Phillips Petroleum Company

Nesheiwat, Afif M.

Yu, Michael C.

Scoggins, Lacey E.

Reed, Jerry O.

Hoover, Kenneth C.

Shang, Wei-teh W.

Lacey E Scoggins

Kenneth C Hoover

Dale O Tieszen

Afif M Nesheiwat

James T Edmonds, Jr

Jon F Geibel

Robert W Campbell

Earl Clark, Jr

Wei-Teh W Shang

Carlton Edwin Ash

Donald H Kubicek

Owen H Decker

Darryl R Fahey

Michael Duane Cliffton

Jerry O Reed

Michael C Yu

Timothy W Johnson

Guy Senatore

Fu M Lee

Fernando C Vidaurri

Robert S Shue

Harvey D Hensley

Jimmie J Straw

Paul J Deslauriers

Joseph G Ceurvorst

Melvin D Herd

Keiji Nakagawa

Bradley L Munro

Glenn F Kile

Wei-Teh W Shangi

Allen T Chang

Wiley D Perkins

John D Stuber

Roy E Reger

Toshiuki Asakura

Wei-Teh Wade Shang

Wei-Tech W Shang

A process is provided for producing a poly(arylene sulfide) polymer which employs at least one base as a reactant, wherein the base is contacted with the polymerization reaction mixture incrementally during the polymerization.

Process for preparing poly(arylene sulfide) polymers

A method for removing oligomers and non-polymeric impurities from poly(arylene sulfide) polymers and producing the polymers in easily recoverable granular form is provided in which a poly(arylene sulfide) polymer associated with oligomers and non-polymeric impurities is contacted with a solvent, water, and optionally, a base, at a sufficient temperature to substantially dissolve the polymer, oligomers and impurities; then the solution is cooled to a temperature at which the poly(arylene sulfide) precipitates while oligomers and impurities remain in solution, then the precipitated polymer is separated from the solution containing the oligomers and impurities. A polymer product produced by this method is also disclosed.

Production of granular poly(arylene sulfide) polymers containing reduced

A method is provided for producing a poly(arylene sulfide) polymer having reduced amounts of impurities by contacting a poly(arylene sulfide) polymerization reaction mixture with an acid.

Acid treatment of poly(arylene sulfide) polymer reaction mixture

The present invention provides: (a) a method for producing a poly(arylene sulfide)(PAS) resin composition: (b) a PAS resin composition produced by the inventive resin composition production method; (c) a method which utilizes the inventive PAS resin composition in the production of a continuous fiber-reinforced composite; and (d) a PAS composite produced by the inventive composite production method. The PAS resin composition produced by the inventive resin composition production method comprises a crystallizable arylene sulfide polymer and a nucleating agent. The nucleating agent is admixed with the crystallizable arylene sulfide polymer by adding said nucleating agent to the polymerization reaction system. The inventive PAS resin composition solidifies to a fine-grained crystalline morphology and is well suited for use in the production of continuous fiber-reinforced composites, molded articles, and other products.

Poly(arylene sulfide)composites and methods of production

A method for recovering a liquid diluent having a low salt content from an organic/aqueous mixture which contains significant quantities of the diluent, an alkali metal salt, and water comprises an integrated process which joins extraction and ion exchange steps and a reaction for the conversion of an alkali metal hydroxide. In the initial step the diluent is extracted from the original mixture employing a suitable extractant material. The extract from the initial step containing diluent, extractant material, along with reduced quantities of water and salt, is passed to an ion exchange column for conversion of the alkali metal salt to its hydroxide. In a following fractional distillation dewatering column the diluent begins to react with the alkali metal hydroxide to form an alkali-metal salt of aminocarboxylic acid which can pass harmlessly through the dewatering column for removal in further following fractional distillation step.

Extraction plus ion exchange processing of a brine stream

According to this invention, improved results in terms of molecular weight and percent yield of aromatic sulfide/sulfone polymers are achieved by the employment of a low level modifying agent within a specific range in the polymerization reaction mixture. The modifying agent employed is a salt of an amino carboxylic acid. The salt can be employed as an already existing salt of an amino carboxylic acid or can be formed in situ by employing either an amino carboxylic acid and a base; or a lactam and a base.

Aromatic sulfide/sulfone polymer production

A method is provided for recovering poly(arylene sulfide) polymers characterized by low ash and oligomer concentrations and having a larger particle size, which method comprises, during recovery, adding or maintaining a sufficient amount of a polar organic compound to the reaction mixture immediately after solidifying the poly(arylene sulfide) polymer.

Method to recover poly(arylene sulfide) polymers with water-polar

A process is provided for the production of aromatic sulfide-sulfone polymers which comprises contacting under suitable polymerization reaction conditions: (1) at least one dihaloaromatic sulfone, (2) water, and (3) a complex comprising at least one alkali metal hydrosulfide.

Aromatic sulfide/sulfone polymer production with complex of alkali metal

In a first embodiment, arylene sulfide resins are provided by contacting, in a polymerization mixture, during a polymerization process, reactants comprising: an alkali metal sulfide, an organic amide, an alkali metal carboxylate, water and a monomer source which comprises at least one dihaloaromatic compound. The amount of alkali metal carboxylate present during the polymerization process ranges from about 0.01 to about 0.03 mole per each mole of sulfur present in the resulting arylene sulfide resin. The total amount of water present during the polymerization process ranges from about 1.02 to about 2.1 moles per each mole of sulfur present in the resulting arylene sulfide resin. In a second embodiment, arylene sulfide resins are provided by contacting, in a polymerization mixture, during a polymerization process, reactants comprising: an alkali metal sulfide, an organic amide, an alkali metal carboxylate, water and a monomer source which comprises a mixture of at least one dihaloaromatic compound and at least one polyhaloaromatic compound having more than two halogen substituents per molecule. The ranges of the amount of alkali metal carboxylate present during the polymerization process and the total amount of water present during the polymerization process are identical to those amounts disclosed in the first embodiment. The amount of polyhaloaromatic compound initially present ranges from about 0.0001 to about 0.01 mole per each mole of dihaloaromatic compound present prior to the initiation of the polymerization process.

Higher molecular weight arylene sulfide resin and process for its

A process is provided for the production of aromatic sulfide/sulfone polymers which comprises contacting under suitable polymerization reaction conditions: (1) at least one dihaloaromatic sulfone, (2) water, and (3) a complex comprising at least one alkali metal hydrosulfide.

Poly(arylene sulfide/sulfone) polymers prepared using a sulfur-rich reaction mixture are treated in order to increase melt stability by contacting the poly(arylene sulfide/sulfone) polymer with an acidic solution, followed by contacting the polymer with a soluble zinc compound.

Treatment of poly(arylene sulfide/sulfone) polymers

A process for preparing a branched, high molecular weight poly(arylene sulfide ketone) by the addition of a polyhaloaromatic compound to a reaction mixture containing a dihaloaromatic ketone, an organic amide, an alkali metal sulfide, and water, and the product produced therefrom.

Process for preparing branched poly(arylene sulfide ketone)

A process is provided for the production of aromatic sulfide/sulfone polymers which involves contacting under suitable polymerization reaction conditions: (1) at least one dihaloaromatic sulfone, (2) at least one organic amide, (3) at least one alkali metal hydrosulfide, (4) water, and (5) at least one member selected from the group consisting of (a) alkali metal carbonates and (b) mixtures of alkali metal carbonates with alkali metal hydroxides wherein said mixtures have at least about 0.5 mole percent alkali metal carbonate.

Poly(arylene sulfide) resins are modified by melt mixing a resin with a basic additive to form a resin product composition. The basic additive is selected from the group consisting of inorganic hydroxides, inorganic oxides and organic metal salts wherein the metals are from Group IA, IIA, or IIB and the salts are of carboxylic acids and phenols. The product compositions are suitable for injection molding, film forming and fiber spinning processes.

Method to modify poly(aryle sulfide) resins

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Bartlesville, OK, United States of America

Lacey E Scoggins