Charles Manzi-Nshuti

TL;DR: Oleate-containing layered double hydroxides of zinc aluminum (ZnAl) and magnesium aluminum (MgAl) were used to prepare nanocomposites of polyethylene, poly(ethylene-co-butyl acrylate) and poly(methyl methacrylate), which were characterized by X-ray diffraction, FTIR, elemental analysis, thermogravimetric analysis, mechanical testing and cone calorimetry as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compare the morphology, thermal, fire and mechanical properties with those of the well known PMMA-montmorillonite system, showing that the latter is more thermally stable when 50% mass loss is the point of comparison.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors modified polyethylene (PE) by the addition of a layered double hydroxide of zinc aluminum oleate (ZnAl) and/or commercial fire retardants.

TL;DR: In this paper, two layered double hydroxides (LDHs), calcium aluminum undecenoate (Ca3Al) and Ca3Fe, have been prepared by the co-precipitation method.

TL;DR: A series of five oleate-containing layered double hydroxides with varied ratios of zinc to magnesium, i.e., with the general formula Zn2−yMgyAl(OH)6 [CH3(CH2)7CHCH(CH 2)7COO]·nH2O, were synthesized and used to prepare nanocomposites of polypropylene (PP).