Provided is a method for the production of a crosslinked molded body containing polyaryletherketone (PAEK), comprising the steps of (a) providing a mixture comprising a PAEK and a crosslinker, (b) preparing a molded body from the mixture, and (c) thermally treating the molded body at a temperature at which PAEK crosslinks, thereby obtaining the crosslinked molded body, and wherein the crosslinker is a di(aminophenyl) compound comprising two aminophenyl rings, wherein the two aminophenyl rings are joined together via an aliphatic group having a carbocyclic rest.

Provided is a method for the production of a crosslinked molded body containing polyaryletherketone (PAEK), comprising the steps of (a) providing a mixture comprising a PAEK and a crosslinker, (b) preparing a molded body from the mixture, and (c) thermally treating the molded body at a temperature at which PAEK crosslinks, thereby obtaining the crosslinked molded body, and wherein the crosslinker is a di(aminophenyl) compound comprising two aminophenyl rings, wherein the two aminophenyl rings are joined together via an aliphatic group having a carbocyclic rest.

The invention relates to heat treatment of polymorphic semicrystalline or crystallizable polymers to increase the content of the highest melting crystalline form. Such heat treatment results in a polymer powder that has a consistent, uniform melting range, improved flow and improved durability of the powder particle size for applications that require powder flow at elevated temperatures. In addition to improved powder properties, the articles produced from the powders also exhibit better physical properties in both appearance and in mechanical properties. Thus the invention also includes polymer powders and articles produced by the described processes.

The invention relates to heat treatment of polymorphic semicrystalline or crystallizable polymers to increase the content of the highest melting crystalline form. Such heat treatment results in a polymer powder that has a consistent, uniform melting range, improved flow and improved durability of the powder particle size for applications that require powder flow at elevated temperatures. In addition to improved powder properties, the articles produced from the powders also exhibit better physical properties in both appearance and in mechanical properties. Thus the invention also includes polymer powders and articles produced by the described processes.

The present invention employs a compound represented by the following formula (0): ##STR00001## wherein R.sup.Y is a linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group of 1 to 30 carbon atoms or an aryl group of 6 to 30 carbon atoms; R.sup.Z is an N-valent group of 1 to 60 carbon atoms or a single bond; each R.sup.T is independently an alkyl group of 1 to 30 carbon atoms optionally having a substituent, an aryl group of 6 to 40 carbon atoms optionally having a substituent, an alkenyl group of 2 to 30 carbon atoms optionally having a substituent, an alkoxy group of 1 to 30 carbon atoms optionally having a substituent, a halogen atom, a nitro group, an amino group, a cyano group, a thiol group, a hydroxy group, or a group in which a hydrogen atom of a hydroxy group is replaced with an acid dissociation group, wherein the alkyl group, the alkenyl group, and the aryl group each optionally contain an ether bond, a ketone bond, or an ester bond, wherein at least one R.sup.T is a hydroxy group or a group in which a hydrogen atom of a hydroxy group is replaced with an acid dissociation group; X is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or not a crosslink; each m is independently an integer of 0 to 9, wherein at least one m is an integer of 1 to 9; N is an integer of 1 to 4, wherein when N is an integer of 2 or larger, N structural formulas within the parentheses [ ] are the same or different; and each r is independently an integer of 0 to 2.

The present invention employs a compound represented by the following formula (0): ##STR00001## wherein R.sup.Y is a linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group of 1 to 30 carbon atoms or an aryl group of 6 to 30 carbon atoms; R.sup.Z is an N-valent group of 1 to 60 carbon atoms or a single bond; each R.sup.T is independently an alkyl group of 1 to 30 carbon atoms optionally having a substituent, an aryl group of 6 to 40 carbon atoms optionally having a substituent, an alkenyl group of 2 to 30 carbon atoms optionally having a substituent, an alkoxy group of 1 to 30 carbon atoms optionally having a substituent, a halogen atom, a nitro group, an amino group, a cyano group, a thiol group, a hydroxy group, or a group in which a hydrogen atom of a hydroxy group is replaced with an acid dissociation group, wherein the alkyl group, the alkenyl group, and the aryl group each optionally contain an ether bond, a ketone bond, or an ester bond, wherein at least one R.sup.T is a hydroxy group or a group in which a hydrogen atom of a hydroxy group is replaced with an acid dissociation group; X is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or not a crosslink; each m is independently an integer of 0 to 9, wherein at least one m is an integer of 1 to 9; N is an integer of 1 to 4, wherein when N is an integer of 2 or larger, N structural formulas within the parentheses [ ] are the same or different; and each r is independently an integer of 0 to 2.

The present invention disclosed a novel squaraine linked metalloporphyrin based 2D sheet polymer catalyst of formula (I), process for preparation thereof and use of said catalyst for efficient photo- and electro-catalytic splitting of water. ##STR00001##

The invention relates to heat treatment of polymorphic semicrystalline or crystallizable polymers to increase the content of the highest melting crystalline form. Such heat treatment results in a polymer powder that has a consistent, uniform melting range, improved flow and improved durability of the powder particle size for applications that require powder flow at elevated temperatures. In addition to improved powder properties, the articles produced from the powders also exhibit better physical properties in both appearance and in mechanical properties. Thus the invention also includes polymer powders and articles produced by the described processes.

The invention relates to heat treatment of polymorphic semicrystalline or crystallizable polymers to increase the content of the highest melting crystalline form. Such heat treatment results in a polymer powder that has a consistent, uniform melting range, improved flow and improved durability of the powder particle size for applications that require powder flow at elevated temperatures. In addition to improved powder properties, the articles produced from the powders also exhibit better physical properties in both appearance and in mechanical properties. Thus the invention also includes polymer powders and articles produced by the described processes.

Provided is a composition suitable for a process of building a three-dimensional object layer-by-layer by electromagnetic radiation-generated sintering, including at least one poly(aryl-ether-ketone) (PAEK), where the composition has an aromatic ether content of from 0 and 0.4% by mass, based on the total mass of the composition, and an aluminium mass content of lower than 1000 ppm. The composition may be used in process for building an object comprising sintering the composition with electromagnetic radiation. The present invention also includes a three-dimensional object obtained by such a process. A process for preparing the composition is also provided.