Abstract:
The present invention relates to a polymeric aromatic selective membrane comprising an cross linked polyether imide membrane that comprise the reaction of a polyether amine with an dianhydride, and that may be utilized in a process for selectively separating aromatics from a hydrocarbon feedstream comprised of aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons and at least one alcohol, typically ethanol.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a membrane for aromatics separation that is stable in an alcohol containing environment. The polymeric membrane is a epoxy amine based membrane.
Abstract:
The method of polymerization includes the steps of a) providing a catalyst system, b) providing at least one monomer or comonomer mixture in a reaction vessel, c) introducing the catalyst into the reaction vessel, and d) polymerizing the at least one monomer or comonomer mixture to produce an isoolefin polymer. The catalyst may be soluble in the diluent used for polymerization. The polymerization contact surfaces of the reaction vessel have an arithmetic average surface roughness of less than 0.3 μm (12 microinches).
Abstract:
This invention relates to functionalized polymers and a method to obtain them comprising combing a living polymer or a polymer having a terminal halide group with an silyl enol ether.
Abstract:
A carbocationic catalyst composition comprising an initiator of water, a tertiary alkyl or aralkyl halide, ester, ether, carboxylic acid, acid halide or a polymeric halide and a co-initiator of an alkoxy metal halide, is used to produce narrow molecular weight distribution olefin polymers particularly isobutylene/para-methyl-styrene copolymers.
Abstract:
A living carbocationic catalyst composition comprising an initiator of a tertiary alkyl halide, a tertiary aralkyl halide or polymeric halide a co-initiator of an alkyl aluminum or alkyl boron, a proton scavenger and a solvent medium with a dielectric constant between 2.5 and 3.25 is used to produce narrow molecular weight distribution polymers particularly isobutylene polymers.