Formation and Properties of Clay-Polymer Complexes

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