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Stabilization of a polymer by a stable free radical

US5919871A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 6, 1996
Grant dateJul 6, 1999
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Expiry dateFeb 6, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08F293/00
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to the stabilization of a polymer by a stable free radical and in particular to the use of a stable free radical for inhibiting the degradation of a polymer by a mechanism which does not involve oxygen. This use can be carried out when the polymer is in the presence or in the absence of oxygen. The degradation which can be inhibited can be a depolymerization or a crosslinking.

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