Osmotic Swelling of Sodium Hectorite in Ternary Solvent Mixtures: Nematic Liquid Crystals in Hydrophobic Media

Volume: 36, Issue: 14, Pages: 3814 - 3820
Published: Mar 20, 2020
Abstract
The swelling of clay minerals in organic solvents or solvent mixtures is key for the fabrication of polymer nanocomposites with perfectly dispersed filler that contain only individual clay layers. Here, we investigated the swelling behavior of sodium hectorite in different ternary solvent mixtures containing methanol, acetonitrile, ethylene glycol, or glycerol carbonate with minimal amounts of water. We found that in these mixtures, less water...
Paper Details
Title
Osmotic Swelling of Sodium Hectorite in Ternary Solvent Mixtures: Nematic Liquid Crystals in Hydrophobic Media
Published Date
Mar 20, 2020
Journal
Volume
36
Issue
14
Pages
3814 - 3820
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