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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2010
Vaidyanath Ramakrishan, Bangalore, IN;
Parnasree Maiti, Bangalore, IN;
Sonia Oberoi, Woodbridge, NJ (US);
Soumyadeb Ghosh, Bangalore, IN;
Theodorus Lambertus Hoeks, Bergen op Zoom, NL;
Ning Hao, Beijing, CN;
Hans Looij, Bergen op Zoom, NL;
Vaidyanath Ramakrishan, Bangalore, IN;
Parnasree Maiti, Bangalore, IN;
Sonia Oberoi, Woodbridge, NJ (US);
Soumyadeb Ghosh, Bangalore, IN;
Theodorus Lambertus Hoeks, Bergen op Zoom, NL;
Ning Hao, Beijing, CN;
Hans Looij, Bergen op Zoom, NL;
Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V., Bergen Op Zoom, NL;
Abstract
Methods of forming nanocomposites comprising a polymer and metal nanoparticles are disclosed. The nanoparticles are disposed within a matrix of the polymer. In particular, the nanoparticles are formed in situ in an extruder. The methods comprise providing a reaction mixture comprising a polymer, a metal precursor, and a solvent and extruding the reaction mixture to form a polymer nanocomposite. The methods overcome nanoparticle dispersion issues arising from melt blending processes.