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. 2017 May 20;22(5):838. doi: 10.3390/molecules22050838

Table 5.

Halloysite nanotubes-polymer nanocomposites in technology.

Reference Matrix HNTs (wt %) Process Results of Nanocomposites
HNTs’ Modification Property ±%
[82] PP 5 Injection molding (internal) Untreated HNTs Tm −2
HNTs modified DBMI −1
HNTs modified HEDA −2
HNTs modified Silane +0.06
HNTs modified urea +2
Untreated HNTs XC −11
HNTs modified DBMI −6
HNTs modified HEDA −6
HNTs modified Silane +22
HNTs modified urea −51
Untreated HNTs Tensile strength +1
HNTs modified HEDA +1
HNTs modified Silane −2
HNTs modified urea +1
Untreated HNTs Young′s modulus +7
HNTs modified HEDA +15
HNTs modified Silane +12
HNTs modified urea +8
[85] PP 0–8 Injection molding (extruder) TC +6
DSC (cooling) +5
DSC (melting) +3
XC +23
TGA (weight loss) +1
[88] PP 1–10 phr Injection molding (extruder) Tensile strength +23
[9] PP 0–30 phr Injection molding (extruder) TGA (weight loss) +8
[20] EPDM 0–100 phr Compound mold M459 Tensile strength +809
M63 Elongation at break +306
[21] EPDM 0–100 phr Compound mold Tensile strength +874
Elongation at break +306
[13] xSBR 0–30 phr Compound mold (co-coagulated) Tensile strength +53
Elongation at break −33
Shore hardness +45
[33] EP 0–10 Casting Tg +11
Tensile strength −3
[84] EP 0–10 Tg −1
Tensile strength +8
[72] PA6 0–6 Injection molding (extruder) DSC (cooling) +14
TC +13
XC +22
Tg +9
Tensile strength +30
[19] PA6 0–10 phr Injection molding (extruder) XC (Cooling at 40 °C/min) +48
[59] PA6 0–30 Compound molding (extruder) Tg +2
TC −1
XC +8
[69] PA12 0-10 Compression molding TGA (weight loss) +2
[8] PS 0–5 Injection molding DSC −7
TGA (weight loss) +7
[57] Starch 0-8 Injection molding (extruder) M29 Tensile strength +29
[31] PSt 0–9 Casting PEG Tensile strength +59
[73] PHBV 0–5 Injection molding (extruder) XC +11
TC +2
Tensile strength +3
Tm +2
XC +11
[79] PBS 0–7 Tensile strength +7