A plate-plate binary colloid system of photocatalytically active titanate and inert clay nanosheets shows macroscopically separated multiphase coexistence. Two liquid crystalline phases and one isotropic phase coexist at high titanate and low clay concentrations whereas the colloids are destabilized at high clay concentrations.

Composites based on high density polyethylene (HDPE), pine flour, and organic clay were made by melt compounding and then injection molding. The influence of clay on crystallization behavior, mechanical properties, water absorption, and thermal stability of HDPE/pine composites were investigated. The HDPE/pine composites containing exfoliated clay were made by a two-step melt compounding proced...

Layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly is a widely used technique for the self-assembly of layered nanocomposites from clay sheets, carbon nanotubes, graphene oxide, nanoparticles, and other materials. Other approaches fabricating include vacuum-assisted filtration blade coating. They are simpler than LbL assembly, but they all introduce voids into structure, thereby reducing performance resulting nanoc...

This paper presents the results of three dimensional finite element analysis laterally loaded pile groups configuration 1×1, 2×1 and 3×1, embedded in two-layered soil consisting soft clay at liquid limit overlying dense sand using Plaxis 3D. Effects variation length (L) layer thickness (h) on lateral capacity bending moment profile foundations were evaluated by employing different values to dia...

The aim of this paper is to compare the static deflections and stress results of layered and functionally graded composite beams under static load. In the comparison study, the results obtained for a cantilever beam under point load. The Timoshenko beam and the Euler-Bernoulli beam theories are used in the beam model. The energy based Ritz method is used for the solution of the problem and alge...

Layered double hydroxides (LDHs), a type of synthetic clay with assorted potential applications, are deliberated upon in view their specific properties, such as adsorbent-specific behavior, biocompatibility, fire-retardant capacity, and catalytic anion exchange among others. LDHs materials two-dimensional morphology, high porosity, exceptionally tunable exchangeable anionic particles sensible i...

Molecular dynamics simulations together with micromechanics method have been proven an effective approach to assess the elastic moduli of either partially or fully exfoliated (i.e. single-layer) effective clay (montmorillonite) cluster. In this work, similar approach was adopted to estimate the overall compressive modulus of nylon 6/montmorillonite nanocomposites. In detail, the compressive mod...

SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE PROCESSING OF NANO CLAYS ANDPOLYMER/CLAY NANOCOMPOSITESbyMIHAI MANITIUAugust 2010Advisor: Rangaramanujam KannanCo-Advisor: Esin GulariMajor: Chemical EngineeringDegree: Doctor of Philosophy Effective dispersion of the fillers in a polymer matrix and improvement of polymer clayinteractions are two key challenges in the field of...

Preparation of a novel organically modified clay from spent oil base drilling mud (SOBM) that could serve as core-shell clay filler for polymers is herein reported. Due to the hydrophilic nature of clay, its compatibility with polymer matrix was made possible through modification of the surface of the core clay sample with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (3-APTES) compound prior to its use. Fourie...