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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1996
Joseph P Weller, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Lawrence D Wilson, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Michele L Rosenau, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Pat Jimenez, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Bernard M Lescure, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI (US);
Abstract
A process has been invented for removing contaminants (including solvent) from a flowing polymer, the process, in one aspect, including dissolving a sparingly soluble stripping agent into a flowing polymer, the sparingly soluble stripping agent stripping contaminants from the flowing polymer creating a mixture of contaminants and sparingly soluble stripping agent, which flows out from the flowing polymer, and separating the mixture from the polymer. In one aspect, recyclable sparingly soluble stripping agent is recovered and re-used.