This article provides an overview of polymers reinforced with impermeable akes that have long been used in the
chemical process industry for protecting metal and concrete structures against corrosion. Reviewing the function of impermeable
akes in the anticorrosion performance of polymer composite coatings and linings could serve as a guiding
perspective for future studies and extended applications of current polymer-layered silicate nanocomposites in this eld.
This brief article describes the theory behind barrier improvement in polymers by ake reinforcement, describes ways of
evaluating the anticorrosive properties of ake lled polymers reported in recent studies, and reviews some existing applications
of ake lled polymers for corrosion protection in the eld of chemical processing.