Method of treating polymer with carbon-carbon bond framework and product obtained by the treating method
A method of treating a polymer includes oxidatively treating the polymer including a carbon-carbon bond framework in a gas atmosphere at a pressure of not less than 5.0 MPa and at a temperature of higher than 140° C. and lower than 200° C. by using oxygen included in the gas atmosphere.
1. A method of treating a polymer, comprising:
oxidatively treating the polymer comprising a carbon-carbon bond framework in a gas atmosphere at a pressure of not less than 5.0 MPa and at a temperature of higher than 140° C. and lower than 200° C. by using oxygen included in the gas atmosphere.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer is oxidatively treated at an oxygen concentration in the gas atmosphere of not less than 10 g/L.
3. A method of treating a polymer, comprising:
oxidatively treating the polymer comprising a carbon-carbon bond framework in a gas atmosphere at a pressure of not less than 5.0 MPa and at a temperature of not higher than 140° C. by using oxygen included in the gas atmosphere,
wherein the gas atmosphere comprises a decomposition accelerator.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a carbon positioned at a branch point of a continuous carbon-carbon bond of the polymer is oxidized preferentially to a carbon other than the branch point carbon to break the carbon-carbon bond between the branch point carbon and a carbon positioned at a side of the branch.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a tertiary carbon and a quaternary carbon of the polymer are oxidized preferentially to a carbon other than the tertiary carbon and the quaternary carbon.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer comprises a cross-linked polymer.
7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the cross-linked polymer comprises a polymer cross-linked by peroxide cross-linking, electron beam cross-linking or silane-water cross-linking.
8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer is oxidatively treated for not more than 3 hours.
9. A product produced by the method according to claim 1 , comprising:
a hydrocarbon; and a carboxyl group in a portion of the hydrocarbon.
10. The method according to claim 3 , wherein a carbon positioned at a branch point of a continuous carbon-carbon bond of the polymer is oxidized preferentially to a carbon other than the branch point carbon to break the carbon-carbon bond between the branch point carbon and a carbon positioned at a side of the branch.
11. The method according to claim 3 , wherein a tertiary carbon and a quaternary carbon of the polymer are oxidized preferentially to a carbon other than the tertiary carbon and the quaternary carbon.
12. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the polymer comprises a cross-linked polymer.
13. The method according to claim 12 wherein the cross-linked polymer comprises a polymer cross-linked by peroxide cross-linking, electron beam cross-linking or silane-water cross-linking.
14. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the polymer is oxidatively treated for not more than 3 hours.
15. A product produced by the method according to claim 3 , comprising:
a hydrocarbon; and a carboxyl group in a portion of the hydrocarbon.
16. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the gas atmosphere further comprises carbon dioxide.
17. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the gas atmosphere further comprises carbon dioxide.