INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZATON OF CLAY NANOPLATE MATERIALS

Abstract

Clay nanoplate materials provide industries with special benefits due to their distinctive form and properties. Products containing clay nanoplate materials such as composite films and suspensions can be used for packages, seals, cosmetics, electronic devices and medicines. In order to support the transactions between manufacturers and users of clay nanoplate materials and their products, standardization for the materials/products was recently started by International Standardization Organization (ISO). Three standards have been developed or under development in ISO; two are for clay nanoplate materials and one is for polymeric composite films containing clay nanoplates. These standards require or recommend manufacturers of the materials/products to measure their characteristics and use the applicable measurement methods as well as to report the measurement results to the users of the materials/products. By using these standards, the buyers of materials/products can compare the characteristics of materials/products made by different manufacturers on the same basis and can ensure the quality of the materials/products transacted.