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US 10,947,330 B2Granted
Encapsulated catalyst and methods of olefin polymerization
AssigneesRohm and Haas Company, The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
InventorsDamien Guironnet, Muhammad Rabnawaz, Ralph Even, Andrew Hughes, Joshua Katz
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Abstract
A method for encapsulating a catalyst in a dispersed polymer particle comprising dissolving a Group 8 to Group 11 transition metal containing catalyst and a self-dispersing polymer in a solvent; adding water and optionally a base under particle forming conditions to form a dispersed polymer encapsulated catalyst comprising particles having a population number average diameter between 10 and 300 nanometers is provided.
Claims14
A method for encapsulating a catalyst in a dispersed block copolymer particle comprising:
- dissolving a Group 8 to Group 11 transition metal containing catalyst and a self-dispersing block copolymer comprising a water-insoluble block comprising repeat units of esters of (meth)acrylic acid, butadiene, ethyl ethylene, lactide, caprolactone, trimethylene carbonate, glycolide, dimethylsiloxane, cyclooctene, propylene, norbornene, propylene oxide, butylene oxide, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing, and a water-soluble block comprising repeat units of ethylene glycol, ethylene oxide, methacrylic acid, acrylic acid, acrylamide, styrene sulfonate, polyethylene glycol esters of (meth)acrylic acid, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing, in a water miscible organic solvent;
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- adding water and optionally a base and heating to form a dispersed block copolymer encapsulated catalyst comprising particles having a population number average diameter between 10 and 300 nanometers, measured by dynamic light scattering.
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