Effect of Attapulgite Nanorods and Calcium Sulfate Microwhiskers on the Reaction-Induced Phase Separation of Epoxy/PES Blends

<table>The changes of scattering vector, <svg height="12.85" id="M10" style="vertical-align:-4.10045pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 18.487499 12.85" width="18.487499" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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<g transform="matrix(.012,-0,0,-.012,8.413,12.637)"><path d="M766 88q-40 -45 -83.5 -72.5t-63.5 -27.5q-39 0 -16 103l49 224q15 68 -10 68q-36 0 -112.5 -78.5t-105.5 -133.5q-27 -101 -38 -165q-35 -4 -77 -18l-6 6q42 153 70 288q12 55 10 78t-19 23q-38 0 -114 -80.5t-101 -131.5q-24 -68 -41 -165q-36 -3 -76 -18l-8 6
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</svg>, and light intensity versus time of the PES-14.3 blends with and without fillers. (a) PES-14.3-Ca cured at 140°C, (b) <svg height="12.85" id="M11" style="vertical-align:-4.10045pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 18.487499 12.85" width="18.487499" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
<g transform="matrix(.017,-0,0,-.017,.062,7.675)"><path d="M474 429q-19 -69 -47 -222l-65 -347q-8 -49 0 -60t49 -16l26 -3l-4 -26l-246 -12l4 25l17 3q37 6 50 20.5t23 60.5l67 321h-2q-65 -79 -150 -138q-69 -47 -104 -47q-28 0 -48.5 32t-20.5 81q0 78 35 148t90 117q67 57 161 77q23 5 58 5q43 0 90 -15zM387 387
q-30 16 -75 16q-58 0 -92 -27q-49 -39 -78.5 -112t-29.5 -136q0 -34 8.5 -52.5t21.5 -18.5q40 0 109.5 63.5t103.5 115.5q16 53 32 151z" id="x1D45E"></path></g>
<g transform="matrix(.012,-0,0,-.012,8.413,12.637)"><path d="M766 88q-40 -45 -83.5 -72.5t-63.5 -27.5q-39 0 -16 103l49 224q15 68 -10 68q-36 0 -112.5 -78.5t-105.5 -133.5q-27 -101 -38 -165q-35 -4 -77 -18l-6 6q42 153 70 288q12 55 10 78t-19 23q-38 0 -114 -80.5t-101 -131.5q-24 -68 -41 -165q-36 -3 -76 -18l-8 6
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</svg> versus time at 120°C, and (c) <svg height="12.85" id="M12" style="vertical-align:-4.10045pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 18.487499 12.85" width="18.487499" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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q-30 16 -75 16q-58 0 -92 -27q-49 -39 -78.5 -112t-29.5 -136q0 -34 8.5 -52.5t21.5 -18.5q40 0 109.5 63.5t103.5 115.5q16 53 32 151z" id="x1D45E"></path></g>
<g transform="matrix(.012,-0,0,-.012,8.413,12.637)"><path d="M766 88q-40 -45 -83.5 -72.5t-63.5 -27.5q-39 0 -16 103l49 224q15 68 -10 68q-36 0 -112.5 -78.5t-105.5 -133.5q-27 -101 -38 -165q-35 -4 -77 -18l-6 6q42 153 70 288q12 55 10 78t-19 23q-38 0 -114 -80.5t-101 -131.5q-24 -68 -41 -165q-36 -3 -76 -18l-8 6
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</svg> versus time at 140°C.</table>

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Figure 4: Effect of Attapulgite Nanorods and Calcium Sulfate Microwhiskers on the Reaction-Induced Phase Separation of Epoxy/PES Blends 