Additive for incorporating ultraviolet radiation protection into a polymer
AssigneeThe Sweet Living Group, LLC
InventorsRobert B Kramer, Ronald Kramer, Nicholas Marshall
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Abstract
An additive for incorporating ultraviolet radiation protection into a synthetic polymer with the additive and the synthetic polymer for forming a synthetic material is disclosed which has a quantity of zinc oxide particles modified with a layer of a reactive group that forms a bond with a synthetic polymer having C—H bonds. A product for incorporating ultraviolet radiation protection into a synthetic polymer prior to forming a synthetic material has a quantity of a synthetic polymer and a quantity of zinc oxide particles modified with a layer of a reactive group that forms a bond with the quantity of the synthetic polymer.
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A method for preparing an additive for incorporating ultraviolet radiation protection into a synthetic polymer with the additive and the synthetic polymer for forming a synthetic material comprising the steps of:
- suspending a quantity of zinc oxide particles in a solution of 98% ethyl alcohol;
- suspending a quantity of benzophenone silane linker in the solution of zinc oxide particles and 98% ethyl alcohol;
- adjusting the pH of the solution of zinc oxide particles, 98% ethyl alcohol, and benzophenone silane linker to a pH of 12;
- placing the pH adjusted solution of zinc oxide particles, 98% ethyl alcohol, and benzophenone silane linker into a centrifuge;
- recovering the zinc oxide particles prepared by centrifugation after a period of time;
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- drying the recovered prepared zinc oxide particles for a period of time, wherein the period of time that the recovered prepared zinc oxide particles are dried is eight hours.
A method for preparing an additive for incorporating ultraviolet radiation protection into a synthetic polymer with the additive and the synthetic polymer for forming a synthetic material comprising the steps of:
- suspending a quantity of zinc oxide particles in a solution of 98% ethyl alcohol;
- suspending a quantity of a reactive group capable of C—H activation in the solution of zinc oxide particles and 98% ethyl alcohol;
- adjusting the pH of the solution of zinc oxide particles, 98% ethyl alcohol, and reactive group capable of C—H activation to a pH of 12;
- placing the pH adjusted solution of zinc oxide particles, 98% ethyl alcohol, and reactive group capable of C—H activation into a centrifuge;
- recovering the zinc oxide particles prepared by centrifugation after a period of time;
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- drying the recovered prepared zinc oxide particles for a period of time, wherein the period of time that the recovered prepared zinc oxide particles are dried is eight hours.
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