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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2019
Pbi Performance Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Brian C. Benicewicz, Columbia, SC (US);
Amin Daryaei, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Ran Liu, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Gregory S. Copeland, Tega Cay, SC (US);
PBI PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A polybenzimidazole (PBI) resin including a polybenzimidazole oligomer having at least two reactive end groups is provided. Also provided is a method of making a polybenzimidazole oligomer with at least two reactive end groups including the steps of reacting a tetraamine, a dicarboxylic component, and a reactive end group moiety in a solvent at a temperature greater than room temperature for a period of time; precipitating the oligomer from the solvent after reacting; and removing any reaction by-products from the oligomer after precipitating. A method of making a PBI molded article and a PBI molded article are also provided.