Thermomechanical performance and high Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area of poly(vinyl alcohol)/silica/clay and poly(vinyl alcohol)/(fumed silica)/clay nanocomposites

• Main Authors: Chang, Josephine Hui Lai, Md. Rezaur, Rahman, Sinin, Hamdan, Mahbub, Hasan, Liew, Fui Kiew, Md. Mizanu, Rahman, Md. Faruk, Hossen
• Format: E-Article
• Published: Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) t 2017
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17876/; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/vnl.21513
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Poly(vinyl alcohol)/silica/clay (PVA-si-clay) and poly(vinyl alcohol)/(fumed silica)/clay (PVA-fsi-clay) nanocomposites were prepared via solution intercalation by exploiting phase separation based on the bridging of particles by polymer chains. Both nanocomposites were characterized by Fourier-tran...