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- Title
A New Application of Hollow Nanosilica Added to Modified Polypropylene to Prepare Nanocomposite Films.
- Authors
Li, Xu; Zhang, Ying-Jun; Tsou, Chi-Hui; Wen, Yi-Hua; Wu, Chin-San; De Guzman, Manuel Reyes; Zeng, Chun-Yan; Gao, Chen; Zou, Jia-Jun; Zhao, Wen-Bin; Sun, Ya-Li; Potiyaraj, Pranut
- Abstract
Since the inception of research on hollow silica, the use of hollow nanosilica (HNS) as additives in barrier materials has not been reported. In this study, we evaluated the capacity of HNS as an additive in modified polypropylene (MPP). According to X-ray diffraction (XRD), the crystallinity, tensile strength, and thermal stability of MPP/HNS nanocomposite containing 0.1 phr HNS approached maximum values. Moreover, the nanocomposite had the best performance in terms of water vapor barrier and oxygen resistance. The reasons for the improvement in barrier performance were discussed. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that HNS at a low content dispersed well in MPP. In conclusion, the synthesized HNS can be used as an additive in barrier materials, and it would have potential applications in the fields of food packaging films and storage containers or materials. Hollow nanosilica was synthesized, and then it was used as an additive in modified polypropylene to prepare nanocomposites. These new nanocomposites show excellent properties, such as tensile strength, barrier performances and thermostability. The new nanocomposites could be widely used in packaging materials.
- Subjects
VAPOR barriers; PACKAGING materials; NANOCOMPOSITE materials; PACKAGING film; FOOD packaging
- Publication
NANO, 2021, Vol 16, Issue 10, p1
- ISSN
1793-2920
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1142/S1793292021501174