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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
May. 04, 2004
Anton J. J. Hendriks, Lent, NL;
Jan M. Surquin, Arnhem, NL;
Mirjam E. Oldenzeel, Westervoort, NL;
René Journee, Duiven, NL;
Vincent A. Van Bommel, Zevenaar, NL;
Anton J. J. Hendriks, Lent, NL;
Jan M. Surquin, Arnhem, NL;
Mirjam E. Oldenzeel, Westervoort, NL;
René Journee, Duiven, NL;
Vincent A. Van Bommel, Zevenaar, NL;
Teijin Aramid B.V., Arnhem, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to a non-fibrous polymer solution essentially consisting of 1 to 8 wt. % para-aramid, at least 50 mole % of the aromatic moieties thereof being unsubstituted, in a mixture of a) a polar amide solvent selected from N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, N,N'-dimethyl-formamide, N,N′-dimethylacetamide, tetramethylurea, and mixtures thereof; b) between 0.7 mole of an alkali or alkaline earth metal chloride per mole amide groups of the para-aramid and 7.5 wt. % of the alkali or alkaline earth metal chloride, and c) water; and wherein at least 50 wt. % of the formed hydrochloric acid has been neutralized to obtain a solution having a dynamic viscosity which is at least a factor three smaller than the dynamic viscosity of the polymer solution without neutralization. The invention further pertains to a process making the same and para-aramid pulp-like fiber, paper and film made from said polymer solution.