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Method for preparing a microencapsulated compound of a platinum group metal
Assignee: Dow Silicones Corp
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Filing: 1987-07-20
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Granted: 1988-11-15
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Expires: 2007-07-20
Abstract
Abstract Compounds of metals from the platinum group of the periodic table compounds are encapsulated within a thermoplastic organic polymer using known prior art techniques. The presence of trace amounts of the encapsulated compound on the surface of the microcapsules is avoided by preparing the microcapsules by in-situ polymerization or precipitation of the encapsulant, followed by washing of the microcapsules with a solvent for the encapsulated compound that will not dissolve or swell the encapsulating polymer.
Inventors
- 👤 Chi-Long Lee
- 👤 Robin L. Willis, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 17:01
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08K; C08K9/00; C08K9/10; B; B01; B01J; B01J13/00; B01J13/02; B01J13/20; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S528/00; Y10S528/901; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2982; Y10T428/2984; Y10T428/2985; Y10T428/2987
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
In a method for preparing a microencapsulated compound, said method comprising the following sequence of steps: A. dispersing said compound in finely divided form in a fluid medium; B. introducing into said medium a liquified thermoplastic organic polymer or a liquified precursor of said polymer, where said polymer is impervious to said compound, C. depositing a solid coating of said polymer around each particle of said compound in an amount equal to at least 50 percent of the combined weight of said compound and said coating, and D. recovering the resultant microencapsulated compound, the improvement comprising (1) selecting said compound from compounds of platinum group metals and (2) washing the recovered microencapsulated compound with a liquid that is a solvent for said compound but not for said polymer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
128 words
In a method for preparing a microencapsulated compound, said method comprising the following sequence of steps: A. dispersing said compound in finely divided form in a fluid medium; B. introducing into said medium a liquified thermoplastic organic polymer or a liquified precursor of said polymer, where said polymer is impervious to said compound, C. depositing a solid coating of said polymer around each particle of said compound in an amount equal to at least 50 percent of the combined weight of said compound and said coating, and D. recovering the resultant microencapsulated compound, the improvement comprising (1) selecting said compound from compounds of platinum group metals and (2) washing the recovered microencapsulated compound with a liquid that is a solvent for said compound but not for said polymer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
57 words
A method according to claim 1 where said thermoplastic organic polymer constitutes at least 50 percent of the combined weight of said compound and said polymer, and said polymer is derived from at least one ethylenically unsaturated organic compound or a condensation reaction between at least two organic compounds containing a plurality of condensible groups per molecule.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method according to claim 2 where said layer of thermoplastic organic polymer is formed by precipitation of a preformed polymer in the presence of said compound in the form of finely divided liquid droplets or solid particles.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method according to claim 2 where the thermoplastic polymer is formed in the presence of said compound in finely divided form.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
54 words
A method according to claim 2 where said compound is the reaction product of an organosilicon compound and a reactant comprising a platinum atom and at least one halogen atom, and said ethylenically unsaturated organic compound is selected from the group consisting of ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbons, acrylonitrile, and esters of acrylic or methacrylic acid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method according to claim 5 where said reactant is hexachloroplatinic acid, said organosilicon compound is an ethylenically unsaturated organosiloxane and said liquid is a cyclic or linear polydiorganosiloxane.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 6 where said ethylenically unsaturated siloxane is a hexaorganodisiloxane.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim 6 where said hexaorganodisiloxane is hexamethyldisiloxane and said liquid is a linear or cyclic polydimethylsiloxane.
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