| abstract |
The present invention is directed, in part, to an improved nanocomposite composition and a method of preparing the composition. In particular, in one embodiment, a method of preparing an aqueous nanocomposite dispersion, wherein the at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer and the monomer are dispersed in the monomer to produce a nanocomposite dispersion after polymerization. A method comprising polymerizing a suspension comprising a hydrophobically modified clay by suspension polymerization. Other embodiments include methods of preparing aqueous nanocomposite particles, aqueous nanocomposite colloids and aqueous nanocomposite dispersions using hydrophobically modified clays in aqueous systems, and compositions comprising the same. |