Ionic liquids: new class of tensoactives on the preparation of polymeric nanocomposites.

• Grant number: 11/12410-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: September 01, 2011
• End date: December 31, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Materials and Metallurgical Engineering - Nonmetallic Materials
• Principal Investigator: Caio Marcio Paranhos da Silva
• Grantee: Priscila Vedovello
• Host Institution: Centro de Ciências Exatas e de Tecnologia (CCET). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). São Carlos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Polymer nanocomposites based on clay minerals have attracted the attention of several research groups, due to the unique properties observed for these materials. The high performance of these systems arises from the combination of the high specific surface area of nano-sized particles, specific interactions between the organic and inorganic and degree of dispersion achieved by the particle into the polymer matrix. In this context, the use of surfactants based on quaternary ammonium salts are widely adopted in order to achieve the best compatibility between the phases, since the chemical affinity between the polymer matrix (hydrophobic) and lamellar clay mineral (hydrophilic), as montmorillonite, is inherently low. However, these organic salts have low thermal stability under certain processing conditions, such as extruders and injection molding processes. Consequently, the nanoparticle dispersion and cohesion of the polymer matrix can be dramatically affected, resulting in the disappearance of the expected properties. Because of its high thermal stability, salts of ionic liquids can be an interesting alternative to the traditional use of quaternary ammonium salts in order to improve the interactions between the components in polymer nanocomposites.

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

VEDOVELLO, PRISCILA; DE OLIVEIRA GOMES, ANA CATARINA; DA ROCHA OLIVEIRA, LUCAS MENDONCA; CRUZ, SANDRA ANDREA; PARANHOS, CAIO MARCIO. Short alkyl chain length ionic liquid as organic modifier in polypropylene/clay nanocomposite: a thermal comparative study. SN APPLIED SCIENCES, v. 3, n. 5, MAY 2021. (11/12410-3)