@article {49099,
	title = {Effect of covalently functionalized Indian bentonite clay on thermal, mechanical strength and morphology structure of extrusion/injection-molded nylon 6 composites},
	journal = {Polymers for Advanced Technologies},
	volume = {35},
	year = {2024},
	month = {MAY},
	pages = {e6412},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {<p>
	The research and development of functional polymer composites and their production have posed significant challenges, particularly in creating high mechanical strength and thermal stability composites. In this study, we utilized a micro corotation extruder and injection molding to produce covalently functionalized Indian bentonite clay-nylon 6 high-strength nanocomposites. For comparison, two different amines, 3-aminopropyl trimethoxysilane and N-[3-(trimethoxysilyl) propyl] ethylene di-amine, were used to functionalize bentonite clay. Additionally, 3\% and 5\% less amino clay filler was added in the nanocomposite to manufacture the polymer composite. Analytical techniques such as Powder X-Ray Diffraction, Fourier transform infrared, thermal gravimetric analysis, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area were used to characterize the molecular orientation of amine functionalization on clay minerals. Wide-angle X-ray diffraction, atomic force microscopy, and transmission electron microscope were used to characterize the nylon 6 intercalated in amino clay nanocomposite and the polymer structure morphology. Thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry were used to investigate the crystalline thermal behavior of clay-nylon 6 composites. From the results, it was observed that the composition containing 5 wt.\% amino clay demonstrated a significant improvement in tensile strength when compared with the composition containing 3 wt.\% amino clay. The mechanical strength and the thermal behavior showed a significant improvement of similar to 200\% for 5\% amino clay-nylon 6 nanocomposite.</p>
},
	keywords = {amine-functionalized clay, bentonite clay, melt intercalation, Nanocomposite, nylon 6, thermal and mechanical properties},
	issn = {1042-7147},
	doi = {10.1002/pat.6412},
	author = {Shanmugam, Kumaresan and Rokade, Dhammaraj S. and Ingole, Pravin G. and Pol, Harshawardhan V. and Arunachalam, Saravanakumar and Bajaj, Hari C.}
}
