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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2008
Weiqing Weng, Houston, TX (US);
James P. Stokes, Katy, TX (US);
Edmund J. Stachowski, Iii, Houston, TX (US);
Molly J. Upton, Baytown, TX (US);
Robert N. Webb, Kingwood, TX (US);
Ramesh Varadaraj, Flemington, NJ (US);
Cornelius H. Brons, Easton, PA (US);
David J. Lohse, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Weiqing Weng, Houston, TX (US);
James P. Stokes, Katy, TX (US);
Edmund J. Stachowski, III, Houston, TX (US);
Molly J. Upton, Baytown, TX (US);
Robert N. Webb, Kingwood, TX (US);
Ramesh Varadaraj, Flemington, NJ (US);
Cornelius H. Brons, Easton, PA (US);
David J. Lohse, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A process for producing a nanocomposite of a halogenated elastomer and an inorganic, exfoliated clay includes the in-situ protonation of a modifier, which may be an alkylamine, arylamine or an alkylarylamine. This process can be integrated with a polymer halogenation process. The nanocomposite so formed has improved air barrier properties and is suitable for use as a tire innerliner or innertube.