Hazardless nanocomposite for gas barrier potential

• Main Authors: Jamal, Nur Ayuni, Anuar, Hazleen, Ahmad, Zuraida, Abd Razak, Shamsul Bahri
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/23122/1/pp23.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/23122/; http://www.iium.edu.my/irie/10/sub10/author/list_p.php

Composites based on high density polyethylene (HDPE), ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) and Organically Modified Montmorillonite (OMMT) clays were made by melt compounding followed by compression molding. Tensile testing, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) we...