| abstract |
A composition for thickening hydrophobic liquids, and for dispersing and suspending particÂulate materials in a hydrophobic liquid, is disÂclosed. The composition contains a layered silicate material the surface of which is modified by an adsorbed amphipathic copolymer. The composition typically is dispersed in a hydrophobic liquid or in glycol-water mixture for easy addition to, and dilution in, hydrophobic liquid-based formulations. |