Patent ID: 6126734
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: C01B,C08K,F16C

Abstract:
An intercalate, capable of being exfoliated, formed by contacting a layered material, having a water content of at least about 4% by weight, with an intercalant organic monomer selected from the group consisting of C.sub.6 -C.sub.24 alcohols; and polyhydric alcohols to form an intercalating composition, said intercalate having a weight ratio of intercalant monomer to layered material of at least about 1:20, to achieve sorption and complexing of the intercalant monomer between adjacent spaced layers of the layered material, without onium ions or silane coupling agents, to expand the spacing between a predominance of the adjacent platelets of said layered material to at least about 5 .ANG., when measured after sorption of intercalant monomer and drying to a maximum of 5% by weight water.