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Catalyst removal from polyphenylene oxides by ammonia and carbon dioxide

US3988298A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 12, 1975
Grant dateOct 26, 1976
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Expiry dateMay 12, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08G65/44
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This invention provides a novel method for the removal of the catalyst from a polyphenylene oxide polymerization mixture. The novel method is based on the discovery that ammonia and carbon dioxide may be employed to extract the catalyst from a polyphenylene ether reaction mixture.

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