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Removal of the catalyst from polyphenylene ethers
Assignee: BASF SE
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Filing: 1983-07-21
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Granted: 1984-07-17
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Expires: 2003-07-21
Abstract
Abstract In the preparation of a high molecular weight polyphenylene ether from a monohydric phenol by an oxidative coupling reaction with oxygen in the presence of a catalyst complex obtained from a metal salt and an organic amine and in the presence of a solvent, and isolation of the metal ion component of the catalyst from the polyphenylene ether solution by means of a complex-forming or chelate-forming compound, the catalyst is removed by a method wherein complex formation and isolation of the metal ion component of the catalyst are carried out in an aqueous medium in the presence of from 0.1 to 5,000 mg of an anionic or non-ionic surfactant.
Inventors
- 👤 Rudi W. Reffert
- 👤 Juergen Hambrecht
- 👤 Adolf Echte
- 👤 Hans H. Schuster
- 👤 Hermann Dreher
Bibliographic Details
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US
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2026-11-03 18:04
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G65/00; C08G65/34; C08G65/46
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
174 words
A method of removing the catalyst in the preparation of a high molecular weight polyphenylene ether from a monohydric phenol, which is alkyl-substituted at the two ortho-positions but not at the para-position and may or may not be alkyl-substituted at the meta-position, by an oxidative coupling reaction with oxygen at from 15° to 50° C. in the presence of a catalyst complex obtained from a metal salt and an organic amine, and in the presence of from 1 to 20 parts by weight of a solvent per part by weight of the monomeric phenol, and in the presence or absence of an activator, and isolation of the metal ion component of the catalyst from the polyphenylene ether solution by means of a complex-forming or chelate-forming compound, wherein complex formation and isolation of the metal ion component of the catalyst is carried out in an aqueous medium in the presence of from 0.1 to 5,000 mg of a surfactant which must be anionic or non-ionic per kg of the organic solution of the polyphenylene ether.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
174 words
A method of removing the catalyst in the preparation of a high molecular weight polyphenylene ether from a monohydric phenol, which is alkyl-substituted at the two ortho-positions but not at the para-position and may or may not be alkyl-substituted at the meta-position, by an oxidative coupling reaction with oxygen at from 15° to 50° C. in the presence of a catalyst complex obtained from a metal salt and an organic amine, and in the presence of from 1 to 20 parts by weight of a solvent per part by weight of the monomeric phenol, and in the presence or absence of an activator, and isolation of the metal ion component of the catalyst from the polyphenylene ether solution by means of a complex-forming or chelate-forming compound, wherein complex formation and isolation of the metal ion component of the catalyst is carried out in an aqueous medium in the presence of from 0.1 to 5,000 mg of a surfactant which must be anionic or non-ionic per kg of the organic solution of the polyphenylene ether.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the surfactant is an anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of alkali metal or ammonium salts of carboxylates, sulfonated and sulfate-containing carboxylates, carboxylic acid esters, carboxamides, alkylsulfonates, arylsulfonates, alkylsulfates, arylether-sulfates, amidoethersulfates, succinates, sarcosides, alkylsulfates, sulfosuccinates, ether-sulfonates, thiosulfates, alkyl phosphates, glycerol phosphates, phosphites, phosphonates and phosphinates.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the surfactant is a non-ionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of polyglycol ethers, polyglycol esters, polyglycol amides, aryl polyglycol ethers, polypropyleneglycol ethers, polypropyleneglycol esters, polypropyleneglycol amides, polyalcohols, polyamines, glycosides, high molecular weight ethylene oxide-containing and/or propylene oxide-containing adducts thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the amount of surfactant used in the process is from 0.1 to 100 mg per kg of the solution of the polyphenylene ether.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the amount of surfactant used in the process is from 0.1 to 100 mg per kg of the solution of the polyphenylene ether.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 3, wherein the amount of surfactant used in the process is from 0.1 to 100 mg per kg of the solution of the polyphenylene ether.
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