type and loading on morphology, rheology, mechanical properties, and creep performance of the resulting materials is analyzed. Besides, several theoretical models then applied to experimental creep data and master curves are used to relate time and temperature with the compliance of the materials. The morphology characterization of the nanocomposites show that the organo-modification of the clay greatly improves its dispersion in the polymer matrix. As a consequence, it is demonstrated that reinforcement of PCL with 3 wt% loading of organoclay produces the strongest improvement in creep resistance. The instantaneous creep strain and the experimental creep rate decrease more than 9% and 27%, respectively, in the range of temperatures analyzed. Moreover, the experimental values are used to adequately fit theoretical creep models for different clay loadings. On the other hand, the material with optimal creep behavior also shows the greatest improvements in tensile mechanical properties.
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