TY - JOUR
T1 - Non-toxic poly(ethylene terephthalate)/clay nanocomposites with enhanced barrier properties
AU - Hayrapetyan, Suren
AU - Kelarakis, Antonios
AU - Estevez, Luis
AU - Lin, Qin
AU - Dana, Kausik
AU - Chung, Yi-Lin
AU - Giannelis, Emmanuel P.
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
Acknowledged KAUST grant number(s): KUS-C1-018-02
Acknowledgements: This material is based on work supported by Coca Cola. This publication is based on work supported in part by Award No. KUS-C1-018-02, made by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).
This publication acknowledges KAUST support, but has no KAUST affiliated authors.
PY - 2012/1
Y1 - 2012/1
N2 - Motivated by the technological need for poly(ethylene terephthalate) materials with improved barrier properties together with the requirement for sustainability this study focuses on an eco-friendly sulfonated polyester as clay compatibilizer to facilitate polymer mixing during melt compounding. We demonstrate that the nanocomposites based on sulfonated polyester are a reliable alternative to their imidazolium counterparts, exhibiting enhanced properties (water vapor and UV transmission), without sacrificing the excellent transparency, clarity and mechanical strength of the matrix. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
AB - Motivated by the technological need for poly(ethylene terephthalate) materials with improved barrier properties together with the requirement for sustainability this study focuses on an eco-friendly sulfonated polyester as clay compatibilizer to facilitate polymer mixing during melt compounding. We demonstrate that the nanocomposites based on sulfonated polyester are a reliable alternative to their imidazolium counterparts, exhibiting enhanced properties (water vapor and UV transmission), without sacrificing the excellent transparency, clarity and mechanical strength of the matrix. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/598983
UR - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0032386111010238
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84855856471&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.polymer.2011.12.017
DO - 10.1016/j.polymer.2011.12.017
M3 - Article
SN - 0032-3861
VL - 53
SP - 422
EP - 426
JO - Polymer
JF - Polymer
IS - 2
ER -