Journal
APPLIED CLAY SCIENCE
Volume 101, Issue -, Pages 246-252Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2014.08.009
Keywords
Polyurethane; Palygorskite; Nanocomposites; Reinforcement
Funding
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [1106020514]
- Initial Scientific Research Foundation of Yancheng Institute of Technology [KJC2014001]
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Soy polyol-based polyurethane (PU) nanocomposites were synthesized with 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane modified palygorskite (GPTMSPal). The GPTMSPal PU nanocomposites were characterized using XRD, DMA, TGA, SEM, and universal test machine. GPTMSPal increased the glass transition temperature as well as significantly improved tensile strength and Young's modulus of the GPTMSPal PU nanocomposites. Compared to neat PU, GPTMSPal PU nanocomposite with 12 mass% GPTMSPal exhibited a 13.1 degrees C increase in the glass transition temperature, a 303% improvement in tensile strength, and a 518% increment in Young's modulus, respectively. TGA results showed that the thermal stability of GPTMSPal PU nanocomposites improved with increased GPTMSPal loading. Furthermore, SEM revealed a uniform dispersion of GPTMSPal in the PU matrix. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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