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High molecular weight poly(alpha-olefin) solutions and articles made therefrom

  • US 20070231572A1
  • Filed: 03/30/2006
  • Published: 10/04/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A process for the continuous preparation of solutions comprising up to 50 wt. % of an UHMW PO having an intrinsic viscosity from 5 to 45 dl/g measured in decalin at 135°

  • C. comprising the steps of;

    a) forming a slurry of UHMW PO particles in a solvent for the UHMW PO at a first temperature which is below the temperature at which said UHMW PO particles will dissolve in said solvent;

    b) processing said slurry through an extruder operating such that a mixture of said solvent and said UHMW PO is formed at a second temperature above the melting temperature of said UHMW PO, and the throughput rate of UHMW PO is at least the quantity 2.5 D2 (2.5×



    D) grams per minute, where D represents the screw diameter of said extruder in centimeters;

    c) optionally, discharging said mixture from the extruder through a positive displacement pump;

    d) passing said mixture through a heated vessel at a temperature above the melting temperature of said UHMW PO in said solvent, said heated vessel having a volume such that the average residence time of the mixture in said vessel is from 2 to 120 minutes, whereby a solution of said UHMW PO is formed.

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