Method of preparing fiber-reinforced polymer composites and fiber-reinforced polymer composites prepared thereof
AssigneeAgency for Science, Technology and Research
InventorsXu Li, Chao Bin He, Haiwen Gu, Siew Yee Wong, Shilin Chen
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Abstract
A method of preparing a fiber-reinforced polymer composite is provided. The method includes (a) providing a swollen clay material; (b) chemically modifying a surface of the swollen clay material with an organosilane to form a silane-modified clay material; (c) intercalating the silane-modified clay material with a binder to form an intercalated clay material; and (d) melt compounding the intercalated clay material with a mixture comprising a polymer and fiber to form the fiber-reinforced polymer composite. A fiber-reinforced polymer composite is also provided.
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A method of preparing a fiber-reinforced polymer composite, the method comprising
- a) providing a swollen clay material comprising a clay material and an aqueous medium dispersed between layers of the clay material;
- b) chemically modifying a surface of the swollen clay material with an organosilane to form a silane-modified clay material;
- c) intercalating the silane-modified clay material with a binder to form an intercalated clay material;
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- d) melt compounding the intercalated clay material with a mixture comprising a polyamide polymer and discrete, elongated pieces of fiber, thereby dispersing the intercalated clay material along with the fiber in the polyamide polymer, to form the fiber-reinforced polymer composite.
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