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Process for the estimation of physical and chemical properties of a proposed polymeric or copolymeric substance or material
Assignee: Rohm and Haas Co
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Filing: 1991-01-02
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Granted: 1993-11-09
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Expires: 2011-01-02
Abstract
Abstract A process for estimation of properties utilizing experimental information using constraint determined by chemical kinetics, statistical thermodynamics and molecular mechanics including experimental information on proposed polymeric or copolymeric substances of large molecules for the estimation of the physical properties of the substances by first defining the substances molecular chemical composition, second, estimating properties of the molecular chemical composition when 3-dimensionally folded, third, forming the composition into a polymeric cluster, fourth, estimating the physical properties of the polymeric cluster, and finally preparation of the polymeric substances having the properties as estimated. The present invention overcomes the "multiple stable minimum " which is associated with prior polymer modeling approaches of large molecules.
Inventors
- 👤 Mario Blanco
- 👤 Thomas H. Pierce
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 17:12
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07K; C07K1/00; G; G16; G16C; G16C20/00; G16C20/30; G16C60/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
199 words
A process relating to polymer production wherein, with the aid of a digital computer, stable polymeric substances are simulated by empirical functions, an appropriate polymer having useful properties of size, shape, composition, volume, stiffness, and polymer structure is selected from said simulated polymeric substances, and a useful polymer is produced, comprising providing the computer with a data base of polymer molecular connectivities of polymeric substances, from the molecular connecivities selecting information to form a monomer and determining chemical composition through estimation of individual polymer chain chemical composition, calculating by statistical thermodynamics the shape of three-dimensional folding large molecules of the polymeric substances, assembling the resulting 3-dimensionally folded molecular chemical composition into a proposed polymeric cluster of the polymeric substances, visually displaying by computer generated graphics or pictures said polymeric clusters, estimating at least one of the physical properties of size, shape, composition, volume, stiffness or polymer structure of the resulting proposed displayed polymeric cluster, choosing a proposed polymeric cluster having at least one useful physical property, producing said selected cluster by synthesizing the resulting polymeric product by a format, wherein the estimated physical property of the simulated cluster of the polymeric substance is related to the resulting polymer product.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
199 words
A process relating to polymer production wherein, with the aid of a digital computer, stable polymeric substances are simulated by empirical functions, an appropriate polymer having useful properties of size, shape, composition, volume, stiffness, and polymer structure is selected from said simulated polymeric substances, and a useful polymer is produced, comprising providing the computer with a data base of polymer molecular connectivities of polymeric substances, from the molecular connecivities selecting information to form a monomer and determining chemical composition through estimation of individual polymer chain chemical composition, calculating by statistical thermodynamics the shape of three-dimensional folding large molecules of the polymeric substances, assembling the resulting 3-dimensionally folded molecular chemical composition into a proposed polymeric cluster of the polymeric substances, visually displaying by computer generated graphics or pictures said polymeric clusters, estimating at least one of the physical properties of size, shape, composition, volume, stiffness or polymer structure of the resulting proposed displayed polymeric cluster, choosing a proposed polymeric cluster having at least one useful physical property, producing said selected cluster by synthesizing the resulting polymeric product by a format, wherein the estimated physical property of the simulated cluster of the polymeric substance is related to the resulting polymer product.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process of claim 1, wherein a physical property, i.e. the effect of a solvent, on the molecular chain chemical composition and 3-dimensional folding is estimated through In Situ optimization.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said assembling step further comprises use of molecular excluded volume constraints determined by vector geometry.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said assembling step further comprises iterative use of numerical methods.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said polymer product is a plastic, packaging material, optical disc material, barrier membrane, adhesive, viscosity improver, dispersant, electronic chemical, coating, or synthetic biopolymer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
45 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said polymer product is a polymer blend compatibilizer, high temperature plastic, thermoplastic polymer, thermoplastic polymer blend, elastomeric polymer, elastomeric polymer blend, amorphous polymer, amorphous polymer blend, crystalline polymer, crystalline polymer blend, liquid crystalline polymer or liquid crystalline polymer blend.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said polymer product is a barrier membrane formed from bio-separator material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
A process relating to polymer production as claimed in claim 1 wherein said polymeric substance is a copolymeric substance.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process relating to polymer production as claimed in claim 1 wherein in the calculation by the method of statistical thermodynamics the polymeric substance has greater than five (5) monomer units.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
A process relating to polymer production as claimed in claim 1, wherein determining chemical composition through a estimation of individual polymer chain composition comprises a function of conversion and reaction time using chemical kinetics rate expressions.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process relating to polymer properties as claimed in claim 1 wherein said calculating by the method of statistical thermodynamics comprises a numerical method.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
In the process as claimed in claim 1 the step of developing a format for synthesizing the resulting and related polymer product.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
180 words
A process relating to polymer production by identification of polymeric substances by empirical functions to simulate final stable polymeric substances, with the aid of a digital computer, comprising providing the computer with a data base of polymer molecular connectivities of polymeric substances, from the molecular connectivities selecting information to form a monomer and determining chemical composition through estimation of individual polymer chain chemical compositions, calculating by a method of statistical thermodynamics the shape of three-dimensional folding large molecules of the polymeric substances, assembling the resulting 3-dimensionally folded molecular chemical composition into a proposed polymeric cluster of the polymeric substances, visually displaying, using computer graphics, the computer generated picture of the resulting polymeric cluster, evaluating properties of the resulting displayed polymeric cluster, using said properties of the visually displayed polymeric cluster to select an appropriate polymer product, and synthesizing said selected appropriate polymer product by a format for synthesizing said polymer product, wherein the produced polymer product has at least one related property to the graphically displayed and selected proposed polymeric structure, whereby final stable polymeric substances are simulated and produced.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
180 words
A process relating to polymer production by identification of polymeric substances by empirical functions to simulate final stable polymeric substances, with the aid of a digital computer, comprising providing the computer with a data base of polymer molecular connectivities of polymeric substances, from the molecular connectivities selecting information to form a monomer and determining chemical composition through estimation of individual polymer chain chemical compositions, calculating by a method of statistical thermodynamics the shape of three-dimensional folding large molecules of the polymeric substances, assembling the resulting 3-dimensionally folded molecular chemical composition into a proposed polymeric cluster of the polymeric substances, visually displaying, using computer graphics, the computer generated picture of the resulting polymeric cluster, evaluating properties of the resulting displayed polymeric cluster, using said properties of the visually displayed polymeric cluster to select an appropriate polymer product, and synthesizing said selected appropriate polymer product by a format for synthesizing said polymer product, wherein the produced polymer product has at least one related property to the graphically displayed and selected proposed polymeric structure, whereby final stable polymeric substances are simulated and produced.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
A process relating to polymeric production as claimed in claim 13, wherein said polymeric substance is a copolymeric substance.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process relating to polymer production as claimed in claim 13, wherein in the calculation by the method of statistical thermodynamics the polymeric substance has greater than five (5) monomer units.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
36 words
A process relating to polymer production as claimed in claim 13, wherein determining chemical composition through an estimation of individual polymer chain composition comprises a function of conversion and reaction time using chemical kinetics rate expressions.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process relating to polymer properties as claimed in claim 13 wherein said calculating by the method of statistical thermodynamics comprises a numerical method.
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