Effect of different dispersing agents in the non-isothermal kinetics and thermomechanical behavior of PET/TiO2 composites

This work is based on the analysis of the influence of dispersing agents on the non-isothermal kinetics, thermomechanical behavior and dispersing action of PET/TiO2 nanocomposites. The influence of two montanic waxes and an amide wax used as dispersing agents in the nucleating effect of the nanopart...

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Autores: Cayuela Marín, Diana|||0000-0002-1048-8340, Cot Valle, María Ana, Algaba Joaquín, Inés María|||0000-0002-1962-6359, Manich Bou, Albert M.|||0000-0002-9835-2850
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/90738
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/90738
https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10601325.2016.1143321
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Nanocomposites (Materials)
Nanoparticles
Dispersing agent
Nucleating effect
Termomechanical analysis
Non-isothermal kinetics
TiO2 nanoparticles
Montanic wax
Amide wax
PET/TiO2 nanocomposites
In-situ polymerization
Cristallization behavior
Poly(ethylene-terephthalate) nancomposites
Phase-change
Glass
Melt
Nanocompostos (Materials)
Nanopartícules
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria dels materials::Materials compostos
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Sumario:This work is based on the analysis of the influence of dispersing agents on the non-isothermal kinetics, thermomechanical behavior and dispersing action of PET/TiO2 nanocomposites. The influence of two montanic waxes and an amide wax used as dispersing agents in the nucleating effect of the nanoparticles is studied. The dispersing agents are the following: a) a partly saponified ester of montanic acids (PSEMA), b) an ester of montanic acids with multifunctional alcohols (MAWMA) and c) an amide wax based on N,N '-Bisstearoyl ethylenediamine (AW). The non-isothermal kinetics based on the Avrami method revealed that MAWMA and PSEMA favors the nucleating effect of the nanoparticles when are included in PET. Birefringence microscopy points out the good dispersing capacity of MAWMA and AW and the termomechanical analysis confirmed that the ester of montanic acids with multifunctional alcohols MAWMA shows the best dispersing properties and best promotes the nucleating effect of the TiO2 nanoparticles when used for PET/TiO2 nanocomposites production