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Preventing discoloration in hydrolyzed ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers
Assignee: Millennium Petrochemicals Inc
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Filing: 1976-05-06
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Granted: 1977-01-18
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Expires: 1996-05-06
Abstract
Abstract A process for the hydrolysis of a solid interpolymer of an ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon and a vinyl ester of a 2-6 carbon atom aliphatic carboxylic acid to products having a low yellowness index involves contacting of the solid interpolymer with a substantially anhydrous hydrolyzing agent and subjecting at least one of said interpolymer and said hydrolyzing agent to radiation.
Inventors
- 👤 John M. Hoyt
- 👤 Karl Koch
- 👤 Mathew Williams, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 08:41
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F8/00; C08F8/12; C08F2800/00; C08F2800/20; C08F2810/00; C08F2810/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A hydrolyzed ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having a residual vinyl acetate content of 0.1 to 15 weight percent, said hydrolyzed ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having a yellowness index (ASTM D-1925-63T) of a specimen thickness of 0.25 inch and having been prepared by alcoholyzing an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer containing 8-40 weight percent vinyl acetate and having a melt index in the range of from 1 to 25 in suspension in a substantially anhydrous alcoholyzing medium containing a lower alkanol having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and an alkali metal alkoxide or hydroxide catalyst, and subjecting the alcoholyzing reaction medium containing the copolymer to electromagnetic radiation of wave lengths in the range of about 3,000 to 8,000 Angstrom units during at least a portion of the alcoholysis reaction.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
A hydrolyzed ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having a residual vinyl acetate content of 0.1 to 15 weight percent, said hydrolyzed ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having a yellowness index (ASTM D-1925-63T) of a specimen thickness of 0.25 inch and having been prepared by alcoholyzing an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer containing 8-40 weight percent vinyl acetate and having a melt index in the range of from 1 to 25 in suspension in a substantially anhydrous alcoholyzing medium containing a lower alkanol having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and an alkali metal alkoxide or hydroxide catalyst, and subjecting the alcoholyzing reaction medium containing the copolymer to electromagnetic radiation of wave lengths in the range of about 3,000 to 8,000 Angstrom units during at least a portion of the alcoholysis reaction.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The hydrolyzed ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer of claim 1, having a residual vinyl acetate content of 0.1 to 5 weight percent.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1980-01-18 | 1980-07-19 | 1981-01-18 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-01-18 | 1984-07-19 | 1985-01-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-01-18 | 1988-07-19 | 1989-01-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |