Flame resistant polymer, polymer solution, flame resistant fiber, carbon fiber, and methods of producing same

US9765448B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9765448-B2
Application numberUS-201414904455-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 11, 2014
Priority dateJul 12, 2013
Publication dateSep 19, 2017
Grant dateSep 19, 2017

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A flame resistant polymer is obtained by reacting polyacrylonitrile with amine and nitro compounds, the polyacrylonitrile being polymerized by aqueous suspension polymerization using a redox initiator and containing an S component at an amount of 3,000 μg/g or less. A PAN-based polymer in which both yarn producing properties and flame resistance are improved can be realized.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A flame resistant polymer obtained by reacting polyacrylonitrile with amine and nitro compounds, said polyacrylonitrile being polymerized by aqueous suspension polymerization with a redox initiator and containing an S component at an amount of 3,000 μg/g or less, wherein said polyacrylonitrile has a number average molecular weight Mn of 30,000 or more and 300,000 or less, and a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn), which is a ratio of a weight average molecular weight Mw to said number average molecular weight Mn, of 1 or more and 5 or less. 2. The flame resistant polymer according to claim 1 , wherein said polyacrylonitrile is polymerized with a persulfate-based oxidant as an oxidant for combination of said redox initiator in an amount of 0.5 to 6 wt % relative to acrylonitrile. 3. The flame resistant polymer according to claim 1 , wherein said polyacrylonitrile is polymerized with a sulfite-based reductant as a reductant for combination of said redox initiator in an amount of 0.25 to 3 wt % relative to acrylonitrile. 4. The flame resistant polymer according to claim 1 , wherein a content of an S component is 3,000 μg/g or less. 5. A polymer solution containing a flame resistant polymer according to claim 1 and an organic solvent. 6. A flame resistant fiber prepared by solution spinning a polymer solution according to claim 5 . 7. A method of producing a carbon fiber comprising a step of carbonizing the flame resistant fiber according to claim 6 . 8. The flame resistant polymer according to claim 2 , wherein said polyacrylonitrile is polymerized with a sulfite-based reductant as a reductant for combination of said redox initiator in an amount of 0.25 to 3 wt % relative to acrylonitrile. 9. The flame resistant polymer according to claim 2 , wherein a content of an S component is 3,000 μg/g or less. 10. The flame resistant polymer according to claim 3 , wherein a content of an S component is 3,000 μg/g or less.

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What does patent US9765448B2 cover?
A flame resistant polymer is obtained by reacting polyacrylonitrile with amine and nitro compounds, the polyacrylonitrile being polymerized by aqueous suspension polymerization using a redox initiator and containing an S component at an amount of 3,000 μg/g or less. A PAN-based polymer in which both yarn producing properties and flame resistance are improved can be realized.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Univ Tokyo
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification D01F6/18. Mapped technology areas include Textiles & Paper.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Sep 19 2017 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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