Chemical treatment of a brazilian vermiculite for polypropylene composites. / Tratamento químico de uma vermiculita visando seu uso em compósitos de polipropileno.

AUTOR(ES)

Marvin Marco Chambi Peralta

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

RESUMO

In the present work, the effect of three different chemical treatments using inorganic solutions of LiCl, NaCl, and HCl on the swelling, particle size distribution, and cation exchange capacity (CEC) of a vermiculite clay was studied. The clay is originary from Paulistana mine, located in the State of Piauí, Northeastern Brazil, and the final purpose of the treatment of the clay was its use in polymer-matrix composites. For the inorganic salts treatments, several solutions of NaCl and LiCl at different concentrations were used, at 90°C for 144 hours, allowing the treatment solution to dry out. For the acid treatment, 2M HCl solutions at room temperature were used, using treatment times of 2 to 10 hours. After the treatments, all the samples were subjected to intense mechanical stirring in the high shear energy disperser (24000 RPM). The results showed that all treatments resulted in increases in the rates of swelling and reduction in the mean particle sizes, in different degrees. The largest swelling before mechanical stirring was observed in samples treated with solutions of 0.8M LiCl without washing (4 to 5 times that of the untreated sample). After mechanical desagglomeration, the highest swelling was observed in samples treated with solutions 2M HCl for 5 hours (11 times that of the untreated sample). However, after drying, it was no longer possible to achieve the same values of swelling. The most significant decrease in particle size was observed in samples treated with solutions 2M HCl for 5 hours, whereas the most significant reduction in the CEC values were also obtained with the samples treated with solutions 2M HCl (CEC increasing with the time of treatment). Finally, the effect of the addition of the acid treated vermiculite to a polymeric matrix of polypropylene (PP) was examined. The evaluation of the resultant composite specimens indicated that the presence of vermiculite caused a high level of degradation of the PP matrix, with the consequent loss of mechanical properties. This degradation can be attributed to the formation of acidic sites on the vermiculite particles, generated by the direct attack of HCl, and the presence of residual HCl from the treatment solution.

ASSUNTO(S)

polymer composite materials materiais compósitos vermiculita (tratamento químico) vermiculite polypropylene

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