Process for making polymers having nanostructures incorporated into the matrix of the polymer
AssigneePPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
InventorsSongwei Lu, Thomas G. Rukavina, Mehran Arbab
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Abstract
The present invention is directed toward a method for making a polymer that has nanostructures incorporated into the matrix of the polymer. The method of the present invention involves mixing a precursor solution for the polymer with a precursor for the nanostructures to form a mixture. Nanostructures are formed in the mixture from the precursor of the nanostructures, such that the nanostructures are surrounded by the precursor solution for the polymer. The polymer is formed from the precursor solution of the polymer, which results in the nanostructures being incorporated into the matrix of the polymer.
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A method for making a polymer having a matrix with nanostructures incorporated into the matrix of the polymer, comprising:
- a. mixing a precursor solution for the polymer comprising polyvinyl alcohol with a precursor for the nanostructures selected from mono butyl tin tri-chloride, indium acetate, and antimony tri-chloride to form a mixture;
- b. forming nanostructures in the mixture from the precursor of the nanostructures, wherein the nanostructures are surrounded by the precursor solution for the polymer when the nanostructures are formed;
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- c. forming the polymer from the precursor solution of the polymer so that the nanostructures are incorporated into the matrix of the polymer.
A method for making a polymer having a matrix that has nanostructures incorporated into the matrix of the polymer comprising:
- a. mixing a precursor solution for the polymer comprising bis(diethylene glycol)diallylcarbonate monomer with a precursor for the nanostructures selected from titanium iso-propoxide, titanium (IV) chloride, potassium titanyl oxalate, aluminum iso-propoxide, aluminum tri-tert-butoxide, aluminum tri-sec-butoxide, aluminum triethoxide, aluminum pentanedionate, zirconium iso-propoxide, zirconium tert-butoxide, zirconium butoxide, zirconium ethoxide, zirconium 2,4-pentanedionate, and zirconium trifluoropentane-dionate, to form a mixture;
- b. forming nanostructures in the mixture from the precursor of the nanostructures, wherein the nanostructures are surrounded by the precursor solution for the polymer when the nanostructures are formed;
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- c. forming the polymer from the precursor solution of the polymer so that the nanostructures are incorporated into the matrix of the polymer.
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