Unravelling the thermal behavior and kinetics of unsaturated polyester resin supplemented with organo-nanoclay
Ayoub Chencheni, Samir Belkhiri, Ahmed Fouzi Tarchoun, Amir Abdelaziz, Wissam Bessa, Youcef Boucheffa, Djalal Trache
Abstract
Montmorillonite nanoclay (MMT) was modified using a quaternary ammonium compound. The incorporation of nanoclay into unsaturated polyester resin (UPR) was shown to be more stable and had reduction in both the energetic barrier and pre-exponential factor for redox and thermal reactions.
Topics & Concepts
MontmorilloniteKineticsUnsaturated polyesterPolyesterAmmoniumRedoxChemistryThermalMaterials scienceChemical engineeringPolymer chemistryComposite materialOrganic chemistryThermodynamicsEngineeringPhysicsQuantum mechanicsPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesThermal and Kinetic AnalysisPolymer crystallization and properties