Patent ID: 6380295
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: C01B,C08J,C08K,C09D

Abstract:
A clay/organic chemical composition useful as an additive to polymer, plastic and resin matrices to produce nanocomposites, comprising an ion-exchanged reaction product produced by the intercalation and reaction of:(a) one or more smectite clays; (b) one or more quaternary ammonium compounds in an amount of from about 100% to about 200% of the cation exchange capacity of the smectite clay; and (c) one or more non-anionic organic polymers; wherein one or more of the non-anionic organic polymers is selected from the group consisting of polyurethanes, polyamides, polyesters, polycarbonates, polyepoxides and polyolefins.