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Layered minerals and compositions comprising the same

Assignee: SABIC Global Technologies BV
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Filing: 1995-04-03
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Granted: 1996-06-25
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Expires: 2015-04-03
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Abstract

Abstract Novel silicate minerals that have undergone a cation exchange with at least one heteroaromatic cation comprising a positively charged organo-substituted heteroatom and/or at least one positively charged heteroatom not part of an aromatic ring with at least one bond having a bond order greater than one and compositions comprising the same are described.

Inventors

  • 👤 Tohru Takekoshi
  • 👤 Farid F. Khouri
  • 👤 John R. Campbell
  • 👤 Therese C. Jordan
  • 👤 Kevin H. Dai

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 07:15
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B14/00; C04B14/02; C04B14/04; C04B14/20; C04B14/206; C01; C01B; C01B33/00; C01B33/20; C01B33/36; C01B33/38; C01B33/44; C04B14/208; C04B2103/00; C04B2103/0068; C04B2103/0087

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 37
Claim 1
Independent Claim 69 words
A composition comprising: (a) a layered mineral having undergone a cation exchange with at least one member selected from the group consisting of: (i) a heteroaromatic cation comprising at least one positively charged organo-substituted heteroatom; and (ii) a cation comprising at least one positively charged heteroatom not part of an aromatic ring with at least one bond having a bond order greater than one; and (b) an organic system.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 69 words
A composition comprising: (a) a layered mineral having undergone a cation exchange with at least one member selected from the group consisting of: (i) a heteroaromatic cation comprising at least one positively charged organo-substituted heteroatom; and (ii) a cation comprising at least one positively charged heteroatom not part of an aromatic ring with at least one bond having a bond order greater than one; and (b) an organic system.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 21 words
A composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein said layered mineral is from a kaolinite group, montmorillonite group or illite group.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 17 words
A composition in accordance with claim 2 wherein said kaolinite group comprises kaolinite, halloysite, dickite or nacrite.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 18 words
A composition in accordance with claim 2 wherein said montmorillonite group comprises montmorillonite, nontronite, beidellite, hectorite or saponite.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 18 words
A composition in accordance with claim 2 wherein said illite group comprises hydromicas, phengite, brammallite, glaucomite or celadonite.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 22 words
A composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein said layered mineral is kenyaite, magadite, muscovite, sauconite, vermiculite, volkonskoite, phyrophyllics, mica or smectite.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 31 words
A composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein said cation in (a) and said cation in (b) comprise a heteroatom selected from the group consisting of N, P, O and S.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 45 words
A composition in accordance with claim 7 wherein said heteroaromatic cation comprising at least one positively charged organo-substituted heteroatom is an organo-substituted salt of pyrrole, imidazole, thiazole, oxazole, pyridine, pyrimidine, quinoline, isoquinoline, indole, purine, benzimidazole, benzothiazole, benzoxazole, pyrazine, quinoxaline, quinazoline, acridine, phenazine, imidazopyridine or dipyridyl.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 22 words
A composition in accordance with claim 8 wherein said organo-substituted heteroatom is substituted with a C 1-25 aliphatic, allcyclic or aromatic group.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 17 words
A composition in accordance with claim 8 wherein said heteroaromatic cation is a N-C 10-18 pyridinium cation.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 122 words
A composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein said cation comprising at least one positively charged heteroatom not part of an aromatic ring with at least one bond having a bond order greater than one has the formula ##STR4## wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are each independently a hydrogen, ##STR5## C 1-20 alkyl group, aromatic radical substituted heteroatom or and R 5 is hydrogen or a C 1-10 alkyl group, or at least one of R 1 and R 2 , R 3 and R 4 , R 1 and R 3 and R 2 and R 4 taken together with the atoms connecting them form a 4 to 10 membered cyclic or bicyclic ring.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 30 words
A composition in accordance with claim 11 wherein said cation comprising at least one positively charged heteroatom not part of an aromatic ring is a salt of guanidines or amidines.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 16 words
A composition in accordance with claim 12 wherein said salt of guanidines is a hexaalkylguanidinium salt.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 19 words
A composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein said organic system comprises macrocyclic oligomers, linear polymers or branched polymers.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 36 words
A composition in accordance with claim 14 wherein said organic systems are macrocyclic oligomers and selected from the group consisting of macrocyclic polycarbonates, polyesters, polyimides, polyetherimides, polyphenylene ether-polycarbonate oligomers and blends, compositions or co-oligomers prepared therefrom.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 47 words
A composition in accordance with claim 15 wherein said organic systems are linear or branched polymers and selected from the group consisting of polycarbonates, polyesters, polyphenylene ethers, polyimides, olefins, polyetherimides, polyamides, polyarylene sulfides, polysulfones, polyetherketones, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymers, polystyrenes and blends, compositions and copolymers prepared therefrom.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 21 words
A composition in accordance with claim 16 wherein said polyesters are poly(1,2-ethylene terephthalates), poly(1,4-butylene terephthalates), poly(1,2-ethylene 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylates) or copolymers prepared therefrom.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 24 words
A composition in accordance with claim 16 wherein said polyphenylene ethers comprise homopolymers of 2,6-dimethyl-1,4,-phenylene ether units 2,3,6-trimethyl-1,4-phenylene ether units or copolymers prepared therefrom.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 15 words
A composition in accordance with claim 16 wherein said polycarbonate is a bisphenol A polycarbonate.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 18 words
A composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein said composition comprises quartz, brotite, limonite, hydrous micas or feldspar.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim 13 words
A composition which is the polymerization product of the composition of claim 15.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim 73 words
A composition comprising: (a) macrocyclic oligomers; and (b) layered minerals having undergone a cation exchange with a cation having the formula ##STR6## wherein each R 6 is independently a hydrogen, C 1-20 alkyl group or substituted or unsubstituted aromatic radical or two R 6 s together with atoms connecting them can form a 4 to 12 membered cyclic or bicyclic ring and X is N, P or S and y is an anion.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim 73 words
A composition comprising: (a) macrocyclic oligomers; and (b) layered minerals having undergone a cation exchange with a cation having the formula ##STR6## wherein each R 6 is independently a hydrogen, C 1-20 alkyl group or substituted or unsubstituted aromatic radical or two R 6 s together with atoms connecting them can form a 4 to 12 membered cyclic or bicyclic ring and X is N, P or S and y is an anion.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim 14 words
A composition in accordance with claim 22 wherein said anion is CI or Br.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim 33 words
A composition in accordance with claim 22 wherein said macrocyclic oligomers are selected from the group consisting of macrocyclic polycarbonates, polyesters, polyimides, polyetherimides, polyphenylene ether-polycarbonate oligomers and blends, compositions and co-oligomers prepared therefrom.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim 20 words
A composition in accordance with claim 24 wherein said polyesters are poly(1,2-ethylene terephthalates), poly(1,4-butylene terephthalates), poly(1,2-ethylene 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylates) and copolymers thereof.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim 23 words
A composition in accordance with claim 24 wherein said polyphenylene ethers comprise homopolymers of 2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene ether units 2,3,6-trimethyl-1,4-phenylene ether units and copolymers thereof.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim 15 words
A composition in accordance with claim 24 wherein said polycarbonate is a bisphenol A polycarbonate.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim 21 words
A composition in accordance with claim 22 wherein said layered mineral is from a kaolinite group, montmorillonite group or illite group.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim 17 words
A composition in accordance with claim 28 wherein said kaolinite group comprises kaolinite, halloysite, dickite or nacrite.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim 18 words
A composition in accordance with claim 28 wherein said montmorillonite group comprises montmorillonite, nontronite, beidellite, hectorite or saponite.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim 18 words
A composition in accordance with claim 28 wherein said illite group comprises hydromicas, phengite, brammallite, glaucomite or celadonite.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim 22 words
A composition in accordance with claim 22 wherein said layered mineral is kenyaite, magadite, muscovite, sauconite, vermiculite, volkonskoite, phyrophyllics, mica or smectite.
Claim 35
Independent Claim 31 words
A method for making a composition comprising layered minerals and polymerized organic systems comprising the step of adding polymerization catalysts to a mixture of: (a) macrocyclic oligomers; and (b) layered minerals.
Claim 36
Independent Claim 31 words
A method for making a composition comprising layered minerals and polymerized organic systems comprising the step of adding polymerization catalysts to a mixture of: (a) macrocyclic oligomers; and (b) layered minerals.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim 13 words
A composition which is the polymerization product of the composition of claim 22.

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