Process for providing polymers comprising hexagonal boron nitride

• Main Authors: Nicholson, Lee M, Wilczak, Wojciech A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 29.01.2019
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVEYING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONSONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS; METALLURGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; STORING; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; TRANSPORTING; USE OF INORGANIC OR NON-MACROMOLECULAR ORGANIC SUBSTANCES ASCOMPOUNDING INGREDIENTS

Provided herein are polymer (e.g., PET) compositions comprising exfoliated hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), methods of preparing and methods of using thereof. The methods for preparing the polymer (e.g., PET) compositions include providing a reactant mixture comprising exfoliated hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) and a first monomeric or oligomeric reactant, and polymerizing the first monomeric or oligomeric reactant. Also provided are containers (e.g., bottles) prepared using the polymer (e.g., PET) compositions comprising exfoliated h-BN.