Organoclay

Name:
Organoclay
Detailed information:
(organopolysilicate). A clay such as kaolin or montmorillonite, to which organic structures have been chemically bonded; since the surfaces of the clay particles, which have a latticelike arrangement, are negatively charged, they are capable of binding organic radicals. When this type of structure is in turn reacted with a monomer such as styrene, a complex known as a polyorganosilicate graft polymer results.