Abstract:
This study focuses on polymer nanocomposites and their
syntheses, properties and future applications, several of these applications
will be successful in the near future. Polymer-Layered Silicate Nanocomposites
(PLSN`s) have been widely studied as property enhancers for thermoplastic
materials due to their ability to improve mechanical, thermal, flame resistance
and barrier properties of thermoplastics. Due to this property enhancement
at low filler content (2-6 wt. %), PLSN systems have drawn tremendous
attention. In the present review, a brief overview of history and some
commercial applications of nanocomposites, importance of polyolefin`s
and the development of polyolefin-nanocomposites, techniques used for
the synthesis of nanocomposites, techniques used for the characterization
of nanocomposites, factors affecting the dispersion of clay and the effects
of dispersion on the properties of the nanocomposites, importance for
considering orientation along with the dispersion of clay and relation
between rheology and the orientation of clay platelets in the polymer
matrix of the nanocomposites, is discussed.
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