Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC)/layered double hydroxide (LDH) composites and PVC/poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)/LDH composites were prepared via solution intercalation into PVC using both unmodified and organo-modified LDHs and variable-molecular-weight PMMA as additional components. The LDH dispersion was investigated using X-ray diffraction analysis and electron microscopy in scanning and transmission modes. Spotlight fourier transform infrared (FTIR) chemical imaging analysis was also used to obtain a deeper insight into the dispersion of polymer phases and LDH segregation. Thermal properties were determined using thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry; moreover, a preliminary investigation of mechanical properties in tensile mode and evaluation of the Vicat softening temperature were carried out. The morphological analysis of PVC/LDH and PVC/PMMA/LDH composites evidenced in both cases the presence of disordered micro-aggregates with loss of the LDH crystallographic symmetry depending on the amount and molecular weight of PMMA. In particular, in the case of PVC/PMMA/LDH composites, the FTIR imaging analysis showed that PMMA mostly segregated in the LDH phase. However, even if the degree of LDH dispersion was not elevated (micro-aggregates with disordered structures and size ranging from 0.5 up to 11 mu m were evidenced), thermal stability and mechanical properties of the composites were improved with a synergic effect of PMMA and LDH. (c) 2013 Society of Chemical Industry
The effect of layered double hydroxides dispersion on thermal and mechanical properties of poly(vinyl chloride)/poly(methyl methacrylate) blends
Coiai Serena;Conzatti Lucia;Ciardelli Francesco;Passaglia Elisa
2013-01-01
Abstract
Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC)/layered double hydroxide (LDH) composites and PVC/poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)/LDH composites were prepared via solution intercalation into PVC using both unmodified and organo-modified LDHs and variable-molecular-weight PMMA as additional components. The LDH dispersion was investigated using X-ray diffraction analysis and electron microscopy in scanning and transmission modes. Spotlight fourier transform infrared (FTIR) chemical imaging analysis was also used to obtain a deeper insight into the dispersion of polymer phases and LDH segregation. Thermal properties were determined using thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry; moreover, a preliminary investigation of mechanical properties in tensile mode and evaluation of the Vicat softening temperature were carried out. The morphological analysis of PVC/LDH and PVC/PMMA/LDH composites evidenced in both cases the presence of disordered micro-aggregates with loss of the LDH crystallographic symmetry depending on the amount and molecular weight of PMMA. In particular, in the case of PVC/PMMA/LDH composites, the FTIR imaging analysis showed that PMMA mostly segregated in the LDH phase. However, even if the degree of LDH dispersion was not elevated (micro-aggregates with disordered structures and size ranging from 0.5 up to 11 mu m were evidenced), thermal stability and mechanical properties of the composites were improved with a synergic effect of PMMA and LDH. (c) 2013 Society of Chemical IndustryFile | Dimensione | Formato | |
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