CPC C09D 133/14 (2013.01) [C08F 2/18 (2013.01); C08F 2/44 (2013.01); C08F 220/1808 (2020.02); C08F 292/00 (2013.01); C08K 3/346 (2013.01); C08K 5/14 (2013.01); C08K 5/5425 (2013.01); C08K 9/04 (2013.01); C08F 220/1806 (2020.02)] | 5 Claims |
1. A method of synthesizing a polymeric clay composition for coating, comprising the steps of:
(i) producing a clay-polyacrylate composite comprising:
one or more layers of clay intercalated with polyacrylate;
wherein the one or more layers of clay comprises at least one organosilane coupling agent comprising an acrylate moiety;
wherein the at least one organosilane coupling agent is attached to a surface of the one or more layers of clay and the polyacrylate is covalently attached to the organosilane coupling agent; and
wherein the polyacrylate consists of a first acrylate monomer and a second acrylate monomer having different solubility, wherein the first acrylate monomer is a hydrophilic acrylate monomer comprising a hydroxyl (—OH) group and the second acrylate monomer is a hydrophobic acrylate monomer which repels water; and
(ii) mixing the clay-polyacrylate composite with a solution comprising a polymer to form the polymeric clay composition, wherein the polymer is miscible with the polyacrylate of the clay-polyacrylate composite.
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