Influence of Organically Modified Nanoclay on Thermal and Combustion Properties of Bagasse Reinforced HDPE Nanocomposites

Journal Article · Fri Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Journal of Polymers and the Environment

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S10924-016-0897-X· OSTI ID:22788362

Kord, Behzad ^[1]; Ravanfar, Pouria ^[2]; Ayrilmis, Nadir ^[3]

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1. Standard Research Institute (SRI), Department of Paper and Packaging Technology, Faculty of Chemistry and Petrochemical Engineering (Iran, Islamic Republic of)
2. Islamic Azad University, Department of Wood and Paper Science and Technology, Chalous Branch (Iran, Islamic Republic of)
3. Istanbul University, Department of Wood Mechanics and Technology, Forestry Faculty (Turkey)

The nanocomposites of high density polyethylene (HDPE)/bagasse flour (BF) with different contents of the organomodified montmorillonite (OMMT) were produced by melt blending process. The thermal stability and combustion behavior of nanocomposites were characterized by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry, and cone calorimeter tests. The results of TGA data of the nanocomposites indicated that the OMMT greatly enhanced the thermal stability, and char residues of the HDPE/BF blends gradually increased with increasing the OMMT content. The activation energy was determined to describe the energy consumption of the initiation of the thermal degradation process. The composites produced with the 6 phc OMMT had the highest activation energy values among the evaluated composites (106 kJ/mol), whereas composites without nanoclay exhibited the lowest one. Furthermore, as the OMMT was incorporated into the nanocomposites, the melting temperature (T{sub m}), crystallization temperature (T{sub c}) melting enthalpy (∆H{sub m}) and crystallinity (X{sub c}) of HDPE/BF blends increased. The findings showed that the OMMT effectively boosted the flame retardancy of nanocomposites due to the formation of the carbonaceous silicate char shields delayed time to ignition and the combustion process was remarkably hindered.

• OSTI ID: 22788362
• Journal Information: Journal of Polymers and the Environment, Vol. 25, Issue 4; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2017 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC; Article Copyright (c) 2016 The Author(s); http://www.springer-ny.com; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1566-2543
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

37 INORGANIC
ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
ACTIVATION ENERGY
BAGASSE
CALORIMETRY
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHARS
COMBUSTION
COMBUSTION PROPERTIES
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENTHALPY
MELTING
MELTING POINTS
MONTMORILLONITE
NANOCOMPOSITES
POLYETHYLENES
THERMAL DEGRADATION
THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS