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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2011
Arthur Peter Barber, Iii, West Columbia, SC (US);
Harry J. Ploehn, Columbia, SC (US);
Hans-conrad Zur Loye, Columbia, SC (US);
Arthur Peter Barber, III, West Columbia, SC (US);
Harry J. Ploehn, Columbia, SC (US);
Hans-Conrad zur Loye, Columbia, SC (US);
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (US);
Abstract
Multi-metal phosphonates are generally provided. The multi-metal phosphonate can generally have the composition: AB(RPO), where A is Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Pb, La, or combinations thereof; B is Ti, Zr, Al, or combinations thereof; and R is an organic group (e.g., aryl group, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, etc.). The multi-metal phosphonate can be combined with a polymeric material to form a polymeric film. Methods of making the multi-metal phosphonate by combining and reacting a metal oxide and an organophosphonic acid are also provided.