Patent ID: 6673847
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: C08J

Abstract:
A method of removing water immiscible porogens from macroreticular copolymer beads comprising distilling said porogen in the presence of water and a water soluble organic solvent selected from the group consisting of 2-methoxyethanol, di(ethylene glycol) mono-methyl ether, di(ethylene glycol) mono-ethyl ether, di(ethylene glycol) mono-butyl ether, di(ethylene glycol) dimethyl ether, di(ethylene glycol) diethyl ether, di(ethylene glycol) ethyl ether acetate, poly(ethylene glycol) mono-methyl ether, tri(ethylene glycol), tri(ethylene glycol) mono-methyl ether, tri(ethylene glycol) mono-ethyl ether, poly(ethylene glycol) dimethyl ether, poly(ethylene glycol)-co-(propylene glycol) having a viscosity of less than 200 cps; 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,3-butanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, dimethyl sulfate and mixtures thereof.