Preparation of low-molecular-weight polyamide 6/hydrotalcite intercalated nanocomposites via insitu polymerization
Z. Yan-wu, J. Jun-qing
Vol. 1., No.2., Pages 98-103, 2007
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2007.17
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2007.17
Corresponding author: Z. Yan-wu 
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ABSTRACT
Low-molecular-weight PA6 (LMW-PA6)/hydrotalcite intercalated nanocomposites were prepared via insitu polymerization in the presence of organo-hydrotalcite with alanine as an initiator at 150°C.The results indicated that alanine in the interlayer gallery of hydrotalcite doesn't change the interlayer distance of hydrotalcite, while it can initiate the polymerization of ε-caprolactam. There exsists γ crystalloid of LMW-PA6 in LMW-PA6/hydrotalcite intercalated nanocomposites. The molecular weight distribution of LMW-PA6 in the intercalated nanocomposites have two peaks and the added amounts of organo-hydrotalcite hardly influence molecular weight of LMW-PA6.
