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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 01, 1999
Tie Lan, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Vasiliki Psihogios, Palatine, IL (US);
Sam Richard Turner, Kingsport, TN (US);
Gary Wayne Connell, Church Hill, TN (US);
James Christopher Matayabas, Jr., Phoenix, AZ (US);
John Walker Gilmer, Kingsport, TN (US);
Amcol International Corporation, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Abstract
This invention is directed to a polyamide-clay nanocomposite, products produced from the nanocomposite, and a process for preparing a polyamide-clay nanocomposite. The polyamide-clay nanocomposite comprises (a) an amorphous matrix polyamide comprising (i) a residue of a dicarboxylic acid component comprising at least two diacids and (ii) a residue of a diamine component, and (b) a layered clay material, wherein the layered clay material is dispersed in the matrix polyamide.