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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2013
Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, SG;
Xu Li, Singapore, SG;
Chao Bin He, Singapore, SG;
Haiwen Gu, Singapore, SG;
Siew Yee Wong, Singapore, SG;
Shilin Chen, Singapore, SG;
Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A method of preparing a fiber-reinforced polymer composite is provided. The method includes (a) providing a swollen clay material; (b) chemically modifying a surface of the swollen clay material with an organosilane to form a silane-modified clay material; (c) intercalating the silane-modified clay material with a binder to form an intercalated clay material; and (d) melt compounding the intercalated clay material with a mixture comprising a polymer and fiber to form the fiber-reinforced polymer composite. A fiber-reinforced polymer composite is also provided.