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High application rate extrudable polymers and method of manufacture

US5573189A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 24, 1995
Grant dateNov 12, 1996
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Expiry dateJul 24, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08J2383/04
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An extrudable composition formed of a blend of a polymer and a finely divided filler is prepared by combining the materials under conditions of high shear forces resulting in a composition which when diluted to a selected level has an application rate which is relatively higher than a composition having the same relative proportions of polymer and filler combined under conditions of low shear, the high shear forces reducing the aggregate size. The invention is also directed to a method for reducing the initial average aggregate size of a filler dispersed in a polymer by subjecting the mixture to high shear forces in a high intensity mixer.

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