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Process for the preparation of poly-p-phenyleneterephthalamide
Assignee: Akzo NV
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Filing: 1979-11-15
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Granted: 1981-12-29
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Expires: 1999-11-15
Abstract
Abstract A process for making poly-p-phenyleneterephthalamide having an inherent viscosity of at least 2.5 comprises reacting p-phenylene diamine with terephthaloyl chloride in a solvent which contains N-methyl pyrrolidone and at least 5% by weight of calcium chloride based on the weight of N-methyl pyrrolidone.
Inventors
- 👤 Leo Vollbracht
- 👤 Teunis J. Veerman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-01 18:49
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G69/00; C08G69/02; C08G69/26; C08G69/32
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
162 words
A process for making poly-p-phenyleneterephthalamide having an inherent viscosity of at least 2.5 which is suitable for the manufacture of shaped articles by spinning or the like which comprises vigorously mixing and reacting p-phenylene diamine with terephthaloyl chloride in a substantially anhydrous solvent containing N-methyl pyrrolidone and at least 5% by weight of substantially anhydrous calcium chloride based on the weight of the N-methyl pyrrolidone, the weight of calcium chloride in the solvent when the two reactants are mixed together being such that some solid calcium chloride is suspended in the reaction mixture, and separating the resulting poly-p-phenyleneterephthalamide from the solvent, said reaction mixture being free from hexamethylphosphoramide, the inherent viscosity η inh of the poly-p-phenyleneterephthalamide being defined as η.sub.inh =(ln.sup.η rel/0.5) where η rel is the ratio of the efflux times of a 0.5 g solution of said poly-p-phenyleneterephthalamide in 100 ml of 96 percent by weight sulphuric acid, and the pure solvent, measured in a capillary viscometer at 25° C.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
162 words
A process for making poly-p-phenyleneterephthalamide having an inherent viscosity of at least 2.5 which is suitable for the manufacture of shaped articles by spinning or the like which comprises vigorously mixing and reacting p-phenylene diamine with terephthaloyl chloride in a substantially anhydrous solvent containing N-methyl pyrrolidone and at least 5% by weight of substantially anhydrous calcium chloride based on the weight of the N-methyl pyrrolidone, the weight of calcium chloride in the solvent when the two reactants are mixed together being such that some solid calcium chloride is suspended in the reaction mixture, and separating the resulting poly-p-phenyleneterephthalamide from the solvent, said reaction mixture being free from hexamethylphosphoramide, the inherent viscosity η inh of the poly-p-phenyleneterephthalamide being defined as η.sub.inh =(ln.sup.η rel/0.5) where η rel is the ratio of the efflux times of a 0.5 g solution of said poly-p-phenyleneterephthalamide in 100 ml of 96 percent by weight sulphuric acid, and the pure solvent, measured in a capillary viscometer at 25° C.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
127 words
A process for making a poly-p-phenyleneterephthalamide polymer capable of being spun which comprises vigorously mixing and reacting p-phenylene diamine and terephthaloyl chloride in a substantially anhydrous N-methyl pyrrolidone solvent which is free from hexamethylphosphoramide and which contains at least 5 percent by weight of substantially anhydrous calcium chloride based on the weight of N-methyl pyrrolidone until said polymer having an inherent viscosity of at least 2.5 is formed, and separating the resulting poly-p-phenyleneterephthalamide polymer from said solvent, the said inherent viscosity being defined as η.sub.inh =(ln.sup.η rel/0.5) where η rel is the ratio between the efflux time of a 0.5 g solution of poly-p-phenyleneterephthalamide polymer in 100 ml of 96 percent by weight sulfuric acid, and the pure solvent, measured in a capillary viscometer at 25° C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
127 words
A process for making a poly-p-phenyleneterephthalamide polymer capable of being spun which comprises vigorously mixing and reacting p-phenylene diamine and terephthaloyl chloride in a substantially anhydrous N-methyl pyrrolidone solvent which is free from hexamethylphosphoramide and which contains at least 5 percent by weight of substantially anhydrous calcium chloride based on the weight of N-methyl pyrrolidone until said polymer having an inherent viscosity of at least 2.5 is formed, and separating the resulting poly-p-phenyleneterephthalamide polymer from said solvent, the said inherent viscosity being defined as η.sub.inh =(ln.sup.η rel/0.5) where η rel is the ratio between the efflux time of a 0.5 g solution of poly-p-phenyleneterephthalamide polymer in 100 ml of 96 percent by weight sulfuric acid, and the pure solvent, measured in a capillary viscometer at 25° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A process according to claim 2, characterized in that the reaction is carried out in a mixture of N-methyl pyrrolidone and calcium chloride, in which at the beginning of the reaction the calcium chloride is partly present as a solid phase.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process according to claim 2, characterized in that the reaction is carried out in a mixture of N-methyl pyrrolidone and 8 to 24 percent by weight of calcium chloride.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
45 words
A process according to claim 2, characterized in that the weight ratio between the N-methyl pyrrolidone and the reactants is so chosen that at the end of the reaction there is present 7 to 20 percent by weight of poly-p-phenyleneterephthalamide, calculated on the N-methyl pyrrolidone.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
A process according to claim 2, characterized in that the weight ratio between the N-methyl pyrrolidone and the reactants is so chosen that at the end of the reaction there is present 8 to 12 percent by weight of poly-p-phenyleneterephthalamide, calculated on the N-methyl pyrrolidone.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process according to claim 2, characterized in that the amount by weight of the calcium chloride used is at least equal to the amount by weight of the poly-p-phenyleneterephthalamide formed.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
A process according to claim 2, characterized in that the reaction is carried out in a mixture which also contains 5 to 25 percent by weight of N,N-dimethylaniline based on the weight of the N-methyl pyrrolidone.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
A process according to claim 8, characterized in that it is carried out in the presence of an amount of N,N-dimethylaniline which is at least equivalent to the amount of hydrochloric acid formed in the reaction.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
78 words
A process for the preparation of poly-p-phenyleneterephthalamide which comprises reacting p-phenylene diamine with terephthaloyl chloride under substantially anhydrous conditions with vigorous mixing in an N-methyl pyrrolidone solvent free from hexamethylphosphoramide and containing at least 5 percent by weight of substantially anhydrous calcium chloride based on the weight of the N-methyl pyrrolidone, until a polymer capable of being spun and having an inherent viscosity of at least 2.5 is formed, the inherent viscosity being defined as in claim 2.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
115 words
In a process for making a poly-p-phenylene polymer wherein p-phenylene diamine and terephthaloyl chloride are reacted in a solvent for the reactants, the improvement which comprises vigorously mixing and reacting the said reactants in a substantially anhydrous N-methyl pyrrolidone solvent which is free from hexamethylphosphoramide and which contains, in order to produce a polymer capable of being spun and having an inherent viscosity of at least 2.5, at least 5 percent by weight based on the weight of the N-methyl pyrrolidone of substantially anhydrous calcium chloride, continuing the reaction until said polymer of said inherent viscosity is formed, and separating the resulting polymer from the solvent, the inherent viscosity being defined as in claim 2.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
Poly-p-phenyleneterephthalamide capable of being spun, and having an inherent viscosity of at least 2.5 and being free of hexamethylphosphoramide, made by the process of claim 11.
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