# US 10,308,739 B2 · Method for preparing polyvinyl chloride by suspension and polymerization, and feeding device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,308,739 B2 - Document ID: US10308739B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/533,605 - Filed: 2015-02-11 - Published: 2017-12-07 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2014-12-31 - Assignees: Amos Chemicals Inc. - Applicants: Amos Chemicals Inc. - Inventors: Yuhai Gao; Xianzhen Zhuo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10308739B2 ## CPC - C08F 114/06: Vinyl chloride - B01J 4/00: Feed {or outlet} devices; Feed or outlet control devices (feed or outlet devices for pressure vessels B01J3/02 {; feeding of particles into and evacuation of particles out of the reactor B01J8/0015}) - B01J 4/001: {Feed or outlet devices as such, e.g. feeding tubes} - C08F 2/01: characterised by special features of the polymerisation apparatus used - C08F 2/20: with the aid of macromolecular dispersing agents - C08F 14/06: Vinyl chloride - C08F: MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS - B01J: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS ## Abstract The present invention provides a production method of polyvinyl chloride by suspension polymerization and a feeding apparatus. This method comprises: Step 1: injecting a vinyl chloride monomer and water at 25-98° C. into a reaction vessel to obtain a water suspension, closing the reaction kettle, repeatedly and cyclically performing vacuum-pumping and cleansing with nitrogen, stirring and evacuating oxygen in the reaction kettle; Step 2: adding a first suspension agent and a second suspension agent into the reaction kettle, and then adding a nanopowder and an initiator composite, to carry out the polymerization reaction; Step 3: adding cold water to terminate the polymerization reaction upon the pressure in the reaction kettle is reduced to 3.5 bar or less; Step 4: evacuating and vacuumizing the reaction kettle, and then filtering, washing and drying the resulted polymer, to obtain polyvinyl chloride. The present invention also provides a feeding apparatus used for the above production method. Polyvinyl chloride produced by the method of this invention has good performance and can meet the requirements of physical and chemical properties and applicability for most applications. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of producing polyvinyl chloride by suspension polymerization, comprising: a) injecting a vinyl chloride monomer and water at 25° C. to 98° C. into a reaction kettle to obtain a water suspension, closing the reaction kettle, repeatedly and cyclically performing vacuum-pumping and cleansing with nitrogen, stirring, to evacuate oxygen in the reaction kettle; b) adding a first suspension agent and a second suspension agent into the reaction kettle, and then adding a suspension stabilizer and an initiator composite, to carry out the polymerization reaction; c) adding cooling water to terminate the polymerization reaction when the pressure in the reaction kettle is reduced to 3.5 bar or less; and d) evacuating and vacuumizing the reaction kettle, and then filtering, washing and drying the resulted polymer, to obtain polyvinyl chloride; wherein, the vinyl chloride monomer and water are in a ratio by mass of 1:3-1:0.5; the first suspension agent is a polyvinyl alcohol having an alcoholysis degree of 95-66%, and the second suspension agent is a polyvinyl alcohol having an alcoholysis degree of 80-60%; the starting materials of the initiator composite include chloroformate, peroxide, organic acid anhydride and sodium hydroxide in a ratio by mass of 3-7:0.5-1.5:0.5-2:2-4; the first suspension agent is added at an amount of 200-500 ppm, the second suspension agent is added at an amount of 800-1000 ppm, the suspension stabilizer is added at an amount of 2800-3300 ppm, the initiator composite is added at an amount of 2700-3600 ppm, relative to the mass of the vinyl chloride monomer. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the initiator composite is added in two portions: for the first time, 30% to 70% is added before the reaction: firstly adding a chloroformate and an organic acid anhydride, and then adding a peroxide and sodium hydroxide; for the second time, after the start of the reaction, the remaining initiator composite is added before the half-life of the previously added initiator composite: firstly adding the remaining chloroformate and the organic acid anhydride, and then adding the remaining peroxide and sodium hydroxide. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the first suspension agent is a polyvinyl alcohol having an alcoholysis degree of 88%, and the second suspension agent is a polyvinyl alcohol having an alcoholysis degree of 72%. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the chloroformate, the peroxide, the organic acid anhydride and sodium hydroxide in the initiator composite are in a ratio by mass of 5:1:1.5:3. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the vinyl chloride monomer and water are in a ratio by mass of 1:1. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the suspension stabilizer contains zinc oxide, a nanopowder and an organic acid salt compound, and the nanopowder contains magnesium hydroxide and aluminum hydroxide. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method according to claim 6, wherein the amount of magnesium hydroxide is 4-12 wt % and the amount of aluminum hydroxide is 2-8 wt %, relative to the weight of the water suspension, and the zinc oxide, the nanopowder and the organic acid salt compound are in a ratio by mass of 1:3:3. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method according to claim 7, wherein the amount of magnesium hydroxide is 7-8%, the amount of aluminum hydroxide is 4%, relative to weight of the suspension of water and the monomer. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The method according to claim 6, wherein the organic acid salt compound has a structural formula: [M2+1-xM3+x(OH)]x+(An−x/n).yH2O M2+ represents a divalent metal cation selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Zn, and Co; M3+ represents Al3+ or Bi3+; An− represents an anion having a valence of 1 to 4 and includes HCO3−, Cl−, CO32− or CH3COO−; x and y are numbers in the following ranges: 0.20. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises adding a primary dispersant and a secondary dispersant; the primary dispersant is a polyvinyl alcohol having an alcoholysis degree of 80-72.5%; and the primary dispersant is added at an amount of 800-1500 ppm, relative to the weight of the water suspension; the secondary dispersant is a polyvinyl alcohol having an alcoholysis degree of 35-55%. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, wherein the primary dispersant is added in a), and the secondary dispersant is added in b). ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the chloroformate has a molecular formula of ClCOOR1, wherein R1 is methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, m-propyl or 2-ethyl; the organic acid anhydride has a molecular formula of (RCO)2O, wherein R is methyl or ethyl; the peroxide is hydrogen peroxide and/or sodium peroxide. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method according to claim 12, wherein the organic acid anhydride comprises propionic anhydride, and/or isopropionic anhydride. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The method according to claim 12, wherein the starting materials of the initiator composite comprise ethyl chloroformate, hydrogen peroxide, propionic anhydride and sodium hydroxide. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The method according to claim 12, wherein the m-propyl is 1-propyl. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the vacuum-pumping in d) is carried out at 42-48 mbar, 33-37° C. for 45 minutes, the washing is carried out by using reverse osmosis water, and the temperature for drying is 50-60° C. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein an anti-sticking-to-kettle agent is first added to the reaction kettle prior to the addition of the vinyl chloride monomer and water. ### Claim 18 A feeding apparatus for producing polyvinyl chloride by suspension polymerization, comprising: a peroxide vessel, a peroxide storage tank, a sodium hydroxide solution vessel, a sodium hydroxide solution storage tank, a chloroformate storage drum, an organic acid anhydride storage drum, a waste liquid tank, a washing tower, a box for automatic handling of drums contained therein, and an inlet pipe for starting material water; the peroxide solution vessel is connected to the peroxide storage tank by a first pump, and the peroxide solution storage tank is connected to the inlet pipe for starting material water by a first feeding pump; the sodium hydroxide solution vessel is connected to the sodium hydroxide solution storage tank by a second pump, and the sodium hydroxide solution storage tank is connected to the inlet pipe for starting material water by a second feeding pump; the chloroformate storage drum and the organic acid anhydride storage drum are arranged in the box for automatic handling of the drums, wherein the box is provided with an exhaust ventilation device, a blower and a vertical pump; the blower is connected to the washing tower, and the vertical pump is connected to the waste liquid tank; one end of the inlet pipe for starting material water is used for inputting the starting material water, and the other end thereof is connected to the top of a reaction kettle; the chloroformate storage drum is connected to the inlet pipe for starting material water by a third feeding pump, and the organic acid anhydride storage drum is connected to the inlet pipe for starting material water by a fourth feeding pump; the bottom of the washing tower is connected to the waste liquid tank; the waste liquid tank is provided with a sodium hydroxide inlet pipe; the waste liquid tank is connected to the outside of the apparatus by a fourth pump. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The feeding apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the washing tower has a first pipeline connected to an incineration collection place outside the feeding apparatus, and a second pipeline connected to a waste liquid treatment device outside the feeding apparatus. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The feeding apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the waste liquid tank is connected to a press-filter device outside the feeding apparatus by the fourth pump.