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Impact strength, stress-whitening and bruise-resistance for impact modified polypropylene

US5459201A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 11, 1994
Grant dateOct 17, 1995
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Expiry dateMar 11, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08L2023/44
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a process for preparing high melt flow rate thermoplastic compositions that have improved impact and bruise-resistance properties and to the thermoplastic composition that are produced by the process of the instant invention. Specifically, the process comprises the steps of precontacting a non-crosslinked elastomeric polymeric component with a peroxide compound at a temperature below the decomposition temperature of the peroxide and below the melting point of the non-crosslinked polymeric component to produce a peroxide adsorbed polymeric component; and melt mixing the aforementioned peroxide adsorbed polymeric component with a high propylene content polymeric component selected from the group consisting of homopolymers of propylene, block copolymers of propylene and ethylene, and thermoplastic olefin polymers at a temperature above the decomposition temperature of the peroxide.

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