Patent ID: 8883906

Claim:
A nanocomposite comprising at least one halogenated copolymer and at least one nanofiller: the halogenated copolymer comprising units derived from isoolefins having from 4 to 7 carbon atoms and multiolefins; and the nanofiller comprising a surfactant wherein the surfactant has the structure of (R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 )N + wherein R 1 is benzyl derived unit, which may or may not be substituted, wherein R 2 is selected from C 1 to C 26 alkyls, C 2 to C 26 alkenes, and C 3 to C 26 aryls, and wherein R 3 and R 4 are the same or different and are independently selected from C 9 to C 26 alkyls, C 9 to C 26 alkenes, and C 9 to C 26 aryls.