Crosslinked compositions containing silane-modified polyolefins and polypropylenes
US6455637B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 6, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08L2666/24
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A moisture-crosslinkable polypropylene material, comprising silane-grafted polyolefin or olefin-silane copolymer and non silane-modified polypropylene homopolymer or copolymer; and coatings or insulations, including heat-shrinkable coatings and insulations, prepared therefrom. The coating material is formed by a process comprising: (a) reacting polyolefin with a silane in the presence of a free-radical initiator to form a silane-grafted polyolefin, or copolymerizing a polyolefin with silane; (b) preparing a mixture of the silane-modified polyolefin prepared in (a) with polypropylene homopolymer or copolymer, and a silanol condensation catalyst; (c) forming the coating or insulating material by melt processing the mixture formed in step (b); and (d) crosslinking the coating or insulating material by exposing it to moisture, preferably at an elevated temperature.
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