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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2002
Applicants:
Saad A. Khan, Cary, NC (US);
George W. Roberts, Raleigh, NC (US);
Joseph R. Royer, Greenville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Saad A. Khan, Cary, NC (US);
George W. Roberts, Raleigh, NC (US);
Joseph R. Royer, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J011/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of depolymerizing a polymer comprises contacting a polymer with a fluid comprising carbon dioxide and at least one component, wherein the fluid plasticizes the polymer and facilitates penetration of the component into the polymer to depolymerize the polymer and form oligomeric units, monomeric units, or combinations thereof.