Arylene sulfide polymerization; arylene sulfide polymer treated with aromatic compound having more than 2 halogen substituents; processed product thereof
US4656231A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 2, 1983 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08G75/025
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for the production and use of branched polymers of arylene sulfide in which (A) a reaction mixture of (1) at least one p-dihalo-benzene, (2) at least one alkali metal sulfide, (3) at least one organic amide, (4) water in an amount of about 1.0 mole to about 2.4 moles per mole of alkali metal sulfide, and (5) at least one alkali metal carboxylate is contacted under polymerization conditions for a time sufficient to form arylene sulfide polymer and the arylene sulfide polymer formed in said reaction mixture is contacted under polymerization conditions with a polyhaloaromatic compound having more than two halogen substituents per molecule for a time having a range of up to about 75 minutes before entering upon termination of the polymerization process, (B) the reaction mixture is contacted with carbon dioxide, (C) volatiles are removed from the reaction mixture, (D) arylene sulfide polymer is recovered from the reaction mixture, (E) the recovered polymer is washed, and (F) the polymer is further processed, as by molding, extruding into film or sheet, or used as a coating. An embodiment of the process in which the alkali metal sulfide is produced in situ by the reaction of an…
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