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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2000
Polyamide composition comprising a layered clay material modified with an alkoxylated onium compound
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shriram Bagrodia, Kingsport, TN (US);
John Walker Gilmer, Kingsport, TN (US);
Jeffrey Todd Owens, Kingsport, TN (US);
Linda Gail Bernard, Kingsport, TN (US);
Sam Richard Turner, Kingsport, TN (US);
James Christopher Matayabas, Jr., Chandler, AZ (US);
Vasiliki Psihogios, Palatine, IL (US);
Tie Lan, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Assignee:
University of South Carolina Research Foundation, Columbia, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 3/34 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 3/34 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to a composite composition comprising one or more polyamide polymers or copolymers, one or more layered clay materials, and one or more alkoxylated ammonium cations. The invention also relates to a process for preparing a nanocomposite and articles produced from the nanocomposite, including bottles.