US 12,239,949 B2
Continuous flow process for preparing conducting polymers
Thomas Kohl, Acton (AU); John Tsanaktsidis, Acton (AU); Christian Hornung, Acton (AU); Patrick Kinlen, Fenton, MO (US); Eric Bruton, St. Louis, MO (US); Matthew Flack, St. Louis, MO (US); and Andrew Zweig, Akron, OH (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US); and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Acton (AU)
Filed by THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US); and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Acton (AU)
Filed on Jul. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/349,910.
Application 18/349,910 is a continuation of application No. 17/380,088, filed on Jul. 20, 2021, granted, now 11,738,320.
Application 17/380,088 is a continuation of application No. 16/772,276, granted, now 11,065,594, issued on Jul. 20, 2021, previously published as PCT/AU2018/051324, filed on Dec. 12, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/660,552, filed on Apr. 20, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/597,808, filed on Dec. 12, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0066491 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. B01J 19/00 (2006.01); B01J 19/18 (2006.01); C08G 61/12 (2006.01); C08G 73/02 (2006.01); C08K 5/01 (2006.01); C08K 5/14 (2006.01); C08K 5/42 (2006.01)
CPC B01J 19/0013 (2013.01) [B01J 19/1812 (2013.01); C08G 61/126 (2013.01); C08G 73/0266 (2013.01); C08K 5/01 (2013.01); C08K 5/14 (2013.01); C08K 5/42 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00033 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00063 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00099 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00162 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00164 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for providing a continuous flow process for controlled synthesis of a conducting polymer or salt thereof, comprising:
a temperature controlled continuous flow reactor comprising at least one mixing element, an organic stream, an oxidant stream, and a product stream comprising a conducting polymer, wherein the temperature controlled continuous flow reactor comprises a temperature effective for synthesizing the conducting polymer, or salt thereof in the product stream;
one or more pumps;
one or more heat exchangers;
a temperature control device cooperatively associated with the temperature controlled continuous flow reactor and the one or more heat exchangers; and
a control means to control one or more of a concentration, a flow rate, a temperature, a pressure, and a residence time, of the one or more streams, fluidic reactants, sources of fluidic reactants, carrier fluids, or products of the reaction.