화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Polymer(Korea), Vol.41, No.1, 98-103, January, 2017
DOI10.7317/pk.2017.41.1.98  Export Citation
Tetra-n-butylammonium Salt로 개질된 Montmorillonite Nanoplatelet를 이용한 에폭시 수지의 환경 내구성 개선
Improving Environmental Durability of Epoxy Resin Using Tetra-n-butylammonium (TBA) Salt Modified Montmorillonite Nanoplatelets
Isa Karimzadeh†, Mohammad Sabzi1, †, Behrouz Safibonab2, Iraj Hasanzadeh2, Mojtaba Farhangmehr, and Ali Arman3
  • Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Islamic Azad University, Bonab Branch, P.O. Box 55518-134, Iran
  • 1Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Maragheh, Maragheh 55181-83111, Iran
  • 2Young Researchers and Elite Club, Bonab Branch, Islamic Azad University, P.O. Box 55518-134, Bonab, Iran
  • 3Young Researchers and Elite Club, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, P.O. Box 6718997-551, Kermanshah, Iran
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This study aimed to investigate the effect of organoclay concentration variation (1-5 wt%) on the weathering resistance of epoxy resin in terms of the strength, modulus and weight changes of the specimens after exposure to accelerated weathering conditions. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) revealed an exfoliated and good dispersed nanofiller structure throughout the matrix up to 3 wt% loading. The tensile strength, modulus, and weight of the samples decreased after combined UV radiation and condensation, with much less extent for the nanocomposites than neat epoxy indicating that the presence of organoclay led to dominant enhancement in mechanical properties endurance of epoxy resin to environmental degradation. Nanocomposites also displayed much lower weight loss as compared to the unfilled epoxy after being subjected to the accelerated weathering by either temperature-humidity or by combined UV radiation and condensation.
Keywords:nanocomposites;epoxy;organoclay;accelerated weathering;mechanical properties
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