TEM and SEM Imaging of Nanoclays: What Good Dispersion Actually Looks Like
X-ray diffraction tells you the average layer spacing in a nanoclay sample, but it can’t show you a single platelet. Electron microscopy can. When you want to see whether …
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QC & Procurement
Quality control testing protocols, supplier qualification criteria, and procurement best practices for nanoclay purchasing decisions.
XRD for Nanoclay Characterization: Reading d-Spacing and What It Tells You
If you can only run one characterization technique on a nanoclay, run X-ray diffraction. No other single measurement tells you as much about whether your clay is doing what you …
Nanoclay Supplier Comparison: BYK, Nanocor, Southern Clay, and the Alternatives
The academic literature on nanoclay is vast, but the list of companies you can actually buy commercial-grade material from is much shorter. Understanding who the established …
How to Specify Nanoclay for Your Application: The Buyer's Checklist
When a nanoclay trial fails, the instinct is to blame the material. More often the real problem is upstream: the buyer specified “montmorillonite” or …
How to Buy Nanoclay: A Practical Sourcing Guide
Buying nanoclay for the first time is more complicated than it should be. The terminology is inconsistent across suppliers, the catalog listings don’t always tell you what …