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Biobased nanocomposites from organo-clay and blends of unsaturated polyester and functionalized vegetable oil

  • Michigan State University

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Abstract

Biobased neat unsaturated polyester materials containing epoxidized methyl soyate (EMS) and their clay nanocomposites were processed with cobalt naphthenate as a promoter and 2-butanone peroxide as an initiator. A certain amount of unsaturated polyester resin (UPE) was replaced by EMS. The combination of the UPE and EMS resulted in an excellent combination, to a new biobased thermoset material showing relatively high elastic modulus and the constant glass transition temperature with up to 25 wt.% replacements with EMS. Izod impact strength was almost constant while changing the amount of EMS and adding clay nanoplatelets.

Original languageEnglish
Pages52-56
Number of pages5
StatePublished - 2005
EventSociety of Plastics Engineers Annual Technical Conference 2005, ANTEC 2005 - Boston, MA, United States
Duration: May 1 2005May 5 2005

Conference

ConferenceSociety of Plastics Engineers Annual Technical Conference 2005, ANTEC 2005
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston, MA
Period05/1/0505/5/05

Keywords

  • Functionalized Soybean Oil
  • Organomontmorillonite
  • Thermophysical Properties
  • Unsaturated Polyester

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