Process for the production of poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates)
US5552515A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 21, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08L2201/06
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Novel poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates), such as poly(3-hydroxybutyrate), and blends of these with other polymers are disclosed. A novel process for producing these poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates) is also disclosed which entails polymerizing one or more .beta.-substituted-.beta.-propiolactone(s) under polymerization conditions in the substantial absence of water in the presence of an anionic initiator.
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