Barrier Properties and Structural Study of Nanocomposite of HDPE/Montmorillonite Modified with Polyvinylalcohol

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</svg> (cm<sup>3</sup>·mm/m<sup>2</sup>·day)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">HDPE</td><td align="center">451 ± 22.4</td></tr><tr><td align="left">HDPE/MMT<sub>HDTMA/PVA</sub> 0.6 wt%</td><td align="center">553 ± 154</td></tr><tr><td align="left">HDPE/MMT<sub>HDTMA/PVA</sub> 2 wt%</td><td align="center">254 ± 25</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

CO<sub>2</sub> permeability of HDPE and HDPE/MMT<sub>HDTMA/PVA</sub> (0.6 wt% and 2 wt%).

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Table 3: Barrier Properties and Structural Study of Nanocomposite of HDPE/Montmorillonite Modified with Polyvinylalcohol 