Telecommunications cable composition process
US6565784B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08J2323/02
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A process for the preparation of a composition useful in telecommunications jacketing comprising:(i) introducing a polyolefin into the first mixing zone of a melt/mixer having first and second mixing zones;(ii) introducing particulate carbon black per se or a premix of said carbon black and polyolefin into the first mixing zone, said carbon black being in an amount of about 2 to about 50 percent based on the weight of the polyolefin introduced into the first mixing zone;(iii) melting the polyolefin in the presence of the carbon black in the first mixing zone;(iv) mixing the carbon black and the molten polyolefin in the first mixing zone to provide a molten mixture;(v) passing the molten mixture from step (iv) into the second mixing zone;(vi) adding sufficient polyolefin to the molten mixture from step (v) to dilute the carbon black to a level of about 2 to about 3 percent by weight based on the weight of the total polyolefin in the melt/mixer;(vii) mixing the added polyolefin with the molten mixture in the second mixing zone to provide a molten mixture;(viii) about simultaneously with step (vii), venting the second mixing zone;(ix) recovering the mixture from step (vii); and(x) opt…
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