Resumo: Neste trabalho foram preparados nanocompósitos de polipropileno, polipropileno graftizado com anidrido maleico como agente compatibilizante e argila organofílica comercial (montmorilonita) de codinome Cloisite 20A em concentrações de 1,5, 2,5, 5,0 e 7,5% por meio da técnica de intercalação no estado fundido utilizando extrusora de dupla rosca. Os materiais obtidos foram caracterizados por difração de raio X, espectroscopia de absorção na região do infravermelho com transformada de Fourier e análise da permeação ao vapor d'água. Os resultados de difração de raio X e da espectroscopia de absorção na região do infravermelho indicaram a formação de nanocompósitos com estruturas provavelmente esfoliadas e/ou intercaladas para as concentrações de 1,5 e 2,5% de argila organofílica, e proporcionaram uma acentuada diminuição da permeabilidade, corroborando com as demais análises.Palavras-chave: Nanocompósitos, polipropileno, permeação de vapor de água, montmorilonita.
Nanocomposites of Polypropylene and Organophilic Clay: X Ray Diffraction, Absorption Infrared Spectroscopy with Fourier Transform and Water Vapor PermeationAbstract: In this work nanocomposites were prepared from polypropylene, graft polypropylene with maleic anhydride as compatibilizer and organophilic montmorillonite Cloisite 20A with concentrations of 1.5, 2.5, 5.0 and 7.5% clay. The mixture was made in the melt state using a twin screw extruder. The materials were characterized by X ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy with Fourier transform and analysis of water vapor permeation. The results of X ray diffraction and absorption infrared spectroscopy indicates the formation of nanocomposites with structures probably exfoliate and / or intercalated for concentrations of 1.5 and 2.5% clay, and provided a marked decrease in the water permeability, corroborating with other analyses.
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