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US3123589A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Polymerization of styrene sulfonic acid

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Granted: 1964-03-03
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Expires: 1981-03-03
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Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 14:59
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F10/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 157 words
A POLYMERIZATION PROCESS WHICH CONSISTS ESSENTIALLY OF THE STEPS OF CONTACTING A DRY, AR-SULFONATED STYRENE MONOMER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP OF STYRENE SULFONIC ACIDS AND THE ALKALI METAL SALTS THEREOF WITH GASEOUS OXYGEN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE A PARTIALLY OXYGENATED COMPOSITION OF WHICH AN AVERAGE SAMPLE, IN THE ABSENCE OF FREE OXYGEN, EXHIBITS A POLAROGRAM HAVING A WAVE AMPLITUDE OF AT LEAST 0.01 MICROAMPERE AT A HALF-WAVE POTENTIAL OF -0.2 VOLT PER GRAM OF THE PARTIALLY OXYGENATED AR-SULFONATED STYRENE IN 50 MILLILITERS OF SUPPORTING ELECTROLYTE, DISSOLVING A SUFFICIENT QUANTITY OF THE PARTIALLY OXYGENATED AR-SULFONATED STYRENE IN WATER TO PRODUCE A SOLUTION CONTAINING FRM ABOUT 5 TO ABOUT 35 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF SAID SULFONATED STYRENE, REMOVING FREE OXYGEN FROM THE AQUEOUS SOLUTION AT A PH LESS THAN ABOUT 10 IN AN OXYGEN-FREE ENVIRONMENT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME SUFFICIENT TO ACHIEVE A DESIRED CONVERSION OF THE AR-SULFONATED STYRENE MONOMER INTO A POLYMERIC MATERIAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 157 words
A POLYMERIZATION PROCESS WHICH CONSISTS ESSENTIALLY OF THE STEPS OF CONTACTING A DRY, AR-SULFONATED STYRENE MONOMER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP OF STYRENE SULFONIC ACIDS AND THE ALKALI METAL SALTS THEREOF WITH GASEOUS OXYGEN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE A PARTIALLY OXYGENATED COMPOSITION OF WHICH AN AVERAGE SAMPLE, IN THE ABSENCE OF FREE OXYGEN, EXHIBITS A POLAROGRAM HAVING A WAVE AMPLITUDE OF AT LEAST 0.01 MICROAMPERE AT A HALF-WAVE POTENTIAL OF -0.2 VOLT PER GRAM OF THE PARTIALLY OXYGENATED AR-SULFONATED STYRENE IN 50 MILLILITERS OF SUPPORTING ELECTROLYTE, DISSOLVING A SUFFICIENT QUANTITY OF THE PARTIALLY OXYGENATED AR-SULFONATED STYRENE IN WATER TO PRODUCE A SOLUTION CONTAINING FRM ABOUT 5 TO ABOUT 35 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF SAID SULFONATED STYRENE, REMOVING FREE OXYGEN FROM THE AQUEOUS SOLUTION AT A PH LESS THAN ABOUT 10 IN AN OXYGEN-FREE ENVIRONMENT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME SUFFICIENT TO ACHIEVE A DESIRED CONVERSION OF THE AR-SULFONATED STYRENE MONOMER INTO A POLYMERIC MATERIAL.

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