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halloysite [hə′lȯi‚sīt] (mineralogy) Al2Si2O5(OH)4ยท2H2O Porcelainlike clay mineral whose composition is like that of kaolinite but contains more water and is structurally distinct; varieties are known as metahalloysites. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Last month saw the first production-scale trial of compounding a nanocomposite using specially treated halloysite clay nanotubes. com), a materials science company, today announced the successful pilot-scale dispersion of the Company's proprietary, functionalized halloysite nanotubes (HNT[TM]) in polypropylene at levels ranging from 5% to 13%. Naturalnano has patents pending on the process to extract and classify halloysite tubes, which range from 1 to 40 microns long and have inner diameters of 20 to 50 nm. |
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