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Method of making pore-free molding with thick section
Assignee: Zeon Corp
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Filing: 1990-03-12
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Granted: 1992-04-07
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Expires: 2010-03-12
Abstract
Abstract A method of producing a pore-free polynorbornene article having thick-walled portions is provided. The method comprises providing a monomer charge containing at least one norbornene monomer having a tricyclic or higher cyclic structure; introducing the monomer charge into a mold at a temperature greater than the inside mold temperature; polymerizing the monomer charge under pressure via a ring-opening catalyst system; cooling the molded article; and removing the molded article from the mold.
Inventors
- 👤 Koji Chono
- 👤 Hiroshi Ozeki
- 👤 Kazunori Toshima
- 👤 Motoyuki Yamato
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 00:30
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C67/00; B29C67/24; B29C67/246; C; C08; C08J; C08J5/00; C08G; C08G61/00; C08G61/02; C08G61/04; C08G61/06; C08G61/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
A method for making an essentially pore-free polymer molding having a thick section of at least 20 mm comprising injecting into a mold a liquid monomer charge containing a methathesis ring-opening catalyst system, said charge being at a temperature higher than the inside temperature of said mold, polymerizing said monomer charge in said mold under pressure and cooling the reaction product while controlling the temperature difference between the interior of said reaction product and the exterior of said reaction product below 80° C. during the cooling period spanning from the maximum exotherm temperature to the glass transition temperature of said reaction product, wherein said monomer charge contains at least one norbornene monomer containing at least three cyclic groups.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
118 words
A method for making an essentially pore-free polymer molding having a thick section of at least 20 mm comprising injecting into a mold a liquid monomer charge containing a methathesis ring-opening catalyst system, said charge being at a temperature higher than the inside temperature of said mold, polymerizing said monomer charge in said mold under pressure and cooling the reaction product while controlling the temperature difference between the interior of said reaction product and the exterior of said reaction product below 80° C. during the cooling period spanning from the maximum exotherm temperature to the glass transition temperature of said reaction product, wherein said monomer charge contains at least one norbornene monomer containing at least three cyclic groups.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said monomer charge includes a predominant amount of dicyclopentadiene and a smaller amount of a mixture of cyclopentadiene trimers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said monomer charge includes a predominant amount of dicyclopentadiene.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said norbornene monomer is selected from the group consisting of tricyclic monomers, tetracyclic monomers, pentacyclic monomers, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 4 wherein said thick section is at least 50 mm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
77 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said catalyst system includes a catalyst component and a cocatalyst component, said catalyst component is selected from the group consisting of organoammonium molybdates, organoammonium tungstates, tungsten hexachloride, tungsten oxytetrachloride, tungstenoxide, molybdenum pentachloride, molybdenum oxytrichloride, tantalum pentachloride, and mixtures thereof and said cocatalyst component is selected from the group consisting of alkoxyalkylaluminum halides, aryloxyalkyl aluminum halides, alkylaluminum halides, the reaction product of alkylaluminum halides and an alcohol, organotin compounds, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said temperature difference during said cooling step is less than 70° C. and wherein said pressurizing step is carried out by increasing pressure in said mold by at least 0.5 kg/cm 2 while polymerizing said monomer charge.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said temperature difference during said cooling step is less than 50° C. and wherein said pressurizing step is carried out by increasing pressure in said mold by at least 1 kg/cm 2 while polymerizing said monomer charge.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 6 wherein said monomer charge is at least 5° C. higher than the inside temperature of the mold.
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