Polymer Layered-Silicate Nanocomposites: Polyamide-6, Polypropylene and Polystyrene

Published

October 24, 1999

Author(s)

Jeffrey W. Gilman, A B. Morgan, Richard H. Harris Jr., E Manias, E P. Giannelis, M Wuthenow

Abstract

In many of the cases studied, polymer-clay nanocomposites are materials that have improved thermal properties. Furthermore, most of the nanocomposite systems reported so far show reduced flammability. The delaminated versions of nanocomposites also offer measurable improvements in a variety of physical properties. The intercalated versions offer the reduced flammability benefits, but with less improvement in physical properties. Many issues are unresolved as to the mechanism of these property enhancements. We report here on our continuing study of the mechanism of flammability reduction with recent results for polypropylene-graft-maleic anhydride and polystyrene layered-silicate nanocomposites using montmorillonite and fluorohectorite.

Proceedings Title

Fire Retardant Chemicals Association

Conference Dates

October 24-27, 1999

Conference Location

Tucson, AZ

Conference Title

New Advances in Flame Retardant Technology

Pub Type

Conferences

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Keywords

fire retardants, flame retardants, nanocomposites, polyamides, polypropylene, polystyrene, flammability, cone calorimeters, heat release rate, physical properties

Citation

Gilman, J. , Morgan, A. , Harris, R. , Manias, E. , Giannelis, E. and Wuthenow, M. (1999), Polymer Layered-Silicate Nanocomposites: Polyamide-6, Polypropylene and Polystyrene, Fire Retardant Chemicals Association, Tucson, AZ, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=912024 (Accessed October 16, 2025)