# US 11,306,185 B2 · Method for preparing polymer nanocomposite > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,306,185 B2 - Document ID: US11306185B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/488,399 - Filed: 2019-04-17 - Published: 2021-11-18 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2018-12-29 - Assignees: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Yongxiang Zhou - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11306185B2 ## CPC - C08J 3/212: {and solid additives} - C08J 3/201: {Pre-melted polymers} - C08K 13/02: Organic and inorganic ingredients - C08L 23/06: Polyethylene - C08L 27/06: Homopolymers or copolymers of vinyl chloride - C08L 53/00: Compositions of block copolymers containing at least one sequence of a polymer obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers - C08J 2323/06: Polyethene - C08J 2327/06: Homopolymers or copolymers of vinyl chloride - C08J 2353/00: Characterised by the use of block copolymers containing at least one sequence of a polymer obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds; Derivatives of such polymers - C08J 2423/06: Polyethene - C08J 2427/06: Homopolymers or copolymers of vinyl chloride - C08J 2453/00: Characterised by the use of block copolymers containing at least one sequence of a polymer obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds; Derivatives of such polymers - C08L 2205/03: containing three or more polymers in a blend - C08J: WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H (working, e.g. shaping, of plastics B29) - C08K: Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients (paints, inks, varnishes, dyes, polishes, adhesives C09) - C08L: COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS (compositions based on polymerisable monomers C08F, C08G; artificial filaments or fibres D01F; textile treating compositions D06) ## Abstract A method for preparing a polymer nanocomposite is provided with steps of (1) dissolving polyvinyl chloride; (2) dissolving polyethylene; (3) dissolving a polyvinyl chloride-polyethylene block copolymer; (4) adding a surfactant into a mixed solution obtained from the above-mentioned steps; (5) adding a light permeable material into the mixed solution; (6) adding an enforcement material into the mixed solution; (7) performing an ultrasonic mixing to the mixed solution; and (8) performing a rotary evaporation to the mixed solution. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for preparing a polymer nanocomposite, comprising steps of: (1) dissolving polyvinyl chloride having a molecular weight of 50,000-110,000 g/mol at room temperature in tetrahydrofuran, wherein a mass ratio of polyvinyl chloride to tetrahydrofuran is 1:3 to 1:10; (2) dissolving polyethylene with a molecular weight of 50,000-500,000 g/mol at 60° C. to 120° C. in benzene, wherein a mass ratio of polyethylene to benzene is 1:3 to 1:10; (3) dissolving a polyvinyl chloride-polyethylene block copolymer with a molecular weight of 10,000-100,000 g/mol at 20° C. to 100° C. in another tetrahydrofuran; (4) mixing solutions obtained from the step (1), the step (2), and the step (3) and adding a surfactant into the solutions; (5) adding a light permeable material into the solution obtained from the step (4); (6) adding an enforcement material into the solution obtained from the step (5); (7) performing an ultrasonic treatment to the solution obtained from the step (6) for 1-3 hours at a temperature of 60-100° C.; and (8) performing a rotary evaporation to the solution obtained from the step (7), wherein a temperature of the rotary evaporation is 80-120° C. so as to form the polymer nanocomposite. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the polyvinyl chloride in the step (1) has a mass fraction of 5-90% in the solution obtained from the step (1). ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the polyethylene in the step (2) has a mass fraction of 5-90% in the solution obtained from the step (2). ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the polyvinyl chloride-polyethylene block copolymer in the step (3) has a mass fraction of 5-90% in the solution obtained from the step (3), and a mass ratio of the polyvinyl chloride-polyethylene block copolymer to the another tetrahydrofuran is 1:3 to 1:10. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the surfactant in the step (4) is stearic acid or sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the light permeable material in the step (5) is one of magnesium fluoride, titanium oxide, lead sulfide, and lead selenide, and the light permeable material has a mass fraction of 1-5% in the solution obtained from the step (5). ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the enforcement material in the step (6) is fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, montmorillonite, or other nanoparticles, and the enforcement material has a mass fraction of 1-5% in the solution obtained from the step (6). ### Claim 8 A method for preparing a polymer nanocomposite, comprising steps of: (1) dissolving polyvinyl chloride with a molecular weight of 50,000-110,000 g/mol at room temperature in tetrahydrofuran; (2) dissolving polyethylene with a molecular weight of 50,000-500,000 g/mol at 60° C. to 120° C. in benzene; (3) dissolving a polyvinyl chloride-polyethylene block copolymer with a molecular weight of 10,000-100,000 g/mol at 20° C. to 100° C. in another tetrahydrofuran; (4) mixing solutions obtained from the step (1), the step (2), and the step (3) and adding a surfactant into the solutions; (5) adding a light permeable material into the solution obtained from the step (4); (6) adding an enforcement material into the solution obtained from the step (5); (7) performing an ultrasonic treatment to the solution obtained from the step (6) for 1-3 hours at a temperature of 60-100° C.; and (8) performing a rotary evaporation to the solution obtained from the step (7), wherein a temperature of the rotary evaporation is 80-120° C. so as to form the polymer nanocomposite. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein the polyvinyl chloride in the step (1) has a mass fraction of 5-90% in the solution obtained from the step (1), and a mass ratio of polyvinyl chloride to tetrahydrofuran is 1:3 to 1:10. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein the polyethylene in the step (2) has a mass fraction of 5-90% in the solution obtained from the step (2), and a mass ratio of polyethylene to benzene is 1:3 to 1:10. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein the polyvinyl chloride-polyethylene block copolymer in the step (3) has a mass fraction of 5-90% in the solution obtained from the step (3), and a mass ratio of the polyvinyl chloride-polyethylene block copolymer to the another tetrahydrofuran is 1:3 to 1:10. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein the surfactant in the step (4) is stearic acid or sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein the light permeable material in the step (5) is one of magnesium fluoride, titanium oxide, lead sulfide, and lead selenide, and the light permeable material has a mass fraction of 1-5% in the solution obtained from the step (5). ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein the enforcement material in the step (6) is fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, montmorillonite, or other nanoparticles, and the enforcement material has a mass fraction of 1-5% in the solution obtained from the step (6). ### Claim 15 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein the polyvinyl chloride in the step (1) is replaced with one of polymethylmethacrylate, polyurethane, polystyrene, polycarbonate, rubber, and nylon, and the polyethylene in the step (2) is replaced with one of polymethylmethacrylate, polyurethane, polystyrene, polycarbonate, rubber, and nylon. ### Claim 16 A method for preparing a polymer nanocomposite, comprising steps of: (1) mixing polyvinyl chloride having a molecular weight of 50,000-110,000 g/mol, polyethylene having a molecular weight of 50,000-500,000 g/mol, and a polyvinyl chloride-polyethylene block copolymer having a molecular weight of 10,000-100,000 g/mol to form a mixture, and then heating the mixture to a high temperature of 100-120° C. so as to melt the mixture at the high temperature, wherein polyvinyl chloride has a mass fraction of 5-90% in the mixture, and polyethylene has a mass fraction of 5-90% in the mixture; (2) adding a light permeable material into the mixture, wherein the light permeable material has a mass fraction of 1-5% in the mixture; (3) adding an enforcement material into the mixture, wherein the enforcement material has a mass fraction of 1-5% in the mixture, and the mixture, the light permeable material, and the enforcement material form a composite material; (4) adding the composite material into a twin screw extruder for blending extrusion, so as to allow the composite material to be mixed uniformly at 100-130° C. for 5-60 minutes followed by discharging the composite material; and (5) cooling the composite material to a temperature of −10 to 10° C. after the step (4) for 10 seconds to 2 minutes so as to form the polymer nanocomposite. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method according to claim 16, wherein in the step (1), the polyvinyl chloride is replaced with one of polymethylmethacrylate, polyurethane, polystyrene, polycarbonate, rubber, and nylon, and the polyethylene is replaced with one of polymethylmethacrylate, polyurethane, polystyrene, polycarbonate, rubber, and nylon.