Anti-blocking agent and process for its manufacture

US6066691A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Grace GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Richard Sobottka · Worms, DE
• Georg Luers · Westhofen, DE
• Andreas Schmidt · Braunschweig, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 4, 1998
• Grant date: May 23, 2000
• Expiry date: Aug 4, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C08J2423/00
• WIPO field: Macromolecular chemistry, polymers
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

An anti-blocking agent comprising silicon dioxide or mixtures of silicon dioxide and zeolite is described, which is characterized in that it has a bimodal pore size distribution, the first maximum of the bimodal pore size distribution being in the pore size range <5 nm and the second maximum of the bimodal pore size distribution in the pore size range >6 nm. The anti-blocking agent is obtainable by micronizing a mixture comprising silicon dioxide of a certain pore size and silicon dioxide and/or zeolite having a different pore size. It can be produced together with lubricating agent as a combined anti-blocking and lubricating agent. Incorporation of the anti-blocking agent or of the combined anti-blocking agent and lubricating agent into a polymer in the form of a master batch is preferable. In addition to a better dispersion and distribution of the anti-blocking agent particles in films and the improved optical properties associated therewith, the particular advantage of the anti-blocking agent according to the invention is that the adsorption of lubricating agent is avoided or greatly reduced, so that less lubricating agent can be used than in the prior art.