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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2018
E I Du Pont DE Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Steven R Allen, Midlothian, VA (US);
Vlodek Gabara, Richmond, VA (US);
Joseph Lenning Lowery, Midlothian, VA (US);
Christopher William Newton, Richmond, VA (US);
David J Rodini, Midlothian, VA (US);
Andrew J Sitter, Mechanicsville, VA (US);
E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
The present invention concerns fiber made from a polymer comprising imidazole groups, the polymer further having: i) halide anions being present in an amount in the range of 0.05 to 20.1 weight percent, based on weight of fiber; ii) sulfur, wherein the sulfur is present in the fiber in an amount in the range of 0.05 to 3 weight percent, based on weight of fiber; and iii) alkali metal ion, wherein the alkali metal ion is present in the fiber in an amount in the range of 0.05 to 2 weight percent, based on weight of fiber, the fiber exhibiting hydrochloric acid evolution as identified by TGA-IR between 277.13° C. to 448.19° C.