Abstract
Polymer–clay nanocomposites have been prepared by melt blending of commercial organoclay Cloisite 15A with blends of polyethylenes (PE) and maleic-anhydride-grafted PE (PE/PE-g-MA) with wide range of composition. Three types of PE/PE-g-MA blends with different molecular structure, namely blends of high-density PE (HD) with HD-g-MA (HDMA), blends of low-density PE (LD) with LD-g-MA (LDMA), and blends of linear low-density PE (LL) with LL-g-MA (LLMA) were used. The influence of the molecular structure of the PE matrixes and the compatibility between the blend components on the morphology of the nanocomposites was studied. The thermal properties, microhardness, and transparency of the nanocomposites were investigated. The influence of the degree of exfoliation/intercalation on the materials characteristics is discussed.
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