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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 01, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Boyd Barbee, Kingsport, TN (US);
John Walker Gilmer, Kingsport, TN (US);
Sam Richard Turner, Kingsport, TN (US);
James Christopher Matayabas, Jr., Chandler, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 3/34 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 3/34 ;
Abstract
The invention is directed to an nanocomposite material and products produced from the nanocomposite material. This invention is also directed to a process for preparing a polymer-clay nanocomposite comprising the steps of (i) forming a concetrate comprising a layered clay material with a matrix polymer-compatible functionalized oligomer or polymer, and (ii) melt compounding the concentrate with a melt-processible matrix polymer to produce a polymer-clay nanocomposite.