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etc.). The general formula of bentonite clays is (Malvern Instruments, England). The measuring
Al2O34SiO2nH2O. Montmorillonite is most of- range of the device is from 10 nm to 3500 mkm.
ten a rock-forming component in bentonite clays.
The crystal lattice of montmorillonite is consists
Results and discussion
from two structural elements. One of these ele- Polyolefins are one of the most widely
ments includes two outer silicon-oxygen tetrahe- used polymeric materials, but the manufacture
drons, in the center of each is a silicon atom that of alumina composites basis of on the polyole-
is equidistant from four oxygen atoms or hy- fins is still a serious problem for researchers.
droxyl groups. The rows of silicon-oxygen tetra- This is mainly due to the non-polar nature of the
hedrons are arranged in the form of infinitely polyolefins and the high hydrophilicity of the
repeating hexagonal grids. The second structural clay [5]. To obtain a complete picture of the
element of the crystal lattice of montmorillonite crystallization process, and the effect of benton-
consists of close-packed oxygen atoms or hy- ite concentration on the crystallization tempera-
droxyl groups, aluminum atoms are located be- ture and density of nanocomposite materials
tween them in an octahedral combination. The based on bentonite+HDPE/LDPE, it was initial-
alumo-oxygen octahedral mesh in the structure ly interesting to consider their thermophysical
of montmorillonite is located between two sili- and physico-mechanical characteristics at vari-
con-oxygen tetrahedra. The articulation of these ous bentonite concentrations. It should be noted
two tetrahedral and one octahedral meshes is that, for the all researched samples of composite
forms common layers [6]. materials, a mixture of HDPE and LDPE was
Nanocomposite materials basis of on the taken at a 50/50 ratio.
a mixture of HDPE and LDPE (50/50) and with Table 1 summarizes the results of a re-
different concentrations of bentonite (1, 3, 5, search of the effect of bentonite concentration
10, 20 and 30 mass%) were obtained on labora- on ultimate tensile strength, tensile yield
tory rollers at a temperature of 1500C within 8– strength, elongation at break and heat resistance
10 minutes. Then, at a pressing temperature of of the bentonite +HDPE/LDPE system.
1700C, plates were molded from which the cor- Analyzing the data given in Table 1, you
responding samples were cut down for testing. can see that with the loading of the 1 mass% of
Dilatometric studies were performed on bentonite into composition of the polymer mix-
an IIRT-1 device with a load of 5.3 kg and in ture some increase in ys of samples up to 21.6
the temperature range from 1800C to room tem-
MPa and ts up to 15.5 MPa is observed.
perature.
The melting point was determined on a Table 1. The effect of the concentration of bentonite on
Q-1500 D derivatograph of the firm MOM the physico-mechanical properties of nanocomposites on
(Hungary) of the Paulik–Paulik–Erdei system. the basis of a mixture of high and low density polyeth-
The density of the compositions at a tem- ylene
perature of 1900C was determined on a capillary
Ultimate tensile
Heat resistance,
strength, MPa
strength, MPa
Elongation at
Tensile yield
*The composition
CEAST MF50 (INSTRON, Italy).
С
of the composite,
0
With a further increase in the amount of pending on the temperature factor, let us turn to
bentonite to 30 wt.% the ys decreases from 21.6 the results of the study of changes in their phase
MPa to 18.2 MPa (that is, by 3 MPa). Increases and state of aggregation according to dilatomet-
in the concentration of bentonite (over 1%) in the ric measurements. Dilatometry shows the nature
composite, at first, a regular decrease in the ulti- of the change in the dependence of the specific
mate tensile strength is observed, but at 30 volume on temperature and determines the tem-
mass% ts concentration reaches a higher value perature of the first-order phase transition at the
than the initial polymer matrix. The latter cir- crystallization temperature.
cumstance suggests that bentonite, as a filler, Polymer crystallization studies are usual-
plays a reinforcing role. At 1 mass% of the ben- ly carried out using dilatometry, differential
tonite amount in the mixture (bentonite+ scanning calorimetry and optical microscopy.
HDPE/LDPE) shows a slight decrease in the These methods are widely used in the analysis
elongation at break from 480 to 450%. With fur- of crystallization kinetics using the Avrami
ther increase in the amount of bentonite, a natu- equation [7]. In this study, it is possible to de-
ral decrease in the elongation at break of the termine such properties as the temperature of
composites is noticed. As mentioned earlier, this the onset of crystallization, the glass transition
is due to the fact that the compatibility of poly- temperature, density, specific volume, free or
ethylene with clay fillers is relatively low. unoccupied volume, depending on the concen-
As can be seen from Table 1, with an in- tration of bentonite.
crease in the concentration of bentonite, an in- The study of the structure of low-density
crease in the heat resistance of nanocomposites and high-density polyethylene blends using an
from 112 to 1180C observed. The increase in optical method, depending on their behavior
heat resistance of composites is due to the fact during crystallization, showed [8] that the for-
that the filler particles accumulating in amor- mation of spherulites and the increase in their
phous regions is increase the density of the en- size before a collision occurs during the crystal-
tire composition. In this case, in a certain way, lization of high-density polyethylene, forming
there is a decrease in the mobility of the feed- the initial moment of the spherulites skeleton.
through chains, which directly affects the in- Table 2 shows the results of studying the
crease in heat resistance and softening point of effect of the concentration of bentonite on the
polymeric materials. temperature of the onset of crystallization of the
This confirmed by the results of a research density of the considered nanocomposite mate-
of the melting point of the nanocomposites. Ac- rials at room temperature and at 1900C.
cording to the data of a derivatographic analysis,
Table 2. The effect of bentonite concentration on the
the melting point of the composites changes in density and temperature of the onset of the process of
the following sequence: HDPE/LDPE 1200C, crystallization of nanocomposites based on a mixture of
HDPE/LDPE+1% 1200C, HDPE/LDPE+3% high and low density polyethylene
1200C, HDPE/LDPE+5% 1210C, HDPE/
Crystalliza-
Density at
tion tem-
perature,
Density,
*The composition
1900С,
kg/m3
С
of the composite,
1250C, HDPE/LDPE+30% 1250C. As can be
0
mass%
seen from the above data, when the concentration
of bentonite is more than 10 mass% there is a HDPE/LDPE 115 0.940 0.730
slight increase in the melting point of composite HDPE/LDPE+1 B 115 0.939 0.714
HDPE/LDPE+3 B 110 0.955 0.742
materials, i.e. more thermal energy is required for
HDPE/LDPE+5 B 110 1.021 0.747
the thermofluctuationar destruction of the supra- HDPE/LDPE+10 B 112 1.086 0.808
molecular structure of the composites. HDPE/LDPE+20 B 113 1.150 0.852
To obtain sufficiently complete infor- HDPE/LDPE+30 B 113 1.262 0.749
mation on the physico-chemical processes oc- – a mixture of HDPE and LDPE were taken in a 50/50
curring in the structure of the composites de- ratio, B-bentonite
56 F.A.MUSTAFAYEVA et al.
As can be seen, 1 mass % content of ben- the interlayer space. In this research, bentonite
tonite in a mixture of LDPE/HDPE does not have with a nanoparticle size in the range of 80–120
any change on the temperature of the beginning of nm was used. The sharp decrease in elongation
the crystallization process, and is equal to 1150C. with the addition of 5 mass% bentonite in a mix-
Density at room temperature is also remains un- ture of HDPE/LDPE can apparently be associat-
changed, but for density at a temperature of 1900C ed with bad compatibility of the matrix and filler
there is a slight decrease. For composite materials particles, indicating to the formation of a non-
with a concentration of bentonite in the range of intercalated nanocomposite. The growth of poly-
3–30 mass% phase transition of the first order oc- ethylene spherulites is changing from the three-
curs at a temperature range of 110–1130C. The dimensional to two-dimensional with the addi-
density corresponding to room temperature for tion of plate silicate. In addition, the isothermal
these materials is naturally increases. With in- total crystallization rate is increases in the pres-
creasing concentration of bentonite from 3 to 20 ence of clay due to the increased nucleation rate
mass% there is an increase in the density value, and decrease in the crystal growth rate [9]. The
and a sharp decrease for the HDPE/LDPE lower branches of the curves are reflect the pro-
blend+30 mass% bentonite (at 1900C tempera- cesses occurring after crystallization, the samples
ture). The described properties are reflected in are compressed and the density increases. As can
figure-1, representing the effect of the concentra- be seen from the curves during the crystallization
tion of bentonite on the regularity of change in the of composites, with an increase in the amount of
specific volume from temperature. filler, the specific volume is decreases, which is
The upper branches of the isotherm direct- indicates an increase in the density of samples in
ly is reflect a decrease in the specific volume the solid and molten state.
distance between the packs of macromolecules By the method of intersection of the upper
and, accordingly, an increase in the melt density and lower branches of dilatometric curves, the
of the composites with an increase in the amount approximate values of the glass transition tem-
of bentonite in the composition. As is known, perature of the studied nanocomposite materials
polymer nanocomposites based on layered sili- were found (Figure 1).
cates contain polymer molecules embedded in
Vo Vs
T, 0C
Fig. 1. Effect of bentonite concentration on the regularity of the change of the specific volume from temperature for
nanocomposites, mass%: HDPE/LDPE, ● HDPE/LDPE+1% bentonite, ○ HDPE/LDPE+3% bentonite, ▲
HDPE/LDPE+5% bentonite, ∆ HDPE/LDPE+10% bentonite, ■ HDPE/LDPE+20% bentonite, □ HDPE/LDPE+
30% bentonite.
The glass transition temperature of the strength and heat resistance, a gradual decrease
original HDPE/LDPE and its mixtures with the in elongation, an increase in the density of com-
1, 3, 5, 10, 20, 30 mass% filler is corresponds to posites identified at room temperature and at
–73, –73, –73, –65, –58, –34, –340С.The free 1900C, and a corresponding decrease in specific
volume (Vf) of the samples under consideration volume. The temperature of onset of crystalliza-
was determined by the method of calculating tion for composites with the composition of
the Vs – Vo (Vo occupied volume, Vs – specific HDPE/LDPE, HDPE/LDPE+1% bentonite is
volume), which is an integral property of the 1150C, and for the rest of the studied samples
polymer matrix and is created by gaps left be- 110–1130C. For the all examined samples were
tween the chains of polymeric bundles. Figure 2 found the glass transition temperatures and the
shows the dependence of free volume on tem- free volume was calculated.
perature for these composites.
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