Nonisothermal crystallization of poly(ethylene-co-glycidyl methacrylate)/clay nanocomposites

The nonisothermal crystallization of poly(ethylene-co-glycidyl methacrylate) (PEGMA) and PEGMA/ clay were studied by differential scanning calorimeter, at various cooling rates. Avrami model modified by Jeziorny, Ozawa mode and Liu model could successfully describe the nonisothermal crystallization process. Augis-Bennett model, Kissinger model, Takhor model, and Ziabicki model were used to evaluate the activation energy of both samples. It was found that the activation energy of PEGMA/clay nanocomposite was higher than that of neat PEGMA. Experimental results also indicated that the addition of modified clay might retard the overall nonisothermal crystallization process of PEGMA.