SPHERICAL PARTICLES COMPRISING CARBON NANOMATERIAL-GRAFT-POLYURETHANE AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:CA3158076A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-17

    申请号:CA3158076

    申请日:2022-05-09

    Applicant: XEROX CORP

    Abstract: A nonlimiting example method of forming highly spherical carbon nanomaterial-graft-polyurethane (CNM-g-polyurethane) particles may comprising: mixing a mixture comprising: (a) carbon nanomaterial-graft-polyurethane (CNM-g-polyurethane), wherein the CNM-g-polyurethane particles comprises: a polyurethane grafted to a carbon nanomaterial, (b) a carrier fluid that is immiscible with the polyurethane of the CNM-g-polyurethane, optionally (c) a thermoplastic polymer not grafted to a CNM, and optionally (d) an emulsion stabilizer at a temperature greater than a melting point or softening temperature of the polyurethane of the CNM-g-polyurethane and the thermoplastic polymer, when included, and at a shear rate sufficiently high to disperse the CNM-g-polyurethane in the carrier fluid; cooling the mixture to below the melting point or softening temperature to form CNM-g-polyurethane particles; and separating the CNM-g-polyurethane particles from the carrier fluid.

    PARTICLES COMPRISING POLYAMIDES WITH PENDENT PIGMENTS AND RELATED METHODS

    公开(公告)号:CA3091837C

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-21

    申请号:CA3091837

    申请日:2020-09-01

    Applicant: XEROX CORP

    Abstract: A nonlimiting example method of forming polyamide polymer particles having pigments therein may comprising: mixing a mixture comprising a polyamide having a pigment pendent from a backbone of the polyamide (PP-polyamide), a carrier fluid that is immiscible with the PP-polyamide, and optionally an emulsion stabilizer at a temperature greater than a melting point or softening temperature of the PP-polyamide and at a shear rate sufficiently high to disperse the PP-polyamide in the carrier fluid; and cooling the mixture to below the melting point or softening temperature of the PP-polyamide to form solidified particles comprising the PP-polyamide and, when present, the emulsion stabilizer associated with an outer surface of the solidified particles. Said solidified particles may be used in additive manufacturing to make a variety of objects like containers, toys, furniture parts and decorative home goods, plastic gears, automotive parts, medical items, and the like.

    NANOPARTICLE-COATED ELASTOMERIC PARTICULATES AND SURFACTANT-PROMOTED METHODS FOR PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:CA3091659A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-09

    申请号:CA3091659

    申请日:2020-08-31

    Applicant: XEROX CORP

    Abstract: 20190368CA01 ABS TRACT Melt emulsification may be employed to form elastomeric particulates in a narrow size range when nanoparticics and a sulfonatc surfactant arc included as emulsion stabilizers. Such processes may comprise combining a polyurethane polymer, a sulfonate surfactant, and nanoparticles with a carrier fluid at a heating temperature at or above a melting point or softening temperature of the polyurethane polymer, applying sufficient shear to disperse the polyurethane polymer as liquefied droplets in the presence of the nanoparticles in the carrier fluid at the heating temperature, cooling the carrier fluid at least until elastomeric particulates in a solidified state form, and separating the elastomeric particulates from the carrier fluid. The polyurethane polymer defines a core and an outer surface of the elastomeric particulates, and the nanoparticles are associated with the outer surface. The elastomeric particulates may have a span of about 0.9 or less. 46 Date Recue/Date Received 2022-02-07

    POLYAMIDES WITH PENDENT PIGMENTS AND RELATED METHODS

    公开(公告)号:CA3091835C

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-31

    申请号:CA3091835

    申请日:2020-09-01

    Applicant: XEROX CORP

    Abstract: A nonlimiting example method for synthesizing a pigment-pendent polyamide (PP- polyamide) may comprise: functionalizing metal oxide particles bound to a pigment particle with a compound having an epoxy to produce a surface treated pigment having a pendent epoxy; and reacting the pendent epoxy with a polyamide to yield the PP-polyamide. Another nonlimiting example method for synthesizing a PP-polyamide may comprise: functionalizing metal oxide particles bound to a pigment particle with a silica particle having a carboxylic acid surface treatment to produce a surface treated pigment having a pendent carboxylic acid; converting the pendent carboxylic acid to a pendent acid chloride; and reacting the pendent acid chloride with a polyamide to yield the PP-polyamide. Said PP-polyamide may be useful in producing objects by methods that include melt extrusion, injection molding, compression molding, melt spinning, melt emulsification, spray drying, cryogenic milling, freeze drying polymer dispersions, and precipitation of polymer dispersions.

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