High Mechanical Properties of Polychloroprene/Montmorillonite Nanocomposites

Abstract

The principal objective of this study is to improve the mechanical properties of polychloroprene through the addition of montmorillonite. Three modifying cations are tested. The polychloroprene-MMT composite is characterized by FTIR, SEM, EDX, XRD, ICP-MS and TEM. The tensile and tear strength of polychloroprene was increased significantly after the modification of montmorillonite.

The utilization of a three-dimensional reduced graphene oxide and montmorillonite composite aerogel as a multifunctional agent for wastewater treatment

“…For MMT, a well-dened diffraction peak at 2q ¼ 6.12 appeared, which indicated the formation of a calcium montmorillonite. 32 The diffraction pattern of rGO-MMT aerogel contained the diffraction peaks of both rGO and MMT, indicating the successful incorporation of MMT into rGO. FT-IR spectra of GO, rGO, MMT and rGO-MMT aerogel were shown in Fig.…”

“…According to the nominal existence of Mg, Al, Si and Ca elements, it could be inferred that the small particles on rGO-MMT aerogel were MMT. 32 Adsorption experiments Adsorption of dye. The adsorption experiment of MO was performed at room temperature without adjusting pH.…”

On the swelling of polychloroprene‐MMT nanocomposite films

“…To date, research involving layered silicates for the property modification of polymers has been mostly devoted to thermoplastics and thermosetting resins 1, 2. However, elastomers and rubbers, such as natural rubber (NR),9 polychloroprene CR,10–13 polyisoprene (IR),14 polybutadiene (BR),15 styrene‐butadiene rubber (SBR),16 and nitrile rubber,17 are also promising polymeric matrices for the preparation of polymeric NC 6. MMT polychloroprene nanocomposites have been prepared mainly by melt intercalation11 and the mechanical stirring of solid CR compounding and roll mill 18.…”