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Polymer Nano-composite
Student Team/ Author : Atindra D. Shukla Dinesh O Shah Toyoko Imae
Guide By : Self and Final stage Dr. Atindra Shukla
Degree : Chemistry
College : SSCSSN-DDU
The hydrophilic/hydrophobic organoclays with varying quaternary ammonium substituents (QAS) were successfully synthesized and used as filler in unsaturated polyester (UPE) resin-organoclay nanocomposites to enhance mechanical properties. The organoclay-BQASMMT18 (octadecyldimethylbenzylammonium bromide modified montmorillonite) with only 3 wt% in the UPE enhanced tensile strength, tensile modulus, flexural strength and elongation at break by the order of 4.6, 2.4, 2 and 2.4, respectively compared to the pristine UPE. The tensile strength and hardness of the UPE-organoclay nanocomposites were increased with increase in organoclay content in the nanocomposites. However, the tensile and flexural strength decreased with increased loading of BQASMMT18 from 3% to 5 wt% due to less dispersibility of organoclay in nanocomposites. Moreover, dispersibility of hydrophobic organoclays in UPE nanocomposite is higher with respect of hydrophilic and pristine clay.

 After successfully complition of project with organo clays and its fundaental outputs, we have utilise organoclay for improve mechanical properties of commercial resin. 

This project was supported by "Patel Polymers" with Mr. Jaymin Pate.

In this project, we have to enhance the mechanical prperties by dispersiong clay. and surprisingly we got high mechanical properties then treditional metals and alloys. 

This project also publish with help of Taiwan colloborations. 

This project written and fully demonstarted by my self till its output and properties matching with traditional composite materials. 






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