Modifier for polypropylene imparting improved melt strength
US5506307A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 25, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08L33/06
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Polymer melt blends of a homopolymer of propylene or a copolymer of propylene with up to 40 weight percent of another monoolefin, with a homopolymer of one or more of a C.sub.10 to C.sub.30 alkyl (meth)acrylate or a copolymer containing at least 70 weight percent of the one or more C.sub.10 to C.sub.30 ester of an alkyl (meth)acrylate with up to 30 weight percent of one or more of a C.sub.1 to C.sub.9 alkyl (meth)acrylate, the homopolymer or copolymer having a weight-average molecular weight of at least 670,000, exhibit a relative characteristic time, as herein described, at least five (5) times that for the unmodified homo- or copolymer of polypropylene, and a melt strength ratio (as judged by relative sag resistance) at least 5 times that of the unmodified homo- or copolymer of polypropylene. Such blends are useful in thermoforming operations wherein sheet is thermoformed into cartons, containers, appliance housings, and the like.
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