Method for measuring the thermal stability of a succinic acid crystal intended for the production of polymers
US9534078B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 1, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/201666
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for measuring the thermal stability of succinic acid includes the following steps: 1) preparing a succinic acid crystal powder having less than 1% residual water content; 2) placing 10 g of the crystal powder in an oven at 220° C. for 2 hours; 3) pulverizing and sieving the crystal powder processed in this way, such that the particle size distribution thereof is between 0 and 10%, and preferably between 4 and 6% for particles larger than 500 μm in size, between 20 and 40%, and preferably between 25 and 35% for particles between 200 and 500 μm in size, between 50 and 75% and preferably between 55 and 70% for particles smaller than 200 μm in size; and 4) measuring the color, in a spectrocolorimeter, of the pulverized and sieved powder and determining the average value of the yellow (index “b”).
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