Nanocomposites based on epoxy and a mixture of clays and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) were produced by casting, and also molded by RTM using glass fibers as reinforcement, yielding a hybrid multi-scale micro/nanocomposite material. Two types of montmorillonite clays were used, natural (MMT-Na) and organophilic (MMT-30B). Higher viscosity was obtained for the mixture with MMT-30B and it was observed that this clay did not perform as well as the MMT-Na in helping the dispersion of the carbon nanotubes (CNT). The glass transition temperature (Tg) of the nanocomposites increased in up to 6 °C with the addition of MWCNT and up to 10 °C with the addition of MMT-30B, differently from the MMT-Na which did not alter the Tg of the material. By transmission electron microscopy, it was verified that more homogeneous dispersions and more intercalated structures were obtained with the MMT-30B than with the MMT-Na. Finally, the low clay content used and, especially, the very low MWCNT content, did not significantly alter the studied flexural properties.

Neste trabalho foi estudada a reação entre polietileno glicol (PEG) e uma resina epoxídica à base de diglicidil éter de bisfenol A (DGEBA), na presença de N,N-dimetilbenzilamina (DMBA), sendo os produtos desta reação avaliados por espectroscopia no infravermelho (FTIR), espectroscopia de ressonância magnética nuclear de próton (RMN-1H) e medidas de viscosidade cone-prato. Amostras curadas com um endurecedor à base de poliamina foram também submetidas a ensaios de tração e calorimetria exploratória diferencial (DSC). Os resultados das análises de viscosidade, FTIR e RMN (1H) confirmaram a ocorrência da reação entre grupos epóxi do DGEBA e grupos hidroxila do PEG na presença de DMBA, a 100 ºC. As análises de DSC e os ensaios de tração dos sistemas curados mostram que a reação de DGEBA com PEG gera um material com temperatura de transição vítrea (Tg) significativamente menor, em conjunto com o aumento da deformação na ruptura e decréscimo do modulo de elasticidade, quando comparados ao sistema epoxídico de referência (DGEBA).

In this work the reaction of polyethylene glycol (PEG) and epoxy resin (BADGE) in the presence of N,N-dimethylbenzylamine (DMBA) was studied. The reaction products were evaluated by infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) and viscosity measurements. Samples cured with a polyamine-based hardener were also submitted to tensile tests and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The results of the viscosity analyses, FTIR and RMN (¹H) confirmed the reaction between DGEBA epoxy groups and PEG hydroxyl groups in the presence of DMBA, at 100 ºC. DSC analyses and tensile tests of cured systems showed that the reaction of DGEBA with PEG leads to a reduction of Tg, generating a more flexible material.

A teoria das perturbações de Weeks-Chandler-anderson (WCA) juntamente com a solução de Enskog da equação de Boltzmann para fluidos densos de esferas rígidas é aplicada a correlação e predição de difusividades de misturas a elevadas pressões. O denominado "efeito de densidade" na solução original de Enskog para fluidos densos é analisado empregando-se a função de correlação aos pares de Carnahan-Starling, e as correlações semi-empíircas de Speedy e Harris, correlações estas desenvolvidas através da simulação molecular de difsividade de fluidos de esferas duras. A proposta apresentada neste trabalhop baseia-se na teoria dos fluidos de esferas rígidas "suaves", sem o uso de qualquer parâmetro binário ajustável e pode ser prontamente estendidas para misturas multicompetentes. Os resultados obtidos mostram que as difisividades preditas neste trabalho estão em excelente concordância com os dados experimentais e fornecem melhores resultados que o método de Wilke-Chang.

In this work the Weeks-Chandler-Andersen (WCA) perturbation theory coupled with the Enskog’s solution of the Boltzmann equation for dense hard-sphere fluids is employed for estimating diffusion coefficients in compressed pure liquids and fluids and dense fluid mixtures. The effect of density correction on the estimation of diffusivities is analyzed using the Carnahan-Starling pair correlation function and the correlation of Speedy and Harris which have been proposed as models of self-diffusion coefficient of hard-sphere fluids. The approach presented here is based on the smooth hard-sphere theory without any binary adjustable parameters and can be readily used for estimating diffusivities in multicomponent fluid mixtures. It is shown that the correlated and the predicted diffusivities are in good agreement with the experimental data and much better than estimates of Wilke-Chang equation.