Preparation of Polyimide-Clay Nanocomposites and Their Performance

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  • S. M. M. Alam College of Textile Technology, Tejgaon, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v1i2.2297

Keywords:

Polyimide, Organically modified clay, Nanocomposites, Dodecylamine.

Abstract

A series of polyimide (PI)-organically modified clay nanocomposites were made to enhance tensile modulus, thermal stability of PI. PI was made from 3, 3', 4, 4'-biphenyl tetracarboxylic dianhydride (BPDA), p-phenylediamine (PDA).  Montmorillonite (MMT), one type of layered clay, was treated by dodecylamine salt.  XRD indicated that organically modified montmorillonite (OMMT) layers were exfoliated and dispersed into PI-film.  Tensile measurements indicated that small amount of OMMT (up to 3%) increased tensile modulus nicely.  The glass transition temperatures (Tg) of the nano-composites are higher than those of pristine PI.  Thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) showed that nanocomposites have higher decomposition temperatures in comparison with the original PI. 


Keywords: Polyimide; Organically modified clay; Nanocomposites; Dodecylamine.


© 2009 JSR Publications. ISSN: 2070-0237 (Print); 2070-0245 (Online). All rights reserved.


DOI: 10.3329/jsr.v1i2.2297

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Author Biography

S. M. M. Alam, College of Textile Technology, Tejgaon, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh

College of Textile Technology, Tejgaon, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh

 

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Published

2009-04-23

How to Cite

Alam, S. M. M. (2009). Preparation of Polyimide-Clay Nanocomposites and Their Performance. Journal of Scientific Research, 1(2), 326–333. https://doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v1i2.2297

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Vol. 1 No. 2 (2009)

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Section B: Chemical and Biological Sciences

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