Abstract
Polyamide/calcium carbonate composites (CaCO3) were prepared by bottom-up process, using a precipitated CaCO3 with polyamide monomers followed by the polymerization of the polyamide. The composites before and after the polymerization treatment were studied by gel permeation chromatography, differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray powder diffraction, and attenuated total reflectance—Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. A van der Waals interaction between monomer molecules and CaCO3 surface, which was suggested by the blue shift in IR absorption band of NH2 and CH2, restricted the molecular motions of monomers on the CaCO3 surfaces to inhibit the proceeding of polymerization reactions. A resembled blue shift was also observed in the polyamide/CaCO3 composites. Besides the hydrophilic; hydrogen bonding and ionic, interactions, the van der Waals interaction should not be ignored and had a significant effect on the polymerization reactions. POLYM. COMPOS., 35:1132–1139, 2014. © 2013 Society of Plastics Engineers
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