Jariyavidyanont, KataleePatanair, BinduFocke, Walter WilhelmAndrosch, René2016-08-112016-07Jariyavidyanont, K, Patanair, B, Focke, W & Androsch, R 2016, 'Crystallization kinetics of polyamide 11 in the presence of sepiolite and montmorillonite nanofillers', Colloid and Polymer Science, vol. 294, pp. 1143-1151, doi:10.1007/s00396-016-3874-y.0303-402X (print)1435-1536 (online)10.1007/s00396-016-3874-yhttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/56268The crystallization kinetics of polyamide 11 (PA 11) in presence of sepiolite and organomodified montmorillonite nanofillers has been studied in a wide range of temperatures and cooling rates by conventional differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and fast scanning chip calorimetry (FSC). The presence of the nanofillers has a negligible effect on the crystallization temperature of PA 11 at low cooling rates. However, at rapid cooling conditions a distinct nucleating effect of the nanofillers is detected. The critical cooling rate to suppress crystallization increases from 600 K s–1 to about 1000 and 3000 K s–1 in nanocomposites containing sepiolite and montmorillonite, respectively. Regardless the cooling rate applied for solidification the melt, in the nanocomposites the crystallinity of PA 11 is 5 to 10 % higher than in neat PA 11, with the highest values obtained for the montmorillonite-containing system. The nucleating effect of the nanofillers onto the crystallization of the PA 11 is confirmed by analysis of the half-times of isothermal crystallization, and by analysis of the spherulitic superstructure. All measurements proved a saturation of the nucleation efficiency at a loading of the nanofiller of 2.5 m%.en© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2016. The original publication is available at : http://link.springer.comjournal/396.NanocompositeCrystallizationFast scanning chip calorimetryPolyamide 11 (PA 11)Postprint Article