A Comparative Study of Dispersion Techniques for Nanocomposite Made with Nanoclays and an Unsaturated Polyester Resin

Over the last few years, polymer/clay nanocomposites have been an area of intensive research due to their capacity to improve the properties of the polymer resin. These nanocharged polymers exhibit a complex rheological behavior due to their dispersed structure in the matrix. Thus, to gain fundament...

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Main Authors: Farida Bensadoun, Nadir Kchit, Catherine Billotte, François Trochu, Edu Ruiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Nanomaterials
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/406087
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spelling doaj-fb2b2603258d453aa70eedb70e5f2dd02020-11-25T00:51:46ZengHindawi LimitedJournal of Nanomaterials1687-41101687-41292011-01-01201110.1155/2011/406087406087A Comparative Study of Dispersion Techniques for Nanocomposite Made with Nanoclays and an Unsaturated Polyester ResinFarida Bensadoun0Nadir Kchit1Catherine Billotte2François Trochu3Edu Ruiz4Chair on Composites of High Performance (CCHP), Research Centre on Plastics and Composites (CREPEC), Department of Mechanical Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, P.O. Box 6079, Station Centre-Ville, Montreal, QC, H3C 3A7, CanadaChair on Composites of High Performance (CCHP), Research Centre on Plastics and Composites (CREPEC), Department of Mechanical Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, P.O. Box 6079, Station Centre-Ville, Montreal, QC, H3C 3A7, CanadaChair on Composites of High Performance (CCHP), Research Centre on Plastics and Composites (CREPEC), Department of Mechanical Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, P.O. Box 6079, Station Centre-Ville, Montreal, QC, H3C 3A7, CanadaChair on Composites of High Performance (CCHP), Research Centre on Plastics and Composites (CREPEC), Department of Mechanical Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, P.O. Box 6079, Station Centre-Ville, Montreal, QC, H3C 3A7, CanadaChair on Composites of High Performance (CCHP), Research Centre on Plastics and Composites (CREPEC), Department of Mechanical Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, P.O. Box 6079, Station Centre-Ville, Montreal, QC, H3C 3A7, CanadaOver the last few years, polymer/clay nanocomposites have been an area of intensive research due to their capacity to improve the properties of the polymer resin. These nanocharged polymers exhibit a complex rheological behavior due to their dispersed structure in the matrix. Thus, to gain fundamental understanding of nanocomposite dispersion, characterization of their internal structure and their rheological behavior is crucial. Such understanding is also key to determine the manufacturing conditions to produce these nanomaterials by liquid composite molding (LCM) process. This paper investigates the mix of nanoclays particles in an unsaturated polyester resin using three different dispersion techniques: manual mixing, sonication, and high shear mixing (HSM). This paper shows that the mixing method has a significant effect on the sample morphology. Rheology, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) characterization techniques were used to analyze the blends morphology and evaluate the nanoclays stacks/polymer matrix interaction. Several phenomena, such as shear thinning and premature polymer gelification, were notably observed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/406087
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author Farida Bensadoun
Nadir Kchit
Catherine Billotte
François Trochu
Edu Ruiz
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Nadir Kchit
Catherine Billotte
François Trochu
Edu Ruiz
A Comparative Study of Dispersion Techniques for Nanocomposite Made with Nanoclays and an Unsaturated Polyester Resin
Journal of Nanomaterials
author_facet Farida Bensadoun
Nadir Kchit
Catherine Billotte
François Trochu
Edu Ruiz
author_sort Farida Bensadoun
title A Comparative Study of Dispersion Techniques for Nanocomposite Made with Nanoclays and an Unsaturated Polyester Resin
title_short A Comparative Study of Dispersion Techniques for Nanocomposite Made with Nanoclays and an Unsaturated Polyester Resin
title_full A Comparative Study of Dispersion Techniques for Nanocomposite Made with Nanoclays and an Unsaturated Polyester Resin
title_fullStr A Comparative Study of Dispersion Techniques for Nanocomposite Made with Nanoclays and an Unsaturated Polyester Resin
title_full_unstemmed A Comparative Study of Dispersion Techniques for Nanocomposite Made with Nanoclays and an Unsaturated Polyester Resin
title_sort comparative study of dispersion techniques for nanocomposite made with nanoclays and an unsaturated polyester resin
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Journal of Nanomaterials
issn 1687-4110
1687-4129
publishDate 2011-01-01
description Over the last few years, polymer/clay nanocomposites have been an area of intensive research due to their capacity to improve the properties of the polymer resin. These nanocharged polymers exhibit a complex rheological behavior due to their dispersed structure in the matrix. Thus, to gain fundamental understanding of nanocomposite dispersion, characterization of their internal structure and their rheological behavior is crucial. Such understanding is also key to determine the manufacturing conditions to produce these nanomaterials by liquid composite molding (LCM) process. This paper investigates the mix of nanoclays particles in an unsaturated polyester resin using three different dispersion techniques: manual mixing, sonication, and high shear mixing (HSM). This paper shows that the mixing method has a significant effect on the sample morphology. Rheology, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) characterization techniques were used to analyze the blends morphology and evaluate the nanoclays stacks/polymer matrix interaction. Several phenomena, such as shear thinning and premature polymer gelification, were notably observed.
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