This work has for purpose evaluate the effect of the utilization of two organoclays bentonites, one national, organophilizated with the salt cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide, ASCM and other commercial, Cloisite 30B on the properties of the compounds PET/bentonite by melting intercalation. Initially, masterbatch (1:1) was added to PET so that PET/bentonita compounds with 1, 2 and 3 weight % of bentonite. These mixtures were extruded on a counter-rotating twin screw extruder coupled to the torque rheometer Haake operating at 275ºC and 60 rpm and then injection molded on a Fluidmec injection machine. The compounds were coded as PET/ASCM and PET/CL and were characterized by X rays diffraction, XRD, thermogravimetric analysis, TGA and tensile properties and, the clays infrared spectroscopy, FTIR, XRD and TGA. The analysis of FTIR and XRD confirmed the clay organophilization. The thermal stability was more significative for the compound PET/ASCM and the best tensile properties was verificated for the compound PET/CL with 3 weight % of Cloisite 30B.
PET; organoclays; tensile properties
