Method of thiophenol removal from poly(arylene sulfide) polymer compositions

US9388282B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS USA, LLC · US

Inventors

• Michael S. Matson · Bartlesville, US
• David A. Soules · Bartlesville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 29, 2013
• Grant date: Jul 12, 2016
• Expiry date: Oct 29, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C08L81/02
• WIPO field: Macromolecular chemistry, polymers
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A process comprising contacting a reaction product composition comprising a poly(arylene sulfide) composition and a polar organic compound, wherein the polar organic compound comprises greater than or equal to about 1 wt. % thiophenol, with a C4-C30 α,β-unsaturated ketone, a C4-C30 α,β-unsaturated ester, a C4-C30 α,β-unsaturated amide, or any combination thereof, wherein after the contacting, the polar organic compound comprises less than about 1 wt. % thiophenol. A process comprising contacting a composition comprising a polar organic compound and greater than or equal to about 1 wt. % thiophenol with a C4-C30 α,β-unsaturated ketone, a C4-C30 α,β-unsaturated ester, a C4-C30 α,β-unsaturated amide, or any combination thereof, to form a composition comprising the polar organic compound and less than about 1 wt. % thiophenol.