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Method of producing exfoliated polymer-clay nanocomposite and polymer-clay nanocomposite produced therefrom

a polymer-clay nanocomposite and nanocomposite technology, applied in the field of exfoliation of polymer-clay nanocomposites, can solve the problems of insufficient the inability of pure clay to mix and interact with most polymer matrices, and the inability to provide quantitative measurement of the exfoliation level of the entire sample. , to achieve the effect of high dispersion

Active Publication Date: 2006-08-10
NORTHWESTERN UNIV
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Specifically, a swelling of the gallery spaces increases the distance between platelets in the stacks.
This makes pure clay poorly suited to mixing and interacting with most polymer matrices.
However, it is does not provide as quantitative a measure of the exfoliation level of the entire sample compared to an x-ray scattering test.
Such in situ polymerization methods rely on chemical processes to achieve the desired exfoliated product, and there success has been limited.
However, these chemical methods have not been successful for other polymer components, particularly nonpolar polymers.
Attempts to produce well-exfoliated polymer-clay nanocomposites by non-chemical methods (e.g. melt blending or solution blending of polymer-clay systems) have not been successful.
Twin-screw extrusion of polymer-clay mixtures has not yielded well-exfoliated clays in the polymer, though it has resulted in relatively good polymer-clay contact.
However, the Khait patents do not disclose or suggest a method of producing highly exfoliated polymer-clay nanocomposites.

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[0031] A mixture of polypropylene-organoclay was provided, comprising about 90% polypropylene and about 10% organoclay. The organoclay was obtained from Nanocor™, and contained about 40-50% clay content and about 50-60% organic content. Specifically, Nanocor™ C.30P clay was used, which is a montmorillonite nanoclay in de-agglomerated form. (Physical properties of C.30P: 40-50% nanoclay content; 38-42 lb. / ft.3 bulk density; 0.2% max. moisture).

[0032] Samples of 90 / 10 wt % polypropylene-organoclay mixture were processed as follows: 1) sample A was processed by twin-screw melt extrusion (1 pass); 2) sample B was processed by twin-screw melt extrusion followed by a second twin-screw melt extrusion (2 passes); 3) samples C and D were processed by solid-state shear pulverization, using two different screw element configurations; and 4) sample E was processed by twin-screw melt extrusion followed by solid-state shear pulverization.

[0033] Processing parameters for the twin-screw extruder ...

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A method of producing a polymer-clay nanocomposite comprises providing a supply of polymer-clay mixture, exfoliating the mixture through solid-state shear pulverization in the presence of cooling sufficient to maintain the extruded mixture in the solid state during the pulverization, and discharging the resulting exfoliated mixture. The invention is also directed to a method of producing a polymer hybrid nanocomposite, wherein a component is dispersed throughout a polymer matrix by solid-state shear pulverization of a polymer mixed with the second component.

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STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH [0001] This invention was made with government support under Grant No. DMR-0076097 awarded by the National Science Foundation.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention is directed to a method of producing an exfoliated polymer-clay nanocomposite. A polymer-clay mixture is provided, and exfoliated through solid-state shear pulverization in the presence of cooling sufficient to maintain the mixture in the solid state during the pulverization. Preferably, the mixture is first melt-extruded. The invention is also directed to polymer-clay nanocomposites produced therefrom. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] The subject of polymer hybrid composites based on layered inorganic compounds such as clays has been the subject of intense industrial and academic study for more than a decade. Polymer materials may be filled with several inorganic, synthetic and / or natural minerals in order to increase properties like heat resistance, mechan...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): C08K3/34B29B7/00B29B7/48B29B7/82B29B7/90B29C48/82
CPCB29B7/007B29B7/484B29B7/82B29B7/90B82Y30/00C08K3/346B29C47/842B29C47/0004B29C47/6031B29C47/6056B29C47/6025B29C47/766C08K2201/011B29C48/022B29C48/535B29C48/54B29C48/57B29C48/766B29C48/82B29C48/845B29C48/40
Inventor TORKELSON, JOHN MARKLEBOVITZ, ANDREWKASIMATIS, KOSMASKHAIT, KLEMENTINA
Owner NORTHWESTERN UNIV
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