Polymer matrix degradation and color formation in melt processed nylon 6/clay nanocomposites

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Polymer Nanocomposites: The “Nano” Effect on Mechanical Properties (2007, background): “In melt mixing, it is widely known that the dispersion of nanofillers is difficult; therefore, the nanofiller clusters, aggregates, or coalesces.(16,17) These processes impact the effective size of the nanofiller, thus altering the targeted advantages of the nanoscale filler.”
Polymer/layered silicate (clay) nanocomposites: An overview of flame retardancy (2010, background): “The earlier degradation of the matrix may also occur due to hydrolysis by water either bound to clay, or produced from the dehydroxylation of the aluminosilicate lattice [70,104,105].”
Can nanoparticles really enhance thermal stability of polymers? Part I: An overview on thermal decomposition of addition polymers (2011, background): “The byproducts formed from the breakdown of these organic surfactant might lead to degradation of the polymer during melt processing or to the formation of a microcomposite instead of a nanocomposite [16,17].”
Environmental degradation of epoxy–organoclay nanocomposites due to UV exposure. Part I: Photo-degradation (2007, result): “This finding is consistent with previous reports [17,18].”