| Microporous Layered Silicates for Nanocomposite Membranes | ||
| Michael Tsapatsis, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Dept., University of Minnesota, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, 421 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0132 The crystal structure of layered silicates with microporosity within the layers (e.g., references 1, 2) will be reviewed and recent developments for their incorporation in nanocomposite membranes will be discussed. 1. Jeong H.K., Nair S., Vogt T. Dickinson L.C. and Tsapatsis M. Nature Materials 2:(1), 53-58 (2003) A Highly Crystalline Layered Silicate with Three-Dimensionally Microporous Layers. 2. “Layered Silicate Material and Applications of Layered Silicates with Porous Layers” Tsapatsis, M., Nair, S. and Jeong HW. 2005, U.S. Patent 6,863,983 B2. Extended Abstract Status: Not Uploaded | ||