Comparative studies for the effect of intercalating agent on the physical properties of epoxy resin-clay based nanocomposite materials

A review of the water barrier properties of polymer/clay and polymer/graphene nanocomposites

“…Dai et al [70] prepared epoxy resin / MMT Na+ nanocomposites by in-situ thermal ring-opening polymerisation and reported that the oxygen permeability reduced by 86% at a clay loading of 7 wt%. Also, the CO 2 permeability of PCL / Cloisite 30B nanocomposites produced from in-situ polymerisation showed a reduction of 68.5% at a clay loading of only 3 wt% [71].…”

Improved flame retardant properties of epoxy resin by fluorinated MMT/MWCNT additives

“…Presently, montmorillonite (MMT) and carbon nanotube (CNT) are the most widely used fillers, because they improve not only the flame retardant properties but also the mechanical properties [7][8][9]. As an additional advantage, they do not generate toxic smoke or corrosive fumes during combustion, unlike halogen compounds, which have conventionally been used as flame retardant materials.…”

Flame retardant epoxy complex produced by addition of montmorillonite and carbon nanotube

“…Presently, montmorillonite (MMT) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are the most widely used fillers because they improve both the flame retardant and mechanical properties of epoxy resins [12][13][14]. As an additional advantage, they do not generate toxic smoke or corrosive fumes during combustion, unlike conventional flame retardant materials based on halogen compounds.…”