A bright future for halloysite?

• Autores: Industrial Minerals
• Localización: Industrial Minerals, ISSN 0019-8544, Nº. 585, 2016 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Julio/Agosto)
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Demand prospects for HNTs are changing as potential applications in non-ceramic industries are recognised. During the last 10 years, there has been a significant amount of new research across the world into HNTs, with special attention being paid to their morphology. New markets have been identified where HNTs can provide significant benefits and command higher prices, notably as an alternative to carbon nanotubes (CNT), which are expensive and come with health concerns linked to respiratory conditions.

    HNTs can also be added to polymers such as polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), which are used to make dental implants. HNTs form a scaffolding structure, improving mechanical strength as well as helping the implants bond to the gum and accelerating UV cure, but HNTs face strong competition from synthetic TiO[subscript]2 nanotubes in this field.