US Patent:
20110220851, Sep 15, 2011
Inventors:
Hung-Jue SUE - College Station TX, US
Minhao WONG - College Station TX, US
Chien-Chia CHU - College Station TX, US
Yukihito ZANKA - Jeffersonville IN, US
Yuuji RYOUSHO - Yokkaichi-shi, JP
Assignee:
JAPAN POLYPROPYLENE CORPORATION - Tokyo
TEXAS ENGINEERING EXPERIMENTAL STATION - College Station TX
International Classification:
H01B 1/24
C08K 3/32
C08K 5/17
C08J 3/22
H01B 1/12
C08L 23/12
B29C 49/00
B82Y 99/00
B82Y 30/00
US Classification:
252507, 524413, 524251, 523351, 252511, 252500, 264523, 977752, 977748, 977783, 977750, 977734
Abstract:
A method of dispersing nanotubes and/or nanoplatelets in a polyolefin is provided, involving A) preparing a solution comprising nanotubes or nanoplatelets or both; B) stirring the resulting solution from step (A); C) dissolving at least one polymeric material in the stirred solution from step (B) and isolating precipitates from the solution; and D) melt-blending the precipitates with at least one polyolefin, along with the nanocomposites prepared thereby, and articles formed from the nanocomposites.