Insulation panel made from an insulation panel precursor comprising at least one modified layered silicate.

Insulation panel made from an insulation panel precursor comprising at least one modified layered silicate.

The invention relates to a layered silicate having interlayer cations, wherein the interlayer cations comprise a) inorganic monovalent cations comprising at least one of Na.sup.+, K.sup.+, and Li.sup.+, and b) organic cations comprising at least one protonated amino acid.

The invention relates to a layered silicate having interlayer cations, wherein the interlayer cations comprise a) inorganic monovalent cations comprising at least one of Na.sup.+, K.sup.+, and Li.sup.+, and b) organic cations comprising at least one protonated amino acid.

Provided is a method capable of easily producing a layered silicate in a short time. The problem may be solved by a method of producing a layered silicate, including the following steps (a) and (b): (a) providing a cage silicate that contains an anion component represented by formula (1) below and a cation component represented by formula (2) below with a ratio of the mole number of water to the mole number of the anion component in terms of SiO.sub.2, (H.sub.2O/SiO.sub.2), of 0.7 to 30; ##STR00001## (in formula (2), R represents an alkyl group having 2 to 9 carbon atoms) and (b) treating the cage silicate obtained in step (a) in an autoclave.

Provided is a method capable of easily producing a layered silicate in a short time. The problem may be solved by a method of producing a layered silicate, including the following steps (a) and (b): (a) providing a cage silicate that contains an anion component represented by formula (1) below and a cation component represented by formula (2) below with a ratio of the mole number of water to the mole number of the anion component in terms of SiO.sub.2, (H.sub.2O/SiO.sub.2), of 0.7 to 30; ##STR00001## (in formula (2), R represents an alkyl group having 2 to 9 carbon atoms) and (b) treating the cage silicate obtained in step (a) in an autoclave.

An organoclay composition comprising a mineral clay mixture which has been treated with a combination of quaternary ammonium salts, said mixture comprising: mineral clay (a) comprising about 15 to about 60 wt. %, based on the weight of the mineral clay mixture, of sepiolite; mineral clay (b) comprising about 40 to about 85 wt. % based on the weight of the mineral clay mixture, of montmorillonite; an alkyl or alkenyl quaternary ammonium salt and an alkoxylated quaternary ammonium salt.

An organoclay composition comprising a mineral clay mixture which has been treated with a combination of quaternary ammonium salts, said mixture comprising: mineral clay (a) comprising about 15 to about 60 wt. %, based on the weight of the mineral clay mixture, of sepiolite; mineral clay (b) comprising about 40 to about 85 wt. % based on the weight of the mineral clay mixture, of montmorillonite; an alkyl or alkenyl quaternary ammonium salt and an alkoxylated quaternary ammonium salt.

A layered inorganic mineral including a surface treated with a fluorine-containing compound, where the layered inoganic mineral that can be favorably used for a toner that is excellent in high charging ability, charging stability, and low temperature fixing ability, and that can exhibits high reliability during cleaning.

A layered inorganic mineral including a surface treated with a fluorine-containing compound, where the layered inoganic mineral that can be favorably used for a toner that is excellent in high charging ability, charging stability, and low temperature fixing ability, and that can exhibits high reliability during cleaning.