Maleated high acid number high molecular weight polypropylene of low color
US6046279A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 24, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08L77/00
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A novel, continuous process for the manufacture of novel higher molecular weight and higher acid numbered maleated polypropylenes with lower color at higher efficiencies involving specified ratios of polypropylene, maleic anhydride, and free radical initiator is described. The novel maleated polypropylenes have an acid number greater than 4.5, a yellowness index color of no greater than 76, and a number average molecular weight of at least 20,000. The process entails continuously forming an intimate mixture of molten polypropylene and molten maleic anhydride at one end of a reactor, continuously introducing a free radical initiator, and continuously removing high acid number high molecular weight maleated polypropylene of low color from the opposite end of the reactor.
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