Granted Patent B2

US 9,145,499 · App. 13/726,705 · Granted Sep 29, 2015

Inventors: Mohammad Jamal El-Hibri (Atlanta, GA); Nikica Maljkovic (New Orleans, LA); Romana B. Chavers (Kiln, MS); Henri Massillon (Waremme, BE)

Assignee: SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS USA, LLC

C08L71/08C08G75/23C08L65/02C08L71/00C08L81/06C08G2261/312C08G2650/40

Abstract

Claims (11)

1. A blend (B) comprising:

at least one polyarylene (P1) in a form other than fibers, and

at least one polyetheretherketone (PEEK) homopolymer (P2), essentially all the recurring units are of formula (VII):

wherein:

more than 90 wt % of the recurring units of the polyarylene (P1) are recurring units (R1) chosen from phenylene groups which are linked by each of their two ends to two other phenylene groups via a direct C—C linkage,

said recurring units (R1) being a mix of recurring units (R1-a) wherein the phenylene groups are p-phenylenes substituted by phenylketone groups, with recurring units (R1-b) wherein the phenylene groups are unsubstituted m-phenylenes,

the mole ratio of the recurring units (R1-b), based on the total number of moles of the recurring units (R1-a) and (R1-b), ranges from 40% to 60%, and

the weight of the polyarylene (P1), based on the total weight of the polyarylene (P1) and the polyetheretherketone (PEEK) homopolymer (P2), ranges from 30% to 70% by weight; and the weight of the polyetheretherketone (PEEK) homopolymer (P2), based on the total weight of the polyarylene (P1) and the polyetheretherketone (PEEK) homopolymer (P2), ranges from 30% to 70% by weight.

2. A method for preparing the bend (B) according to claim 1 , which comprises mixing the polyarylene (P1) with the polyetheretherketone (PEEK) homopolymer (P2), at a temperature above the melt temperature of the polyarylene (P1) and the melt temperature of the polyetheretherketone (PEEK) homopolymer (P2).

3. A shaped article or a part of a shaped article comprising the blend (B) according to claim 1 .

4. The blend according to claim 1 , wherein the mole ratio of the recurring units (R1-b), based on the total number of moles of the recurring units (R1-a) and (R1-b), is a mole ratio of about 50:50.

Assignments (2)

Continuity (13)