Author： Khoo W. S. Ismail H. Ariffin A.
Publisher： Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISSN： 0091-4037
Source： International Journal of Polymeric Materials, Vol.62, Iss.7, 2013-03, pp. : 390-396
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Abstract
Glutaraldehyde (GA) crosslinked polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/chitosan (CS)/halloysite nanotube (HNT) composite films were prepared using a wet casting method. The tensile, morphology, thermal degradation, swelling, moisture, and oxidative degradation properties of crosslinked composite films were carried out. The presences of crosslinking in the composite films were confirmed by FTIR result. The tensile strength of the crosslinked composite films increased up to 0.5 wt% of HNTs loading. Increasing HNTs reduced the thermal degradation, swelling, and moisture properties of crosslinked composite films reduced with the increase of HNTs content. Results also indicated that the crosslinked composite films were degraded using Fenton reagent.
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