Structure and Properties of Polyethylene-Clay Nanocomposites

M. FERNANDA HORST, LILIANA DEL BLANCO, WALTER TUCKART, LIDIA M. QUINZANI, MARCELO D. FAILLA

Costa Rica.

Simposio; SLAP2010; 2010

Sociedad Latinoamericana de Polímeros

In the present study, a commercial organophilic clay was used to prepare nanocomposites (PNC) based on polyethylene (PE) by melt compounding. A PE modified with maleic anhydride (PEg) was used as compatibilizer to improve the clay dispersion in PE (1, 2). The effect of clay concentration and PEg/clay concentration ratio on the rheological, tribological and gas barrier properties of the prepared composites were analyzed