Research Article
Ethylene-Octene Copolymers/Organoclay Nanocomposites: Preparation and Properties
Table 7
FTIR measurement and comparison of the peak area before UV degradation and peak area after 46 days of UV degradation.
| | Composition | Peak area
1810.920–1508.135 cm−1 | Peak area 46 days
1810.920–1508.135 cm−1 | Peak height at 1720 cm−1
46 days (absorbance) |
| | EOC-17 pure | 1.347 | 6.828 | 0.111 | | EOC-17 + 5% Cloisite 93 | 1.517 | 4.367 | 0.112 | | EOC-45 pure | 1.437 | 5.273 | 0.133 | | EOC-45 + 5% Cloisite 93 | 1.242 | 3.476 | 0.102 |
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