COMPOSITES COMPRISING POLYMER AND MESOPOROUS SILICATE
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1. A composite composition comprising an organic engineering polymer and a mesoporous silicate, wherein the mass ratio of polymer to silicate is between about 99:
- 1 and about 50;
50, and wherein the mesoporous silicate has a surface area of at least 400 meters square per gram, an average mesopore diameter of at least 4 nanometers, and a pore volume of at least 1.0 cubic centimeters per gram, wherein at least 20% of the total pore volume is due to the presence of mesopores 2 to 50 nm in size, wherein the mesoporous silicate is selected from a surfactant templated mesoporous silicate having an average pore diameter of 4 nm or greater and a mesoporous silicate clay having an average pore diameter of 2 nm or greater.
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Abstract
Surfactant-templated mesoporous silicates and mesoporous layered silicate clays having certain porosity parameters are used as reinforcing agents for polymers to make composites. The combination of porosity parameters that allows mesoporous silicates to be competitive with organoclays for the reinforcement of engineering polymers include an average mesopore size of at least 4 nm for surfactant-templated mesoporous silicates and least 2 nm for mesoporous layered silicate clays.
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1. A composite composition comprising an organic engineering polymer and a mesoporous silicate, wherein the mass ratio of polymer to silicate is between about 99:
- 1 and about 50;
50, and wherein the mesoporous silicate has a surface area of at least 400 meters square per gram, an average mesopore diameter of at least 4 nanometers, and a pore volume of at least 1.0 cubic centimeters per gram, wherein at least 20% of the total pore volume is due to the presence of mesopores 2 to 50 nm in size, wherein the mesoporous silicate is selected from a surfactant templated mesoporous silicate having an average pore diameter of 4 nm or greater and a mesoporous silicate clay having an average pore diameter of 2 nm or greater. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A composite composition comprising an engineering polymer and a mesoporous silicate, wherein the mass ratio of polymer to silicate is between about 99:
- 1 and about 50;
50, and wherein the mesoporous silicate has a surface area of at least 400 meters square per gram, an average mesopore diameter of at least 4 nanometers, and a pore volume of at least 1.0 cubic centimeters per gram, wherein at least 20% of the total pore volume is due to the presence of mesopores 2 to 50 nm in size, wherein the mesoporous silicate comprises an ordered surfactant-templated mesoporous silicate. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A composite composition comprising a thermoplastic engineering polymer and a mesoporous silicate, wherein the mass ratio of polymer to silicate is between about 99:
- 1 and about 50;
50, and wherein the mesoporous silicate has a surface area of at least 400 meters square per gram, an average mesopore diameter of at least 4 nanometers, and a pore volume of at least 1.0 cubic centimeters per gram, wherein at least 20% of the total pore volume is due to the presence of mesopores 2 to 50 nm in size, wherein the mesoporous silicate comprises a disordered surfactant-templated mesoporous silicate. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A composite composition comprising a thermoplastic engineering polymer and a mesoporous silicate, wherein the mass ratio of polymer to silicate is between about 99:
- 1 and about 50;
50, and wherein the mesoporous silicate has a surface area of at least 400 meters square per gram, an average mesopore diameter of at least 2 nanometers, and a pore volume of at least 1.0 cubic, centimeters per gram, wherein at least 20% of the total pore volume is due to the presence of mesopores 2 to 50 nm in size, wherein the mesoporous silicate comprises a mesoporous layered silicate clay. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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