Abstract

Alexey Mikhailovich Nemeryuk, Marina Mikhailovna Lylina, Marina Vladimirovna Bogdanovskaya, Elena Aleksandrovna Averina and Anton Sergeyevich Yegorov

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/ojc/340253

A method of producing composite materials based on ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) and metal oxides, such as rare-earth elements oxides (REE oxides), including gadolinium, dysprosium and tungsten oxides, was developed in this study. The surface of oxide fillers was modified using organosilicon coupling dressing agents in the acid catalysis environment. The modification allows to produce compositions containing significant amount of filler (over 30%). The effect of introduction of rare earth oxides into the matrix of ultrahigh molecular polymer up to 40% by weight on thermal and oxidative degradation was studied.

Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene; Polymer Composite; Metal Oxide; Rare Earth Elements

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