Effect of zeolite modification on mechanical properties of epoxy composites

The epoxy composites filled with unmodified zeolite of 5 and 10 wt. % and modified natural zeolite of 10 wt. % were prepared. The modification of zeolite with nanofibers of aluminum oxyhydroxide was carried out. Aluminum oxyhydroxide nanofibers were produced at the heating and oxidation of aluminum powder with water. The tensile properties of all the samples were studied. The mechanical properties of modified zeolite based composite were significantly increased compared with that of unmodified zeolite based composite.