doi:10.1016/j.clay.2015.09.011engRubio Hortells, CésarPiera Camas, Maria ElenaCaballero Lopez, Miguel AngelTéllez Ariso, CarlosCoronas Ceresuela, JoaquínSynthesis of layered titanosilicate JDF-L1 for fabrication of composite polyamide 6 filmART-2015-92325In clay polymer nanocomposite technology, nowadays there is concern about the safety and environmental effects of the nanometric materials. In this work, sheets of layered titanosilicate JDF-L1 were synthesized with a size of 5.3 µmand thickness of 115 nm and used to fabricate composite polyamide 6 (PA6) films. The JDF-L1 synthesis was scaled in one pot and the rosette-like particles obtained were disaggregated using a simple process with NaOH solution. The composite with 2 wt.% of disaggregated JDF-L1, characterized by X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy, showed parallel orientation (with respect to the film itself) and good dispersion of the sheets. The composite had a similar barrier effect as the PA6 and its mechanical properties did not deteriorate. This opens up the use of this composite as a packing material providing other properties, such as a biocidal effect and synergy effect in combination with other additives.2015http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/3278310.1016/j.clay.2015.09.011http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/32783oai:zaguan.unizar.es:32783info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/MAT2013-40566-Rinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/TRA2009-0049APPLIED CLAY SCIENCE 118 (2015), 151-157All rights reservedhttp://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess