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Title: Polymer compositions and methods

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1419783

The present invention encompasses polyurethane compositions comprising aliphatic polycarbonate chains. In one aspect, the present invention encompasses polyurethane foams, thermoplastics and elastomers derived from aliphatic polycarbonate polyols and polyisocyanates wherein the polyol chains contain a primary repeating unit having a structure: ##STR00001## In another aspect, the invention provides articles comprising the inventive foam and elastomer compositions as well as methods of making such compositions.

Research Organization:
National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FE0002474
Assignee:
Saudi Aramco Technologies Company (Dhahran, SA)
Patent Number(s):
9,884,937
Application Number:
15/206,402
OSTI ID:
1419783
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2016 Jul 11
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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