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US 4,228,130 AGranted
Coating polymerization reactors with oligomers derived from polyhydric phenols plus a bleach
AssigneeThe B. F. Goodrich Company
InventorLouis Cohen
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AssigneeThe B. F. Goodrich Company
InventorLouis Cohen
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This invention relates to a polymerization reaction vessel having a coating on the inner surfaces thereof resulting from applying thereto a coating composition containing the reaction product of (1) the self-condensation product of a polyhydric phenol, or (2) the condensation product of two or more polyhydric phenols, or (3) the self-condensation product of a polyhydric naphthol, with a bleaching material, such as, for example, sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), dissolved in an aqueous alkaline solution. When polymerizing olefinic monomers, such as vinyl halides, vinylidene halides, and vinylidene monomers having at least one terminal CH.sub.2 .dbd.C< group, and mixtures thereof, polymer buildup on the inner surfaces of the reaction vessel is substantially reduced. Further, multiple charges or batches of polymer can be made in said internally coated reaction vessel without opening the same between charges thus preventing the escape of unreacted monomer(s) to the surrounding atmosphere.
A process for substantially eliminating the buildup of polymers on the internal surfaces of a polymerization reaction vessel which comprises applying to said surfaces an aqueous alkaline coating solution containing one or more oligomers having the general structure ##STR2## wherein R is H or OH, R' is O or a C--C linkage, R" is Cl, R"' is selected from the group consisting of O, a C--C linkage, and a C--H linkage, and n is an integer from 1 to 10, said coating solution having a pH in the range of about 8 to about 13, and conducting the polymerization of monomer(s) at a temperature in the range of about 0.degree. C. to about 100.degree. C. while in contact with the coated internal surfaces of said vessel.
A polymerization reaction vessel having on all the internal surfaces thereof a coating comprised of one or more oligomers having the general structure ##STR3## wherein R is H or OH, R' is O or a C--C linkage, R" is Cl, R"' is selected from the group consisting of O, a C--C linkage, and a C--H linkage, and n is an integer from 1 to 10, and wherein the coated surfaces are characterized by having a critical surface tension of at least 72 dynes/centimeter and a contact angle with water of about zero.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.