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Hydrolysis of polymers

US5081195A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 6, 1990
Grant dateJan 14, 1992
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Expiry dateAug 6, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08F8/12
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This invention relates to a process for hydrolysing polymeric amides with a hydrolysing agent at elevated temperatures under the influence of ultrasound in a homogeneous reaction medium. The reaction is particularly suited to the production of polyacrylic acid from polyacrylamide.

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