Formation and Properties of Clay-Polymer Complexes (2nd Ed.)
Developments in Clay Science Series

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Formation and Properties of Clay-Polymer Complexes provides a comprehensive account of the reactions between clay minerals and organic polymers. The book opens with a discussion of the structures of common clay minerals, clays colloid chemistry, and the behaviour of organic polymers at clay surfaces. This is followed by a systematic treatment of complex formation between clay minerals and various classes of synthetic and naturally occurring polymers, a description of the properties of the resulting complexes and, wherever appropriate, their practical applications. The book will have a new separate chapter on clay-polymer nanocomposites. Each chapter is written as a self-contained review paper, giving a list of reference to the original literature.

Part I: Clay Minerals and Polymer Adsorption1. The clay minerals2. Polymer behaviour at clay and solid surfaces

Part II: Interactions of Clay Minerals with Synthetic Polymers3. Uncharged (non-Ionic) polymers4. Negatively charged polymers (polyanions)5. Positively charged polymers (polycations)6. Some practical applications of the clay-polymer interaction7. Polymer-clay nanocomposites

Part III: Interactions of Clay Minerals with Naturally Occurring Polymers8. Proteins and enzymes9. Nucleic acids10. Viruses and bacteriophages11. Polysaccharides12. Humic substances

clay mineralogists, materials engineers, polymer chemists, university teacher and graduate students in chemical, colloid, materials and soil sciences.
  • Describes the important development in clay-polymer nanocomposites
  • Contains new figures and diagrams
  • Extenisve revision of the previous edition