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Barrier property of clay/Acrylonitrile‐butadiene copolymer nanocomposite
Author(s) -
Nah Changwoon,
Ryu Hyune Jung,
Kim Wan Doo,
Choi SungSeen
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
polymers for advanced technologies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.61
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1099-1581
pISSN - 1042-7147
DOI - 10.1002/pat.325
Subject(s) - montmorillonite , nanocomposite , materials science , acrylonitrile , copolymer , natural rubber , composite material , compression molding , polymer chemistry , chemical engineering , polymer , mold , engineering
The resistance to air permeation was investigated for an intercalated clay/acrylonitrile‐butadiene copolymer nanocomposite. The nanocomposite is prepared by melt mixing the organo‐treated montmorillonite into a rubber matrix, together with peroxide curative, and crosslinked by conventional compression molding for typical rubbers. In the case of intercalated nanocomposite, the air permeability decreases considerably with increasing clay content, and the decreasing trend agrees reasonably with the Neilson's tortuous model. No considerable improvement is found when the pure montmorillonite is added. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.