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Abstract
Recycled high-impact polystyrene nanocomposites with organoclay were prepared. Clay of the smectite group (montmorillonite) with two types of intercalated compounds was used (Viscogel S4 and Viscogel S7). The polymer nanocomposites were prepared by melt intercalation, applying two shear intensities in a twin screw extruder. The nanostructured materials obtained were characterized by NMR relaxometry, X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, melt flow index and mechanical analyses. The results showed that the nanostructured materials presented a mixed intercalated/exfoliated morphology. The organophilic clay, Viscogel S7, generated polymer nanocomposites with better dispersion and distribution (at low concentrations) than those produced with the Viscogel S4. The shear rate was effective for dispersion of the nanoparticles. The materials processed at 600rpm showed better dispersion than those processed at 450rpm. The characterization techniques chosen were effective. They were complementary and permitted comparison among the polymer nanocomposites. The use of low-field NMR relaxometry allowed measurement of the spin–lattice relaxation time of hydrogen (T1H), which provided more precise information on the mobility of the materials, thus complementing and explaining the results obtained by X-ray diffraction.
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