Research and Markets has included a new report titled ‘Formation and Properties of Clay-Polymer Complexes, Vol 4. Edition No. 2’ to its catalogue.
This new book from Elsevier Science and Technology covers the reactions between organic polymers and clay minerals in detail. It is divided into three parts. It starts with the introduction of structures of clays colloid chemistry and common clay minerals, and the characteristics of organic polymers at clay surfaces.
The chapters discuss the formation of complex between clay minerals and different types of naturally occurring and synthetic polymers. They also describe the properties and practical applications of the resulting complexes in detail. The book features a separate chapter on clay-polymer nanocomposites. Every chapter is inscribed as a comprehensive review paper with a reference list to the original literature.
Key topics covered in the first part, titled ‘Clay Minerals and Polymer Adsorption,’ include The clay minerals and Polymer behaviour at clay and solid surfaces. Major topics described in the second part, titled ‘Interactions of Clay Minerals with Synthetic Polymers,’ include Uncharged (non-Ionic) polymers; Negatively charged polymers (polyanions); Positively charged polymers (polycations); Some practical applications of the clay-polymer interaction; and Polymer-clay nanocomposites.
Important topics discussed in the third part, titled ‘Interactions of Clay Minerals with Naturally Occurring Polymers,’ include Proteins and enzymes; Nucleic acids; Viruses and bacteriophages; Polysaccharides; and Humic substances.