“…In this respect, organomodified layered silicate–rubber nanocomposites need special mention, currently being the focus of intense R&D interest in academia and industry. This is quite evident from the plethora of reports1–5 and publications coming out recently in this area 6–54. Studies on organomodified clay rubber nanocomposites have been made using various elastomers such as natural rubber,6–18 styrene butadiene rubber,10, 19–26, 38 ethylene propylene diene rubber,27–32 nitrile rubber,19, 23, 33–37 fluoro elastomers,39–41 polyurethane rubber,11, 42–45 butadiene rubber,19, 20, 37, 46 epoxidized natural rubber,12, 13, 47 butyl rubber,48 chlorobutyl rubber,49 ethylene vinyl acetate rubber,50 polychloroprene rubber,51 polysiloxane rubber,52 polyisoprene,53 and brominated poly(isobutylene‐ co ‐paramethyl styrene) rubber 54…”