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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
May. 16, 2017
Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Sudhanshu Srivastava, Greer, SC (US);
Sasha Stankovich, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Michael E. Wilson, Middleburg, FL (US);
Robbie W. J. Hanssen, Boiling Springs, SC (US);
Eduardo Torres, Greer, SC (US);
Cliferson Thivierge, Gainesville, FL (US);
Russell A. Stapleton, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Eric B. Monroe, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Abstract
A composition comprises a first siloxane compound comprising at least one cyclic siloxane moiety and a first salt, the first salt comprising a conjugate base of a volatile organic acid. A method for producing a cross-linked siloxane network comprises the steps of providing a first siloxane compound comprising at least one cyclic siloxane moiety, providing a first salt comprising a conjugate base of a volatile organic acid, combining the first siloxane compound and the first salt to produce a reaction mixture, heating the reaction mixture to a temperature sufficient for the first salt to open the ring of the cyclic siloxane moiety, and maintaining the reaction mixture at an elevated temperature so that at least a portion of the opened cyclic siloxane moieties react with each other to produce a cross-linked siloxane network.