Inventors:
Weiqing Weng - Houston TX, US
Anthony Jay Dias - Houston TX, US
Kriss Randall Karp - Copley OH, US
Molly Westermann Johnston - Baytown TX, US
Caiguo Gong - Pearland TX, US
Carmen Neagu - Friendswood TX, US
Beverly Jean Poole - Houston TX, US
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc. - Houston TX
International Classification:
C08K 9/04
US Classification:
524445, 524519, 524114, 524432, 524399, 524322
Abstract:
The present invention provides a nanocomposite of an elastomer, a polymer or oligomer functionalized with a polar group, and a clay. The nanocomposite can be a mixture of a halogenated elastomer, an acid or acid anhydride modified polymer, and a clay, desirably an exfoliated clay, suitable for use as an air barrier. Also disclosed is a nanocomposite that can be a mixture of a halogenated elastomer, a polymer modified with a carboxylic acid, and an organoclay.