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Granted Patent B2
US 10,907,014 · App. 16/321,249 · Granted Feb 2, 2021

Polymer compositions

Inventor: Michael Pravica (Henderson, NV)
Assignee: THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS
C08G67/00B01J3/06B01J19/0006B01J19/125C08L101/00B01J2219/00162B01J2219/1203
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Patent No.
US 10,907,014
App. No.
16/321,249
Granted
Feb 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Compositions including one or more polymers are provided. Exemplary polymers include polymeric carbon monoxides. The compositions can be prepared by subjecting a source material to x-rays, optionally at increased pressures. The compositions can be used in a variety of applications, such as fuels, optics, and electronics.

Claims (24)

1. A method of creating a polymer comprising the steps of:

loading a source material into an apparatus;

sealing the apparatus;

optionally pressurizing the apparatus to a selected pressure; and

irradiating the source material in the apparatus with x-rays for an irradiation time, wherein the source material comprises an oxalate salt, and wherein the polymer is created from the source material.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the source material comprises oxalate salts and substances that react in the presence of x-rays.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the source material is a combination of oxalate salts and substances that do not react in the presence of x-rays.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the source material is a combination of oxalate salts, substances that react in the presence of x-rays, and substances that do not react in the presence of x-rays.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the substance that reacts in the presence of x-rays comprises KBF 4 .

6. The method of claim 3 , wherein the substance that does not react in the presence of x-rays comprises BaCO 3 .

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the oxalate salt comprises a cation which is chosen from the group consisting of magnesium, hydrogen, barium, calcium, and strontium.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is a diamond anvil cell or a high volume press.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein said selected pressure is in the range of about 0.5 GPa to about 7 GPa.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein said x-rays have an irradiation energy in the range of about 7 keV to about 15 keV.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein said irradiation time is in the range of about 30 minutes to about 7 hours.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the polymer has electrical applications.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the polymer is a rocket fuel.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the polymer is energetic, metastable, stable, or a combination thereof.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein CO 2 and oxides are dispersed in said polymer as measured by infrared spectroscopy.

16. The method of claim 7 , wherein the oxides comprise oxides of the cation from the oxalate salt.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the polymer is polymeric CO.

18. The method of claim 1 , wherein a temperature of the source material is ambient temperature.

19. The method of claim 1 , wherein the source material is in an amount in the range of 3 to 10 mg.

20. The method of claim 1 , wherein the polymer is created from the source material at a reaction rate on the order of minutes or greater.

Continuity (1)
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