On-line optical monitoring of nanocomposite compounding

Marion McAfee, Wai Chow Chang

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Abstract

On-line monitoring of compounding of PA6 with nanoclay is examined to investigate the level of exfoliation and degradation under a variety of conditions in real-time. On-line rheological and optical reflectance measurements are compared with off-line analyses of compounded samples to investigate the relationship between these readings and exfoliation/ intercalation and/or degradation of the nanocomposite. The effect of the processing (twin-screw/single-screw, temperature and screw speed) on the resulting melt quality and the ability to assess this quality in real-time is discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication67th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2009, ANTEC 2009
Pages1912-1918
Number of pages7
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes
Event67th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2009, ANTEC 2009 - Chicago, IL, United States
Duration: 22 Jun 200924 Jun 2009

Publication series

NameAnnual Technical Conference - ANTEC, Conference Proceedings
Volume4

Conference

Conference67th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2009, ANTEC 2009
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityChicago, IL
Period22/06/0924/06/09

Keywords

  • Extrusion
  • Nanocomposite
  • On-line monitoring

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