CPC C08L 3/02 (2013.01) [B29B 7/007 (2013.01); B29B 7/46 (2013.01); B29B 7/728 (2013.01); B29B 7/823 (2013.01); B29B 7/826 (2013.01); B29C 48/40 (2019.02); C08K 9/04 (2013.01); C08K 3/346 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A substantially exfoliated nanocomposite material including:
a modified starch which is an ether-modified starch, and
a layered silicate clay which is a clay modified by exchange with a surfactant comprising at least one C12-C22 alkyl group and
wherein the nanocomposite material is free of polyester polymers.
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