Conductive polymers
First Claim
1. A process for the preparation of a conductive polymer product which comprises (a) mixing at least one monomer with at least one electrically conductive component, solvent, at least one polymerization initiator, and an optional chain transfer component;
- (b) effecting solution polymerization by heating;
(c) removing said solvent by azeotropic distillation in an aqueous phase to generate a mixture of polymer and electrically conductive component;
(d) drying and grinding the resulting mixture;
thereafter dissolving the intermediate product in a solution comprising solvent, at least one monomer, at least one initiator, and at least one crosslinking component, and an optional chain transfer agent to form an organic phase;
(e) mixing said organic phase with a second aqueous phase comprised of water, stabilizer, and an alkali halide to form a suspension;
(f) polymerizing the resulting suspension by heating; and
(g) subsequently optionally washing and drying the polymeric product, and which product is comprised of polymer and conductive component dispersed therein.
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Abstract
A process for the preparation of conductive polymers which comprises (a) mixing at least one monomer with at least one conductive component, solvent, at least one polymerization initiator, and an optional chain transfer component; (b) effecting solution polymerization by heating; (c) removing said solvent by azeotropic distillation in an aqueous phase to generate a mixture of polymer and conductive component; (d) drying and grinding the resulting mixture; thereafter dissolving the product resulting in at least one monomer, at least one initiator, and at least one crosslinking component, and an optional chain transfer agent to form an organic phase; (e) mixing said organic phase with a second aqueous phase comprised of water, stabilizer, and an alkali halide; (f) polymerizing the resulting suspension by heating; and (g) subsequently optionally washing and drying the polymeric product, and which product is comprised of polymer and conductive component dispersed therein.
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1. A process for the preparation of a conductive polymer product which comprises (a) mixing at least one monomer with at least one electrically conductive component, solvent, at least one polymerization initiator, and an optional chain transfer component;
- (b) effecting solution polymerization by heating;
(c) removing said solvent by azeotropic distillation in an aqueous phase to generate a mixture of polymer and electrically conductive component;
(d) drying and grinding the resulting mixture;
thereafter dissolving the intermediate product in a solution comprising solvent, at least one monomer, at least one initiator, and at least one crosslinking component, and an optional chain transfer agent to form an organic phase;
(e) mixing said organic phase with a second aqueous phase comprised of water, stabilizer, and an alkali halide to form a suspension;
(f) polymerizing the resulting suspension by heating; and
(g) subsequently optionally washing and drying the polymeric product, and which product is comprised of polymer and conductive component dispersed therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28)
- (b) effecting solution polymerization by heating;
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25. A process for the preparation of a conductive polymer product with an average volume particle size of from about 0.05 to about 5 microns which comprises (1) a solution polymerization of at least one monomer in the presence one or more initiators, an organic solvent, and in the presence of a electrically conductive component, and optional charge transfer agents;
- (2) removing the solvent from the resulting slurry of (1) by azeotropic distillation wherein the organic solvent, polymer, conductive component slurry is added or admixed with a heated aqueous phase to enable the polymer slurry to be dispersed in droplets upon addition to the aqueous phase, and wherein the solvent evaporates thereby resulting in solid beads of polymer and conductive component;
(3) drying the solid beads of polymer and conductive component particles, and grinding;
(4) dissolving the ground prepolymer and conductive component of (3) in an organic phase comprised of at least one monomer containing one or more initiators, and a crosslinking agent, and mixing;
(5) premixing the organic phase with an aqueous phase of step (4) comprised of polyvinyl alcohol and potassium iodide, followed by circulating the mixture through an inline or continuous homogenizer;
(6) transferring the suspension of (5) into a second reaction vessel or reactor, and heating to accomplish polymerization;
(7) washing the slurry obtained, after cooling with a mixture of water and an aliphatic alcohol; and
(8) drying the wetcake to enable the product of a polymer containing from about 1 to about 50 weight percent of a conductive component dispersed therein. - View Dependent Claims (26)
- (2) removing the solvent from the resulting slurry of (1) by azeotropic distillation wherein the organic solvent, polymer, conductive component slurry is added or admixed with a heated aqueous phase to enable the polymer slurry to be dispersed in droplets upon addition to the aqueous phase, and wherein the solvent evaporates thereby resulting in solid beads of polymer and conductive component;
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27. A process for the preparation of a conductive polymer product which comprises (a) mixing monomer with electrically conductive component, solvent, polymerization initiator, and an optional chain transfer component;
- (b) effecting solution polymerization by heating;
(c) removing said solvent by azeotropic distillation in an aqueous phase to generate a mixture of polymer and electrically conductive component;
(d) drying and grinding the resulting mixture;
thereafter dissolving the intermediate product in a solution comprising solvent monomer, initiator, and crosslinking component, and an optional chain transfer agent to form an organic phase;
(e) mixing said organic phase with a second aqueous phase comprised of water, stabilizer, and an alkali halide to form a suspension;
(f) polymerizing the resulting suspension by heating; and
(g) subsequently washing and drying the polymeric product, and which product is comprised of polymer and conductive component.
- (b) effecting solution polymerization by heating;
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