Reinforced networked polymer/clay alloy composite

A process for the production of a crosslinked polymer / reinforced clay binder compound by contacting a monomer / clay mixture with a reinforcing agent. The monomer / clay mixture comprises a monomer, a cross-linking agent and clay particles. An initiating medium is used to begin the polymerization of the monomer / clay mixture, while the crosslinking agent acts concurrently to crosslink the oligomeric and polymeric species formed during the polymerization in order to produce a crosslinked polymer / clay bond in the presence of the agent. Strengthening The crosslinked polymer / clay bond is intimately integrated with the reinforcing agent so that exposure to water causes the bond to swell so that clay is virtually separated from the compound. The product obtained is also included and a crosslinked polymer / reinforced clay binder compound comprising a polymer and clay binder, and is intimately integrated with a reinforcing agent so that when the compound is immersed in deionized water, at a temperature that oscillate approximately between 20 and 30 ° C, the league expands without practically separating clay from the compound. The method of the crosslinked polymer / reinforced clay binder compound according to what is described as a barrier to fluids under an arresting tension ranging between approximately 0 kPa and 10,000 kPa, in which, when placed under zero t ension of imprisonment, the barrier has a flow of deionized water less than approximately 1 x 10-8 m3 / m2 / s., or personal care items.