Advancements in polymer/nanoclay nanocomposites have supported the development of
distinctive preparation strategies and characteristic features. High-performance …

Cyclic butylene terephthalate (CBT®) oligomers are a relatively new class of material and
are capable of polymerizing in an entropically driven ring-opening polymerization into high …

2.3. 2.1 Ion exchange 122 2.3. 2.2 Ion pairing 125 2.3. 2.3 Acid–base interaction and either
hydrogen bonding between substrate and adsorbate or Lewis acid–Lewis base reaction 125 …

A study was carried out involving the filling of epoxy resin (EP) with bentonites and silica
modified with polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS). The method of homogenization …

The objective of this work was to use a statistical tool to study and evaluate the main
parameters in the preparation of organo-montmorillonite (O-Mt) by using different …

Unsaturated polyester (UP) resins were filled with up to 3 wt% of bentonites modified with
silsesquioxanes (POSS). The effects on mechanical properties and flammability changes of …

Organosmectites were prepared by the intercalation of hexadecyltrimethylammonium
cations at various ratios into interlayer of Unye smectite. Structural, thermal, morphological …

The effects of adding different Brazilian organoclays, containing di-(hydrogenated tallow)
dimethyl ammonium chloride (HTA), trihexyl tetradecyl phosphonium chloride (TDP), di …

The aim of the present work was to investigate the hydrophobicity and polymer compatibility
of aminopropylisooctyl polyhedral oligomeric silsequioxane (POSS)-modified Na …

Homogeneous poly (methyl methacrylate) nanocomposites were produced with a hybrid
technology from Laponite® grafted with PMMA. The reinforcement was prepared by …