Henkel Ag & Company, Kgaa

Sonja Amschler

Hans-Georg Kinzelmann

Josef Breu

Ligang Zhao

Hanns Misiak

Andreas Edenharter

Daniela Neitzke

Lina Mayr

Christina Huebner

The invention relates to a method for preparing an at least partially exfoliated clay. The present invention further relates to an at least partially exfoliated clay obtainable by such a method and to a suspension comprising such a clay, as well to the use of such an at least partially exfoliated clay and of a suspension comprising such an at least partially exfoliated clay. Furthermore, the present invention is also directed to a polymeric composition comprising an at least partially exfoliated clay and/or a suspension comprising an at least partially exfoliated clay.

Method for preparing an at least partially exfoliated clay

The invention relates to a method for preparing a hydrophobically modified clay, wherein the clay modifying agent corresponds to a quaternary ammonium based compound. The present invention further relates to a hydrophobically modified clay obtainable by such a method and to a suspension comprising such a clay, as well to the use of such a hydrophobically modified clay and of a suspension comprising such a hydrophobically modified clay. Furthermore, the present invention is also directed to a polymeric composition comprising a hydrophobically modified clay and/or a suspension comprising a hydrophobically modified clay.

Method for preparing a hydrophobically modified clay

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Eckersdorf, Germany

Sonja Amschler