Morphological, thermal and tensile properties of halloysite nanotubes filled ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) nanocomposites

By H. Ismail, P. Pasbakhsh, M. Fauzi, A. A. Bakar. 2008

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Abstract A novel ethylene propylene diene monomer/halloysite nanotubes (EPDM/HNT) nanocomposite was prepared by mixing 0–100 parts per hundred rubber (phr) of HNTs with EPDM on a two-roll mill. The results obtained show that the tensile strength, elongation at break, tensile modulus at 100% elongation (M100) and crosslink density were tremendously increased with increase of HNT loading. The thermal and flammability properties of nanocomposites were enhanced, especially at HNT loading higher than 15 phr. Morphology of the fractured surfaces of EPDM/HNT nanocomposites were studied by SEM and TEM. The morphological study revealed that homogenously dispersed HNTs inside the EPDM, the interfacial and inter-tubular interactions between HNTs and EPDM as well as the formation of HNTs' zig-zag structures, especially at high HNT loading, were the main reasons for the significant improvement in mechanical and thermal properties of EPDM/HNT nanocomposites.

Subfields: Biomaterials, Education, Polymers and Plastics

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2. H. Alamri
3. Faiz Shaikh
4. T. Alomayri

In Polymers and Plastics

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3. P. Krawczak
4. Kalappa Prashantha
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6. M. Lacrampe
7. Faiz Shaikh
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• Properties and applications of halloysite nanotubes: recent research advances and future prospects (2015, neutral): “These polymers included natural rubber (Guo et al., 2010; Rooj et al., 2010; Ismail et al., 2013), ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) (Ismail et al., 2008; Pasbakhsh et al., 2010), butadiene – styrene rubber (SBR) (Du et al., 2008; Guo et al., 2008; Jia et al., 2011), polyam-ide 6 (PA6)…”
• Mechanical, thermal and microstructural characteristics of cellulose fibre reinforced epoxy/organoclay nanocomposites (2012, methodology): “It was reported in previous studies that the addition of nano-clay platelets would efficiently raise the char residue of polymers at high temperature [25,34–36].”
• Processing and characterization of halloysite nanotubes filled polypropylene nanocomposites based on a masterbatch route: effect of halloysites treatment on structural and mechanical properties (2011, background): “Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) have recently become the subject of research attention as a new type of additive for enhancing the mechanical, thermal and fire-retardant performance of polymers [20–32].”