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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 1977
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1975
Robert A VAN Brederode, Baytown, TX (US);
Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Linden, NJ (US);
Abstract
A process for producing fine polymer powders which comprises dissolving 1 to 40 weight percent of a polymer in a solvent at a temperature in the range of 90.degree. to 165.degree. C under autogenous conditions, cooling the solution to a temperature to precipitate the polymer and to leave in solution an amount of polymer less than that which will inhibit the formation of droplets upon atomization of the solution into a drying zone, said cooling being carried out under agitation conditions of high shear, to produce a slurry of particulate polymer and solvent, atomizing said slurry into a vaporization zone, feeding a drying gas into the vaporation zone at a temperature in the range of 90.degree. to 160.degree. C, recovering the partially dry polymer particles, drying the particles and recovering a polymer powder of less than 100 micron size.