Patent ID: 8440297
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: B01J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A polymer organoclay composite comprising a molecularly self-assembling (MSA) material and an organoclay dispersed in the MSA material, wherein the organoclay comprises a cation exchanging layered material and organic cations, the cation exchanging layered material having a cation exchanging capacity that is at least 1 mole percent (mol %) exchanged with the organic cations, the organoclay comprising from 1 weight percent (wt %) to 70 wt % of the polymer organoclay composite based on total weight of the polymer organoclay composite wherein the molecularly self-assembling material comprises repeat units of formula I: and at least one second repeat unit selected from the ester-amide units of Formula II and III: and the ester-urethane units of Formula IV: or combinations thereof wherein: w represents the ester mol fraction of Formula I, and x, y and z represent the amide or urethane mole fractions of Formulas II, III, and IV, respectively, where w+x+y+z=1, and 0<w≦1, and at least one of x, y and z is greater than zero but less than 1.