Process for preparing polymer resins and blends with high packing densities

Abstract

Abstract higher packing densities than previously known is disclosed. higher packing densities than previously known is The higher packing densities provide improved physical properties and production rates. There is also disclosed a process for the manufacture of particulate polymeric resin blends having high packing densities for processing into articles. The process includes mixing and thermokinetically heating a batch of particulate composition in a high intensity mixer having a plurality of blades attached to arms rotating about an axis with a blade tip speed of at least about 25 meters per second to effect blending of the composition and heating thereof to an elevated temperature below commencement of agglomeration of the particulate composition, and in which the blended and heated particulate composition is cooled in a mixer to a temperature at which the particulate composition can be stored without agglomeration, the improvement wherein the blended and heated particulate composition is cooled in a high intensity mixer with blades attached to arms rotating in said mixer, said arms being rotated at a blade tip speed of not more than 16 meters per second whereby the particulate cooled polymeric resin blend has a high packing density.

Inventors

• 👤 Zenas Crocker
• 👤 David V. Wise

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