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Process for preparing products containing polymer chains having ionic links and their use
Assignee: Unibra SA
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Filing: 1981-03-23
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Granted: 1982-12-07
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Expires: 2001-03-23
Abstract
Abstract Viscous, homogeneous and thermoreversible gels containing polymer chains are obtained by a process in which a solution of a prepolymer or polymer which contains at least one free acid group at each chain end in a non polar solvent selected among the aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons having a dielectric constant of less than about 3 is reacted at room temperature with a stoechiometric amount, based on the acid group content of the polymer, of a metal aliphatic alkoxide so as to neutralize all the free acid groups and a sufficient amount of the non polar solvent is distilled for removing, in a substantially quantitative manner, the aliphatic alcohol formed by said reaction.
Inventors
- 👤 Philippe T. Teyssie
- 👤 Robert J. Jerome
- 👤 Guy J. Broze
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 14:38
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08C; C08C19/00; C08C19/30; C08C19/34; C08C19/36; C08F; C08F8/00; C08F8/44; C08G; C08G85/00; C08G85/004
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
A process for preparing viscous, homogeneous and thermoreversible gels containing polymer chains, in which a solution of a prepolymer or polymer which contains a free acid group only at each chain end in a non polar solvent selected among the aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons having a dielectric constant of less than about 3 is reacted, at room temperature, with a stoichiometric amount based on the acid group content of the polymer of a metal aliphatic alkoxide, so as to neutralize all the free acid groups and a sufficient fraction of the non polar solvent is distilled for removing, in a substantially quantitative manner, the aliphatic alcohol formed by said reaction.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
111 words
A process for preparing viscous, homogeneous and thermoreversible gels containing polymer chains, in which a solution of a prepolymer or polymer which contains a free acid group only at each chain end in a non polar solvent selected among the aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons having a dielectric constant of less than about 3 is reacted, at room temperature, with a stoichiometric amount based on the acid group content of the polymer of a metal aliphatic alkoxide, so as to neutralize all the free acid groups and a sufficient fraction of the non polar solvent is distilled for removing, in a substantially quantitative manner, the aliphatic alcohol formed by said reaction.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process according to claim 1, in which the prepolymer or polymer contains at least one group selected among the free carboxyl, sulfonic and phosphonic groups at each chain end.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A process according to claim 1, in which the prepolymer or polymer having at least one free acid group at each chain end is selected among the polydiene, polyolefin, polyacrylic, polyether, polyester, polyvinyl and polysiloxane polymers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
A process according to claim 1, in which a prepolymer or polymer selected among the polybutadiene α,ω-carboxylic diacids, polyisoprene α,107 -carboxylic diacids, poly-α-methylstyrene α,ω-carboxylic diacids, polyisobutene α,ω-carboxylic diacids, poly(ethylene oxide) α,ω-carboxylic diacids, copolymers butadiene-acrylonitrile α,ω-carboxylic diacids, polystyrene α,ω-carboxylid diacids and the poly-tert.-butylstyrene α,ω-carboxylic diacids is used.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A process according to claim 1, in which a prepolymer or polymer selected among the poly-α-methylstyrene α,ω-sulfonic diacids, polystyrene α,ω-sulfonic diacids, poly-tert.butylstyrene α,ω-sulfonic diacids, polybutadiene α,ω-sulfonic diacids and polyisoprene α,ω-sulfonic diacids is used.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
A process according to claim 1, in which a prepolymer or polymer selected among the polyisoprene α,ω-phosphonic diacids, polybutadiene α,ω-phosphonic diacids, polystyrene α,ω-phosphonic diacids, poly-α-methylstyrene α,ω-phosphonic diacids and poly-tert. butylstyrene α,ω-phosphonic diacids is used.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
A process according to claim 1, in which the non polar solvent is toluene.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process according to claim 1, in which the reaction mixture is distilled until a gel containing about 2 to 10% by weight of neutralized polymer is obtained.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process according to claim 1, in which the metal alkoxide contains about 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process according to claim 1, in which the metal alkoxide is dissolved or suspended in a polar solvent consisting of a lower aliphatic alcohol.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process according to claim 10, in which the polar solvent of the metal alkoxide is the aliphatic alcohol from which said alkoxide is derived.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process according to claim 1, in which the metal of the alkoxide is selected among the copper, magnesium, zinc, baryum, aluminum, beryllium and calcium.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process according to claim 1, in which the metal alkoxide is formed in situ by reaction of an alkylmetal with the desired alcohol.
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