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Title: Facile clay exfoliation using polymer silicone surfactants

Abstract

The present invention is directed to processes for preparing a silicone surfactant intercalated clay and a polymer-clay nanocomposite. The processes use silicone surfactants having a molecular weight in the range of 10,000 to 100,000 Dalton to achieve fully exfoliating clay structures. Using these macromolecular silicone surfactants, along with the engineered control of the processing pH and drying stress conditions, this invention provides simple and low-cost methods of making a fully-exfoliated polymer-clay nanocomposite.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Industrial Science & Technology Network, Inc., Lancaster, PA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1823863
Patent Number(s):
10981830
Application Number:
16/518,626
Assignee:
Industrial Science & Technology Network, Inc. (Lancaster, PA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B82 - NANOTECHNOLOGY B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
DOE Contract Number:  
EE0006349
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 07/22/2019
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Yang, Arthur Jin-Ming, Lai, Sun-Mou, Domszy, Roman C., and Wang, Tsung-Jen. Facile clay exfoliation using polymer silicone surfactants. United States: N. p., 2021. Web.
Yang, Arthur Jin-Ming, Lai, Sun-Mou, Domszy, Roman C., & Wang, Tsung-Jen. Facile clay exfoliation using polymer silicone surfactants. United States.
Yang, Arthur Jin-Ming, Lai, Sun-Mou, Domszy, Roman C., and Wang, Tsung-Jen. Tue . "Facile clay exfoliation using polymer silicone surfactants". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1823863.
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abstractNote = {The present invention is directed to processes for preparing a silicone surfactant intercalated clay and a polymer-clay nanocomposite. The processes use silicone surfactants having a molecular weight in the range of 10,000 to 100,000 Dalton to achieve fully exfoliating clay structures. Using these macromolecular silicone surfactants, along with the engineered control of the processing pH and drying stress conditions, this invention provides simple and low-cost methods of making a fully-exfoliated polymer-clay nanocomposite.},
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year = {2021},
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