Method for Forming a Liquid Crystalline Thermoplastic Composition

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APP PUB NO 20130119317A1
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13675112

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A method for forming a liquid crystalline thermoplastic composition is provided. The method comprises blending at least one thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer and a plurality of fibers within an extruder. The extruder contains at least one rotatable screw received within a barrel (e.g., cylindrical barrel) and defines a feed section and a melting section located downstream from the feed section along the length of the screw. Relatively long fibers are initially supplied to the feed section of the extruder, but at a location downstream from the liquid crystalline polymer so that the polymer is still in a solid state when it initially contacts the fibers. In this manner, the present inventors have discovered that the polymer can act as an abrasive agent for reducing the length of the fibers.

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TICONA LLC8040 DIXIE HIGHWAY FLORENCE KY 41042

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Grenci, Joseph J Florence, US 18 275
Kim, Young Shin Erlanger, US 167 1399
Zhao, Xinyu Cincinnati, US 131 902

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