Rhodia Operations

Solvay Specialty Polymers Usa, LLC

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Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique

Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.

Solvay Specialty Polymers Italy S.p.a.

Universite Claude Bernard – Lyon1

Institut National Des Sciences Appliquees De Lyon

Université Jean Monnet Saint-étienne

Performance Polyamides, Sas

Specialty Operations France

Rhodia Opérations S.a.s.

Stéphane Jeol

Franck Touraud

Thierry Badel

Kelly Dean Branham

Nancy J Singletary

David B Thomas

Floryan Decampo

Vito Leo

Gilles Orange

Christopher Ward

David Blake Roller

Chantal Louis

Joel Pollino

Vincent Mollet

Maryam Momtaz

Louise-Anne Fillot

Leon Zhu

Benjamin Paci

Hai Van

Peng Li

Mohammad Jamal El-Hibri

Marco Apostolo

Sergio Mastroianni

Franco Speroni

Keshav S Gautam

Corinne Bushelman

Joel Flores

Narmandakh Taylor

Ryan Hammonds

Emanuele Di Nicolo'

Pasquale Campanelli

Jean-François Thierry

Roland Durand

Françoise Fenouillot-Rimlinger

Didier Long

Raleigh L Davis

Didier Tupinier

Hae-Young Kim

Shari W Axelrad

Linda M Norfolk

Christiane Prebet

Matthew Booher

William E Sattich

René Rossin

Mathilde Mercier

James Brown Hicks

Alain Rousseau

Clay Owens

Xijing Yuan

Robert B Moore

Lindsey Anderson

Samantha Talley

Tanner Gerschick

Marie-Laure Michon

Franco Enrico Speroni

Jonathan Schwartz

Naji Hussein

The invention pertains to a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional object with an additive manufacturing system, such as an extrusion-based additive manufacturing system, a selective laser sintering system, and/or an electrophotography-based additive manufacturing system, comprising providing a support material comprising more than 50% wt. of a semi-crystalline polyamide [polyamide (A)] having a melting point, as determined according to ASTM D3418, of at least 250° C. and possessing a water absorption at saturation, by immersion in water at 23° C., of at least 2% wt.

Method for manufacturing a three-dimensional object

A process for preparing particles of polyphenylene sulfide polymer (PPS), based on the use of a polyester polymer (PE) comprising units from a dicarboxylic acid component and a diol component, wherein at least 2 mol. % of the diol component is a poly(alkylene glycol). The process comprises the melt-blending of the PPS with the PE, the cooling the blend and the recovery of the particles by dissolution of the PE into water. The present invention relates to PPS particles obtained therefrom and to the use of these particles in SLS 3D printing, coatings and toughening of thermoset resins.

Process for preparing particles of polyphenylene sulfide polymer

The present invention relates to functionalized poly(aryl ether sulfones) polymers. The invention further relates to polymer compositions including the functionalized poly(aryl ether sulfone) polymers. Still further, the invention relates to lithographic methods to form three-dimensional (3D) objects that incorporate the aforementioned polymer compositions.

Photocurable polymers, photocurable polymer compositions and lithographic processes including the same

Described here are blocky PEEK copolymers and corresponding synthesis methods. It was surprisingly found that synthesis of blocky PEEK copolymers in a non-solvent environment with respect to PEEK produced blocky PEEK copolymers with high degrees of functionalization and crystallinity. The blocky PEEK copolymers had an increased blocky structure, relative to corresponding PEEK copolymer synthesized with other known methods. Moreover, membranes formed from the blocky PEEK polymers are particularly desirable in fuel cell applications. For example, the membranes formed from the blocky PEEK polymers had surprisingly large ion conductivities as well as significantly improved chemical and thermal resistance, at least in part, to the improved functionalization and crystallinity.

Blocky poly(ether ether ketone) copolymers and corresponding synthesis methods and articles

The present invention relates to a polymer composition (C) comprising at least one polyamide (P1), and from 1 to 50 wt. %, based on the total weight of (C), of at least one functionalized polymer (P2), wherein P2 is a poly(aryl ether sulfone) (PAES) having at least one functional group (SO), (M)in which Mis a metal cation of p valence. The present invention also relates to articles incorporating the polymer composition (C) and the use of functionalized polymer (P2) as a compatibilizer in the polymer composition (C) comprising two immiscible polymers.

Compatibilized polymer composition comprising a polyamide

The invention relates to a process for preparing polymeric particles, based on the use of a polyester polymer (PE) comprising units from a dicarboxylic acid component and a diol component, wherein at least 2 mol. % of the diol component is a poly(alkylene glycol). The process comprises the melt-blending of the aromatic polymer (P) with the PE, the cooling the blend and the recovery of the particles by dissolution of the PE into water. The present invention relates to polymeric particles obtained therefrom and to the use of these particles in SLS 3D printing, coatings and toughening of thermoset resins.

Process for preparing particles of aromatic polymers, particles obtainable by said process and their uses

A method for manufacturing a three-dimensional (3D) object with an additive manufacturing system, comprising a step consisting in printing layers of the 3D object from the part material comprising a polymeric component comprising, based on the total weight of the polymeric component:

Methods of cross-linking or chain extending a polymeric material including a silane-modified poly(arylene ether) polymer (Si-PAE) in a shaped article include heating the shaped article from a temperature Tto a temperature T&#x3e;T, while maintaining the temperature at which the shaped article is heated within a specified range based on the increasing Tg of the polymeric material during the heating. Shaped articles cross-linked or chain extended by the methods are also described.

Cross-linkable polymer compositions

Poly(aryl ether sulfones) (PAES) polymers (P1) which are functionalized with reactive functional groups on at least one end of the PAES polymer, a process for preparing the PAES polymers (P1), a process for preparing block copolymers (P2) using the functionalized poly(aryl ether sulfones) (PAES) polymers (P1) and the block copolymers (P2) obtainable by such process

Process for preparing functionalized poly(aryl ether sulfones) polymers and block copolymers resulting therefrom

Described herein are methods for making poly(aryl ether sulfone) ('PAES') polymers and polymer compositions including the PAES polymers. The method includes reacting a first monomer and a second monomer in a reaction mixture including a base. In some embodiments, the first monomer, second monomer and base can be selected such that halogen salts are not formed during the reacting. In some embodiments, the method can also be a solvent free process. The PAES polymer and polymer compositions can be desirable in many application settings including, but not limited to, electronic components.

Methods for making poly(aryl ether sulfone) polymers and polymer compositions and articles including the same

The present disclosure relates to method of making three-dimensional (3D) objects using an additive manufacturing system wherein the part material comprises a polymeric component comprising at least one poly(ether ether ketone) polymer (PEEK) having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) ranging from 75,000 to 100,000 g/mol (as determined by GPC), for example in the form of filaments or spherical particles, for use in additive manufacturing systems to print 3D objects.

Method of making a three-dimensional object using a poly(ether ether ketone) polymeric component

The present disclosure relates to an additive manufacturing (AM) method for making a three-dimensional (3D) object, comprising a) the provision of providing a powdered polymer material (M) comprising at least one poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK) polymer, and at least one poly(aryl ether sulfone) (PAES) polymer, b) the deposition of successive layers of the powdered polymer material; and c) the selective sintering of each layer prior to the deposition of the subsequent layer, wherein the powdered polymer material (M) is heated before step c) to a temperature Tp (&#xb0; C.): Tp&#x3c;Tg+40, wherein Tg (&#xb0; C.) is the glass transition temperature of the PAES polymer, as measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) according to ASTM D3418.

Additive manufacturing method for making a three-dimensional object using selective laser sintering

The present invention relates to a polymer composition (C) comprising: &#x2014;a polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), &#x2014;at least 3 wt. % of polyamide 6 (PA6), &#x2014;25 to 60 wt. % of reinforcing agents, &#x2014;3 to 8 wt. % of a functionalized, non-aromatic elastomer, wherein the weight ratio PPS/PA6 is at least 4 and wherein wt. % are based on the total weight of the composition. The present invention also relates to articles incorporating the polymer composition and the use of polyamide 6 (PA6) as a heat-aging stabilizer in a polymer composition.

Filled composition containing polyphenylene sulphide (PPS) and polyamide 6 (PA6)

Described herein are polyamide polymer blends including a sulfonated polyamide polymer, an aromatic polyamide polymer and a reinforcing filler. Optionally, the polyamide polymer blend includes an additive. It was surprisingly discovered that blends including a sulfonated polyamide polymer in addition to an aromatic polyamide polymer had increased mechanical performance, relative to corresponding polyamide polymer blends having a non-sulfonated polyamide polymer. Furthermore, it was also surprisingly discovered that, when the sulfonated polyamide polymer included a sodium counter-ion, the mechanical performance of the polyamide polymer blend was further enhanced, relative to corresponding polyamide polymer blends having a sulfonated polyamide polymer including a lithium counter-ion in place of a sodium counter-ion. Due, at least in part, to the increased mechanical performance, the polyamide polymer blends can be desirably incorporated into structural components, which generally benefit from higher mechanical performance.

Sulfonated polyamide polymer blends and corresponding articles

The present invention relates to a polymer composition comprising polyphenylene sulphide (PPS), polyamide 6 (PA6), reinforcing agents, wherein the weight ratio of PPS/PA6 is at least 2, with the proviso that the composition does not comprise an elastomer or comprises an elastomer in an amount not exceeding 1 wt. %. The present invention also relates to articles incorporating the polymer composition and the use of polyamide 6 (PA6) as a heat-aging stabilizer in a polymer composition.

Use of polyamide 6 (PA6) as a heat-aging stabilizer in polymer compositions comprising polyphenylene sulfide (PPS)

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Stéphane Jeol