Industrial and academic communities have been paying close attention to developments in polymernanocomposite technology. Nanomaterials can be combined to create nanocomposites with goal ofenhancing specific physical, thermal, and other characteristics...
Industrial and academic communities have been paying close attention to developments in polymernanocomposite technology. Nanomaterials can be combined to create nanocomposites with goal ofenhancing specific physical, thermal, and other characteristics. Materials such as choice of clay, pretreatment,choice of polymers and their component, and method of incorporating polymers within thenanocomposites, all have a bearing on the nature and final qualities of resulting nanocomposites. Theproperties of composites are considerably changed when nanoparticles are added to polymers, but theeffects rely greatly on how the nanomaterials are processed and surface-treated. To create a nanocompositewith the requisite physical and mechanical qualities, a nanomaterial is mixed with a polymer.
In comparison to other clays, surface features of Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) provide opportunities forsurface modifications. Besides, due to inter-tubular and interfacial interactions between HNT and polymeras well as structure of HNT, the thermal properties of nanocomposites are enhanced. In this review,various properties of HNT necessary for fire retardancy of nanocomposites are discussed. Over the pastdecade, Halloysite has been recognized as nanomaterial of choice with different polymers to act as synergistfor thermal stability and regulate the flame retardancy behaviour of resultant nanocomposite.