Drilling oil-based mud waste as a resource for raw materials: A case study on clays reclamation and their application as fillers in polyamide 6 composites

• Reclaimed nanoclay from oil-based drilling fluid waste used as nanofiller in polyamide 6 composites. Improvement interfacial adhesion between OBMFs and PA6 displaying material tailorability for significant increase mechanical properties. Storage modulus of with 10 wt% was 56% higher than that neat PA6. Clear circular economy demonstration on raw materials recovery reuse fluids management strategy. To convert the hazardous mud into a resource, this study has addressed reclaimed nanoclays its application filler reinforcing polymer matrix novel composite material. This work focuses synergistic effect complex mixture various clay minerals different properties polyamide-6 (PA6)/oil-based fillers (OBMFs) nanocomposites. PA6/OBMFs nanocomposites were manufactured through melt compounding twin-screw extruder followed by injection moulding. The shows improvement For instance, tensile increased incremental loadings matrix. Young's moduli 42% 35% 7.5 respectively whereas strengths 24% 16% respectively. flexural strength 26% addition 0 to storage nanocomposite containing at 30 °C, 60 °C (glass transition temperature, T g PA6) can be appropriately develop new resource technology.