Preparation and characterization of nylon 66/montmorillonite nanocomposites with co-treated montmorillonites

In this paper, a new type of organophilic montmorillonites, co-treated by octadecylammonium and aminoundecanoic acid, were synthesized and applied to prepare nylon 66/montmorillonite nanocomposites via melt compounding in a twin extruder. WAXD and TEM characterization indicate that a disordered structure was derived and the montmorillonite platelets dispersed in nanoscale in the nylon 66 matrix. The nanocomposites with co-treated montmorillonite display comparatively higher strength and modulus compared to nylon 66 matrix.