Thermomechanical and barrier properties of UV-cured epoxy/O-montmorillonite nanocomposites

摘要

UV curable epoxy nanocomposites were prepared by adding 5 wt% organically-modified montmorillonite (MMT) to an epoxy resin, bis(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl) adipate, and UV cured using triphenylsulfonium hexafluorophosphate initiator. MMT was modified with different types of surfactant (dodecylsuccinic anhydride, octadecylamine, octadecyl alcohol and octadecanoic acid).