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US 2017/0321010 A1Published application
Flow reactor synthesis of polymers
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsPatrick John Kinlen, Andrew M. Zweig
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Abstract
A flow reactor system and methods having tubing useful as polymerization chamber. The flow reactor has at least one inlet and at least one mixing chamber, and an outlet. The method includes providing two phases, an aqueous phase and a non-aqueous phase and forming an emulsion for introduction into the flow reactor.
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A method comprising
- introducing an emulsion of an aqueous solution of monomer and an organic solvent solution of acid into a flow reactor, the flow reactor comprising a length of tubing having an inner diameter;
- polymerizing the monomer under a diffusion-limiting condition within the length of tubing;
- and
- forming a salt of the polymerized monomer with the acid within the length of tubing.
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A method comprising;
- introducing an emulsion of an aqueous solution of aniline and an organic solvent solution of organic acid into a flow reactor, the flow reactor comprising a length of tubing having an inner diameter;
- introducing an oxidant to the emulsion or the flow reactor;
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- polymerizing the aniline in a diffusion-limiting condition in the inner diameter of the length of tubing and forming an acid salt thereof.
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A method comprising
- introducing an emulsion of an aqueous solution of a monomer and an organic solvent solution of acid into a flow reactor, the flow reactor comprising a length of tubing, the length of tubing having:
- an inner diameter;
- and
- a surface for receiving the monomer upon polymerizing;
- introducing a catalyst to the emulsion;
- polymerizing the monomer under diffusion-limiting conditions within the inner diameter;
- depositing at least a portion of the polymerized monomer on the surface within the length of tubing;
- and
- forming a salt of the polymerized monomer with the acid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.