Organoclay compositions prepared from ester quats and composites based on the compositions
US6787592B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08K9/04
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Organoclays based on specific types of ester quats are found to be remarkably effective for use in preparing nanocomposites. These organoclays comprise the reaction product of a smectite clay and a quaternary ammonium compound (or “quat”) which comprises two esterified radicals hereinafter called a “diester quat”). The diester quat may be present in admixture with further quaternary ammonium compounds having esterified radicals, especially compounds having three esterified radicals (hereinafter “triester quats”); or compounds having a single esterified radical (hereinafter “monoester quats”). Where such a mixture of quats is used, the reaction is between the smectite clay and the quat mixture. The diester quat should be present as greater than 55 wt % of the quaternary mixture; and any triester quat should be less than 25 wt %, with the fatty acids corresponding to the esters in the mixture having a degree of unsaturation such that the iodine value (“IV”) is from about 20 to about 90.
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