US4016349A
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Process for removing vanadium residues from polymer solutions
Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1975-10-30
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Granted: 1977-04-05
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Expires: 1995-10-30
Abstract
Abstract Vanadium catalyst residues can be removed from solutions of organic solvents of homopolymers of α-olefins or their copolymers with hydrocarbon monomers by first contacting at a temperature of about room temperature to about 140° C. the polymer solutions with polar liquid extractants supported on an inert, finely divided, solid material, such as diatomaceous silica, silica gel, alumina, or molecular sieves, then separating the solution from the solid material. Water is the preferred polar liquid, and diatomaceous silica is the preferred supporting material. Polymers recovered from solutions treated according to the process of this invention have a much lesser proportion of vanadium contaminants than those recovered from untreated solutions. This vanadium removal process is simple and inexpensive.
Inventors
- 👤 James Michael McKenna
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 14:32
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F6/00; C08F6/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
A process for removing vanadium residues from a solution in an organic solvent of an α-olefin homopolymer or copolymer with one or more hydrocarbon monomers, said process comprising with steps of first contacting said solution at a temperature of about room temperature to about 140° C. with a polar liquid capable of extracting dissolved vanadium compounds and soluble in the polymer solvent under the process conditions to an extent of at most 0.5 weight percent, said polar liquid being supported on a finely divided, inert, solid material; then separating said solution from said solid material; with the provisos that: 1. the polar liquid has at least one functional group other than carbon-carbon or carbon-hydrogen groups, and contains at least one oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, or phosphorus atom; and 2. when the polar liquid also contains carbon-carbon groups, there is present at least one such functional group for each eight carbon atoms.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
150 words
A process for removing vanadium residues from a solution in an organic solvent of an α-olefin homopolymer or copolymer with one or more hydrocarbon monomers, said process comprising with steps of first contacting said solution at a temperature of about room temperature to about 140° C. with a polar liquid capable of extracting dissolved vanadium compounds and soluble in the polymer solvent under the process conditions to an extent of at most 0.5 weight percent, said polar liquid being supported on a finely divided, inert, solid material; then separating said solution from said solid material; with the provisos that: 1. the polar liquid has at least one functional group other than carbon-carbon or carbon-hydrogen groups, and contains at least one oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, or phosphorus atom; and 2. when the polar liquid also contains carbon-carbon groups, there is present at least one such functional group for each eight carbon atoms.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the polar liquid is soluble in the polymer solvent to an extent of at most 0.05 weight percent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the solid support is selected from diatomaceous silica, silica gel, molecular sieves, and alumina.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 3 wherein the polar liquid is water.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 4 wherein the solid support is diatomaceous silica.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the polar liquid is an aqueous acid or an aqueous alkali.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the polar liquid is selected from the class consisting of alcohols, ethers, esters, nitriles, sulfoxides, phosphoramides, and amines.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the polymer is an ethylene/propylene copolymer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 8 wherein the polymer is an ethylene/propylene dipolymer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 8 wherein the polymer is a terpolymer of ethylene with propylene and a monoreactive nonconjugated diene.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
10 words
The process of claim 10 wherein the diene is 1,4-hexadiene.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the polymer is a tetrapolymer of ethylene with propylene, a nonconjugated monoreactive diene, and a nonconjugated, direactive diene.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 12 wherein the monoreactive diene is 1,4-hexadiene and the direactive diene is norbornadiene.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
42 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the contacting of the polymer solution with the polar liquid supported on the solid material is accomplished by allowing the polymer solution to flow through a column charged with the solid material supporting the polar liquid.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 14 which is carried out at a temperature of about 60°-90° C.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the finely divided, solid supporting material has a particle size of about 10-200 mesh.
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