Abstract: A particulate material for powder bed fusion has specific particle size characteristics and includes a thermoplastic and a sulfonate salt having the structure (A), wherein Z is a phosphorus atom or a nitrogen atom; each occurrence of X is independently halogen or hydrogen provided that at least one X is halogen; b, d, and e are integers from zero to 12; c is 0 or 1 provided that when c is 1, d and e are not both zero; R11_13 are each independently C1-C12 hydrocarbyl; R14 is C1-C18 hydrocarbyl; and Y is selected from (B)—wherein R15 is hydrogen or C1-C12 hydrocarbyl. Also described is a method of powder bed fusion utilizing the particulate material.

Abstract: A particulate material for powder bed fusion has specific particle size characteristics and includes a thermoplastic and a sulfonate salt having the structure (A), wherein Z is a phosphorus atom or a nitrogen atom; each occurrence of X is independently halogen or hydrogen provided that at least one X is halogen; b, d, and e are integers from zero to 12; c is 0 or 1 provided that when c is 1, d and e are not both zero; R11-13 are each independently C1-C12 hydrocarbyl; R14 is C1-C18 hydrocarbyl; and Y is selected from (B)—wherein R15 is hydrogen or C1-C12 hydrocarbyl. Also described is a method of powder bed fusion utilizing the particulate material.

Abstract: In a method of forming a semicrystalline polyetherimide, a solvent mixture is combined with an amorphous polyetherimide in a weight ratio of 1:1 to 50:1, respectively, to form a first dispersion. The solvent mixture includes dichloromethane and a C1-C6 alkanol in a weight ratio of 0.5:1 to 15:1, respectively. The first dispersion is agitated to form a second dispersion containing a semicrystalline polyetherimide, and the semicrystalline polyetherimide is isolated from the second dispersion. The isolated semicrystalline polyetherimide exhibits a melting point in a range of 230 to 300° C. Also described is a composition that includes a polyetherimide, dichloromethane, and a C1-C6 alkanol in specific ratios.