Non-fibrous polymer solution of para-aramid with high relative viscosity
US8415417B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 28, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08J2377/10
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a non-fibrous polymer solution essentially consisting of 1 to 8 wt. % para-aramid, at least 50 mole % of the aromatic moieties thereof being unsubstituted, in a mixture of a) a polar amide solvent selected from N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, N,N′-dimethylformamide, N,N′-dimethylacetamide, tetramethylurea, and mixtures thereof; b) between 0.7 mole of an alkali or earth alkali chloride per mole amide groups of the para-aramid and 7.5 wt. % of the alkali or earth alkali chloride, and c) water; and wherein at least 50 wt. % of the formed hydrochloric acid has been neutralized to obtain a solution having a dynamic viscosity which is at least a factor three smaller than the dynamic viscosity of the polymer solution without neutralization. The invention further pertains to a process making the same and para-aramid pulp-like fiber, paper and film made from said polymer solution.
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