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This work focused on the preparation of poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/inorganic composites. Perlite and organically modified montmorillonite (OMMT) were used as the inorganic compounds. (PVA)/inorganic nanocomposite films were prepared by solvent solution method. The morphology, dynamic mechanical property, and the photochemical stability of these films were studied. The reaction pathway between these OMMT and PVA was suggested that the hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interactions contributed to the preparation. The obtained new materials have different thermal, mechanical, and photochemical stability from other single components.

In this study polylactide (PLA)/perlite and PLA/montmorillonite (MMT) composites were prepared by melt extrusion and solvent dissolution methods. The effects of organic/inorganic ratios and the kind of inorganic compounds on the characterization of the composite materials were investigated. The thermal stability of the organic–inorganic composite materials was evaluated by TGA and DSC, and the morphology of these composites was measured as SEM images. The modulus of elasticity was evaluated by Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). The PLA/inorganic composites exhibited remarkable improvement of mechanical and thermal properties when compared with those of the pure PLA.