Inventors:
Robert E. LaPointe - Syracuse NY, US
Scott D. Allen - Ithaca NY, US
Jeffrey R. Conuel - Ithaca NY, US
Assignee:
Novomer, Inc. - Ithaca NY
International Classification:
C08L 69/00
C08K 5/3415
C08K 5/59
C08K 5/19
US Classification:
524106, 524122, 524177, 524238
Abstract:
The present invention provides polycarbonate compositions having a tunable decomposition temperature. Suitable cationic additives (e. g. , phosphonium, phosphazene, quaternary ammonium, guanidinium, pyridinium, arsonium, etc. ) are disclosed for lowering the decomposition temperature of polymer compositions. The invention further provides methods of preparing such polymer compositions with tunable decomposition temperatures.