Shaped artificial polymer articles

US12286380B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-12286380-B2
Application numberUS-202017605482-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 9, 2020
Priority dateMar 12, 2019
Publication dateApr 29, 2025
Grant dateApr 29, 2025

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Use of porous metal oxide microspheres as light stabilizers for shaped artificial polymer articles, wherein the porous metal oxide microspheres are prepared via a process comprising forming a liquid dispersion of polymer nanoparticles and a metal oxide; forming liquid droplets of the dispersion; drying the droplets to provide polymer template microspheres comprising polymer nanospheres; and removing the polymer nanospheres from the template microspheres to provide the porous metal oxide microspheres.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A shaped artificial polymer article, wherein the polymer is a synthetic polymer and/or a natural or synthetic elastomer, and wherein the polymer contains porous metal oxide microspheres, wherein the porous metal oxide microspheres have: an average diameter of from 0.5 μm to 100 μm, an average porosity of from 0.10 to 0.80, and an average pore diameter of from 50 nm to 999 nm. 2. The shaped artificial polymer article of claim 1 , wherein the metal oxide is selected from the group consisting of silica, titania, alumina, zirconia, ceria, iron oxides, zinc oxide, indium oxide, tin oxide, chromium oxide and combinations thereof. 3. The shaped artificial polymer article of claim 1 , wherein the porous metal oxide microspheres comprise from 50.0 wt % to 99.9 wt % metal oxide, based on the total weight of the microspheres. 4. The shaped artificial polymer article of claim 1 , wherein the porous metal oxide microspheres have an average diameter of from 1 μm to 75 μm. 5. The shaped artificial polymer article of claim 1 , wherein the porous metal oxide microspheres have an average porosity of from 0.45 to 0.65. 6. The shaped artificial polymer article of claim 1 , wherein the porous metal oxide microspheres have an average pore diameter of from 50 nm to 800 nm. 7. The shaped artificial polymer article of claim 1 , wherein the porous metal oxide microspheres have an average diameter of from 1 μm to 75 μm, an average porosity of from 0.45 to 0.65, and an average pore diameter of from 50 nm to 800 nm. 8. The shaped artificial polymer article of claim 1 , wherein the porous metal oxide microspheres have an average diameter of from 4.5 μm to 9.9 μm, an average porosity of from 0.45 to 0.65, and an average pore diameter of from 220 nm to 300 nm. 9. The shaped artificial polymer article of claim 1 , wherein the porous metal oxide microspheres are used in a concentration of from 0.01 wt % to 20.0 wt %, based on the total weight of the shaped artificial polymer article. 10. The shaped artificial polymer article of claim 1 , wherein the porous metal oxide microspheres are present in combination with one or more UV absorbers, and wherein the UV absorbers are selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxyphenyltriazines, benzotriazoles, 2-hydroxybenzophenones, oxalanilides, cinnamates, and benzoates. 11. The shaped artificial polymer article of claim 10 , wherein the one or more UV absorbers are used in a concentration of from 0.01 wt % to 20.0 wt %, based on the total weight of the shaped artificial polymer article. 12. The shaped artificial polymer article of claim 1 , wherein the shaped artificial polymer article comprises a hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS). 13. The shaped artificial polymer article of claim 1 , wherein the shaped artificial polymer article is a film, pipe, cable, tape, sheet, container, frame, fibre or monofilament.

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  • Silicon- containing compounds · CPC title

  • Silica · CPC title

  • Additives being defined by their particle size in general · CPC title

  • Stabilisers against oxidation, heat, light, ozone · CPC title

  • micrometer sized, i.e. from 1 to 100 micron · CPC title

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What does patent US12286380B2 cover?
Use of porous metal oxide microspheres as light stabilizers for shaped artificial polymer articles, wherein the porous metal oxide microspheres are prepared via a process comprising forming a liquid dispersion of polymer nanoparticles and a metal oxide; forming liquid droplets of the dispersion; drying the droplets to provide polymer template microspheres comprising polymer nanospheres; and rem…
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What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C04B35/01. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
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Publication date Tue Apr 29 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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