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Microporous shaped article and process for preparation thereof

US5238735A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 5, 1990
Grant dateAug 24, 1993
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Expiry dateFeb 5, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/2975
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed is a microporous shaped polyolefin article comprising a polyolefin and synthetic resin particles dispersed therein and having a softening temperature or a decomposition temperature higher than the shaping temperature of the polyolefin resin, said article having a network structure composed of open-cellular pores with a maximum pore diameter of not more than 5 micromoters, having a porosity of 20 to 90% and being molecularly oriented by stretching. A process for its production is also provided.

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