Investigation the effect of various loads of organically modified montmorillonite on dyeing properties of polypropylene nanocomposites

Polypropylene (PP) nanocomposites with five different clay loadings were prepared by melt mixingtechnique. The PP nanocomposite obtained were uniformly dyed with three distinct disperse dyes at differentlevels of shade. The enhanced dyeability of PP nanocomposite was characterized by spectrophotometricmeasurements. Satisfactory wash and light fastness results were also achieved. Mechanical properties(Tensile) and degree of crystallinity of nanocomposite fibers with different clay loadings were alsoinvestigated with DSC and OM, and also XRD were done.

Keywords:

nanocomposite , polypropylene , montmorillonite , dyeability , disperse dye