A Novel and Facile Nanoclay Aerogel Masterbatch toward Exfoliated Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites through a Melt-Mixing Process

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Sample</td><td class="align_center">2<i>θ</i> (°)</td><td class="align_center"><i>d</i><sub>001</sub> (Å)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Pure nanoclay powder</td><td class="align_center">7.33</td><td class="align_center">12.05</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Pure nanoclay aerogel</td><td class="align_center">6.97</td><td class="align_center">12.68</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Aerogel_55</td><td class="align_center">5.14</td><td class="align_center">17.18</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Aerogel_61</td><td class="align_center">5.17</td><td class="align_center">17.09</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Aerogel_67</td><td class="align_center">5.19</td><td class="align_center">17.04</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Basal spacing of nanoclay aerogel masterbatches.</div>

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Table 2: A Novel and Facile Nanoclay Aerogel Masterbatch toward Exfoliated Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites through a Melt-Mixing Process 