confinement of the intercalated polymer chains within the clay galleries, which
prevents segmental motions of the polymer chains.
DSC traces of pure TLCP and the hybrids are shown in Fig. 13. The endothermic
peak of pure TLCP appears at 143
C and corresponds with the melt transition
temperature (T m ). The maximum transition peaks of the TLCP hybrids containing
different clay contents in the DSC thermograms are slightly increased to 150
C (see
Table 1). This increase in the thermal behavior of the hybrids may result from the
Fig. 8 SEM micrographs of (a) 0 (pure OBDT), (b) 1, (c) 3, (d) 5, and (e) 7 wt% C18-MMT in
OBDT hybrids
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prevents segmental motions of the polymer chains.
DSC traces of pure TLCP and the hybrids are shown in Fig. 13. The endothermic
peak of pure TLCP appears at 143
C and corresponds with the melt transition
temperature (T m ). The maximum transition peaks of the TLCP hybrids containing
different clay contents in the DSC thermograms are slightly increased to 150
C (see
Table 1). This increase in the thermal behavior of the hybrids may result from the
Fig. 8 SEM micrographs of (a) 0 (pure OBDT), (b) 1, (c) 3, (d) 5, and (e) 7 wt% C18-MMT in
OBDT hybrids
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