Composite material composed of clay mineral and organic high polymer and method for producing the same
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho
InventorsOsami Kamigaito, Yoshiaki Fukushima, Haruo Doi
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Abstract
A composite material is provided by contacting a clay mineral having laminated aluminum silicate layers with an organic monomer to allow the organic monomer to be adsorbed on or intercalated between the aluminum silicate layers, and contacting the clay mineral with a silane compound having 2 to 4 chlorine atoms to promote polymerization of the organic monomer, thereby forming a composite material composed of a clay mineral having organic high polymer adsorbed thereon or intercalated therebetween. The composite material thus obtained has a strong chemical bond between inorganic clay mineral and organic high polymer.
Claims9
A method for producing a composite material having high heat and abrasion resistance, high flame retardation and improved mechanical properties comprising the steps of
- contacting clay mineral (having laminated aluminum silicate layers and containing water on and between said layers) with a polymerizable organic monomer in a liquid, gas or solution state to allow said organic monomer to be adsorbed on and intercalated between said aluminum silicate layers, and
- contacting said clay mineral with a silane compound represented by the formula R(.sub.4-n) Cl.sub.n.Si (in which R stands for one of --H, --CH.sub.3, --C.sub.6 H.sub.5, --CH.dbd.CH.sub.2 and --OCH.sub.3, and n stands for one of 2, 3 and 4) to promote polymerization of said organic monomer,
- thereby forming a composite material composed of clay mineral having organic high polymer adsorbed thereon and intercalated and uniformly and chemically strongly combined therewith.
A method for producing a composite material having high heat and abrasion resistance, high flame retardation and improved mechanical properties consisting essentially of
- contacting clay mineral (having laminated aluminum silicate layers and containing water on and between said layers) with a polymerizable organic monomer in a liquid, gas or solution state to allow said organic monomer to be adsorbed on and intercalated between said aluminum silicate layers, and
- contacting said clay mineral with a silane compound represented by the formula R.sub.(4-n) Cl.sub.n.Si (in which R stands for one of --H, --CH.sub.3, --C.sub.6 H.sub.5, --CH.dbd.CH.sub.2 and --OCH.sub.3, and n stands for one of 2, 3 and 4) to promote polymerization of said organic monomer,
- thereby forming a composite material composed of clay mineral having organic high polymer adsorbed thereon and intercalated and uniformly and chemically strongly combined therewith.
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