Thermoplastic polymers and method to make them

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PATENT NO 12180343
APP PUB NO 20230183429A1
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18080153

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Polymer powders useful for additive manufacturing may be made by contacting carbon dioxide and a crystallizable polymer having at least one carbonyl, sulfur oxide or sulfone group; permeating the carbon dioxide into the polymer for a crystallizing time sufficient to induce crystallization forming an induced crystalized polymer; removing the carbon dioxide; and forming induced crystalized polymer particles having a D90 particle size of at most 300 micrometers and average particle size of 1 micrometer to 100 micrometers equivalent spherical diameter. The carbon dioxide is desirably supercritical carbon dioxide for at least a portion of the crystallizing time. The polymer powders upon heating during additive manufacturing may result in a polymer having less crystallinity or become amorphous.

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LUMAS POLYMERS LLC1064 ROSEMARY CIR CHASKA MN 55318

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Fry, Thomas Victoria, US 23 14
Gardner, Thomas George Anoka, US 5 3
Rodgers, Luke Chaksa, US 55 15

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