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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2020
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Hojjat Seyed Jamali, Mississauga, CA;
Valerie M. Farrugia, Oakville, CA;
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A method of producing thermoplastic particles may comprise: mixing a melt emulsion comprising (a) a continuous phase that comprises a carrier fluid having a polarity Hansen solubility parameter (dP) of about 7 MPaor less, (b) a dispersed phase that comprises a dispersing fluid having a dP of about 8 MPaor more, and (c) an inner phase that comprises a thermoplastic polyester at a temperature greater than a melting point or softening temperature of the thermoplastic polyester and at a shear rate sufficiently high to disperse the thermoplastic polyester in the dispersed phase; and cooling the melt emulsion to below the melting point or softening temperature of the thermoplastic polyester to form solidified particles comprising the thermoplastic polyester.