US4303551A
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Supported catalyst
Assignee: VAREN TECHNOLOGY A PARTNERSHIP OF DE
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Filing: 1980-05-30
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Granted: 1981-12-01
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Expires: 2000-05-30
Abstract
Abstract A solid fluorocarbon polymer containing pendant sulfonic acid groups and supported on a solid substrate is prepared using an intermediate which is either thermoplastic or soluble to a measurable extent in a solvent. The intermediate is formed into the desired shape and then the intermediate is converted as desired to the sulfonic acid form for use as a catalyst. A preferred embodiment is a solid polymeric acid catalyst consisting essentially of a thin film, less than 2 mils thick, of a solid perfluorocarbon polymer containing pendant acid groups and supported on the surface of a solid impermeable substrate such as a heat conductive metallic composition.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald J. Vaughan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 01:14
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C4/00; C07C4/08; C07C4/12; C07C4/14; C07C4/18; B; B01; B01J; B01J31/00; B01J31/02; B01J31/06; B01J31/08; B01J31/10; B01J37/00; B01J37/02; B01J37/024; C07C5/00; C07C5/22; C07C5/27; C07C5/2729; C07C5/2732; C07C5/2756; B01J2231/00; B01J2231/40; B01J2231/42; B01J2231/4277; C07C2531/00; C07C2531/02; C07C2531/06; C07C2531/08; C07C2531/10; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P20/00; Y02P20/50; Y02P20/52
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
A process of preparing a supported, infusible, substantially insoluble, catalyst of a perfluorocarbon polymer containing pendant acid groups, which comprises: first, coating a solid substrate with a thin film of an intermediate perfluorocarbon polymer containing pendant groups which are convertible to acid groups having an equivalent weight of at least 900, and second, converting only the surface layer of said pendant groups of said intermediate in said coating into acid groups, thereby obtaining a composite of said infusible, substantially insoluble acid polymer catalyst bound to said supporting substrate by unconverted polymer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
91 words
A process of preparing a supported, infusible, substantially insoluble, catalyst of a perfluorocarbon polymer containing pendant acid groups, which comprises: first, coating a solid substrate with a thin film of an intermediate perfluorocarbon polymer containing pendant groups which are convertible to acid groups having an equivalent weight of at least 900, and second, converting only the surface layer of said pendant groups of said intermediate in said coating into acid groups, thereby obtaining a composite of said infusible, substantially insoluble acid polymer catalyst bound to said supporting substrate by unconverted polymer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
105 words
A process of preparing a supported, infusible, substantially insoluble, catalyst of a perfluorocarbon polymer containing pendant sulfonic acid groups, which comprises: first, coating a solid substrate with a thin film of an intermediate perfluorocarbon polymer containing pendant sulfonyl fluoride groups or sulfonate salts of quaternary ammonium or phosphonium, corresponding to perfluorocarbon polymers containing pendant sulfonic acid groups having an equivalent weight of at least 900, and second, converting part of said pendant sulfonyl fluoride or sulfonate groups in said coating into sulfonic acid groups, thereby obtaining a substantially insoluble composite of said sulfonic acid polymer catalyst bound to said supporting substrate by unconverted intermediate polymer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
105 words
A process of preparing a supported, infusible, substantially insoluble, catalyst of a perfluorocarbon polymer containing pendant sulfonic acid groups, which comprises: first, coating a solid substrate with a thin film of an intermediate perfluorocarbon polymer containing pendant sulfonyl fluoride groups or sulfonate salts of quaternary ammonium or phosphonium, corresponding to perfluorocarbon polymers containing pendant sulfonic acid groups having an equivalent weight of at least 900, and second, converting part of said pendant sulfonyl fluoride or sulfonate groups in said coating into sulfonic acid groups, thereby obtaining a substantially insoluble composite of said sulfonic acid polymer catalyst bound to said supporting substrate by unconverted intermediate polymer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 2 wherein said coating is formed by melt deposition of a fusible perfluorocarbon polymer containing pendant sulfonyl fluoride groups.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 3 wherein said perfluorosulfonyl fluoride polymer is extruded onto said substrate to form a coating of 0.1 to 2.0 mils in thickness.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 2 wherein said intermediate perfluorocarbon polymer contains pendant sulfonyl fluoride or sulfonate groups corresponding to a equivalent weight of 1100 to 1500 in the sulfonic acid form.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 2 wherein said intermediate polymer is shaped by extrusion or coating as a thin film onto a metal surface.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 2 wherein said intermediate polymer has an average molecular weight of 1,000 to 500,000 daltons.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
9 words
The catalyst prepared by the method of claim 2.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
79 words
A solid polymeric acid catalyst composite consisting essentially of a solid substrate and thereon a thin film coating of 0.1 to 10 mils thick, of fusible solid perfluorocarbon polymer containing pendant groups which are convertable to acid groups, the surface layer of said polymer coating having been converted to an infusible solid perfluorocarbon polymer containing pendant acid groups and equivalent weight of at least 900, the unconverted portion of said coating binding said acid polymer layer to said substrate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
79 words
A solid polymeric acid catalyst composite consisting essentially of a solid substrate and thereon a thin film coating of 0.1 to 10 mils thick, of fusible solid perfluorocarbon polymer containing pendant groups which are convertable to acid groups, the surface layer of said polymer coating having been converted to an infusible solid perfluorocarbon polymer containing pendant acid groups and equivalent weight of at least 900, the unconverted portion of said coating binding said acid polymer layer to said substrate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
79 words
A supported solid polymeric acid catalyst composite consisting essentially of (1) a solid impermeable substrate, (2) a thin film coating, of 0.1 to 10 mils thick, of a substantially insoluble infusible solid perfluorocarbon polymer containing pendant sulfonic acid groups and having an equivalent weight of at least 900 and (3) a fusible solid perfluorocarbon polymer containing pendant sulfonyl fluoride groups between said acid polymer thin film and said substrate and binding said acid polymer thin film to said substrate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
79 words
A supported solid polymeric acid catalyst composite consisting essentially of (1) a solid impermeable substrate, (2) a thin film coating, of 0.1 to 10 mils thick, of a substantially insoluble infusible solid perfluorocarbon polymer containing pendant sulfonic acid groups and having an equivalent weight of at least 900 and (3) a fusible solid perfluorocarbon polymer containing pendant sulfonyl fluoride groups between said acid polymer thin film and said substrate and binding said acid polymer thin film to said substrate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
64 words
The solid polymer acid catalyst composite of claim 9 adapted for carrying out highly exothermic reactions under controlled conditions, wherein said thin film is 0.1 to 2 mils thick and adapted for contact with the reactants and wherein said substrate is a heat exchanger element adapted for contact on the opposite side from thin film coating with a coolant for removing heat of reaction.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
The catalyst of claim 9, wherein said thin film has a molecular weight of 50,000 to 100,000 daltons.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
The solid polymeric acid catalyst of claim 9 wherein the supporting substrate is a non-catalytic solid polymer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
16 words
The catalyst of claim 9 wherein the supporting substrate is a metallic or inorganic solid substrate.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
12 words
The catalyst of claim 14, wherein said support is heat conductive metal.
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