Analyzing the Surface Properties of Organozeolite /Poly(Vinyl Chloride) Composite

 Abstract — Polymer/clay nanocomposites are a class of hybrid materials composed of organic polymer matrix in which inorganic particles with nanoscale dimension are embodied. The natural zeolite (clinoptilolite) of Gördes–Manisa (in Western Anatolia of Turkey) used in this work. The O-zeolite was obtained through the purification of zeolite and was organically modified by hexadecyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (HTAB) with certain surfactant concentration. Poly(vinyl chloride)/O-zeolite composites were prepared using the solution blending method with the application of ultrasound and using trichloromethane as solvent. Ultrasonic waves were used to enhance the nanoscale dispersion of the silicate. Polymer composite of a poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) matrix containing 5% Organozeolite (OZ) by mass was investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD) Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Polymer nanocomposites of a PVC matrix containing 5% organozeolite (OZ) by mass was investigated using inverse gas chromatography (IGC). IGC was applied to characterize the surface of PVC/OZ