Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of storing exfoliated nanoclay particles
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Application No.: US15094998Application Date: 2016-04-08
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Publication No.: US09643889B1Publication Date: 2017-05-09
- Inventor: Refat Ahmed Ibrahim Elsheikhy , Mosleh Ali Alshamrani
- Applicant: KING SAUD UNIVERSITY
- Applicant Address: SA Riyadh
- Assignee: KING SAUD UNIVERSITY
- Current Assignee: KING SAUD UNIVERSITY
- Current Assignee Address: SA Riyadh
- Agent Richard C. Litman
- Main IPC: C04B33/04
- IPC: C04B33/04 ; G01N23/00 ; H01J37/28

Abstract:
The method of storing exfoliated nanoclay particles involves the freezing of exfoliated nanoclay particles in water, thus forming ice with the exfoliated nanoclay particles suspended therein. The frozen state of the suspension prevents the exfoliated nanoclay particles from agglomerating, thus allowing the nanoclay particles to be stored and transported while maintaining their exfoliated state. The exfoliated nanoclay particles are added to the water to form a suspension, and the suspension is then mixed for between 24 and 72 hours to ensure that no agglomerated nanoclay particles are in suspension and that the suspension contains only exfoliated nanoclay particles. The suspension is then frozen to store the exfoliated nanoclay particles in ice.
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