MODIFICATION OF SOME OXIDES BY ORGANIC AND ORGANOSILICON COMPOUNDS

Highly dispersed oxides SiO2, TiO2, ZnO, and TiO2/SiO2 modified by org anic [di(ethylene glycol), glycerol, butanol, and methanol] and organo silicon (3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, hexamethyldisilazane, methacryl oyloxymethylenemethyl diethoxysilane, and blend of methylcyclosiloxane s) compounds were studied by IR spectroscopy and quantum chemical ab i nitio and semi-empirical methods. Unmodified and modified oxides were tested as additives in ethyl cellulose and nitrocellulose coatings for improvement of their adhesion properties and light and corrosion resi stance. The results obtained show the possibility of improving these p roperties.