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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2004
Tze-chiang Chung, State College, PA (US);
Evangelos Manias, State College, PA (US);
Zhiming M. Wang, Evanston, IL (US);
Tze-Chiang Chung, State College, PA (US);
Evangelos Manias, State College, PA (US);
Zhiming M. Wang, Evanston, IL (US);
The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);
Abstract
Polyolefin/clay nanocomposites with an exfoliated structure are prepared by a process which employs a specific chain end functionalized polyolefin that serves as the clay/polyolefin interfacial compatibilizer (or polymeric surfactant). The polyolefin contains a hydrophilic terminal functional group and an unperturbed hydrophobic high molecular weight polymer chain. The reaction may be carried out in a melt or solution process. Also disclosed are materials made by the process. Also disclosed are materials made by the process.