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Chemically modified polymers
Assignee: OI Glass Inc
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Filing: 1971-08-23
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Granted: 1976-03-16
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Expires: 1991-08-23
Abstract
Abstract There is disclosed a process for preparing chemically modified polyolefins or copolymers thereof which comprises reacting an olefin polymer with a co-reactant having a structure containing both a hydrocarbon residue and at least one highly polar functional group, said reaction being conducted in the presence of a source capable of generating free radicals in the presence of heat, light, oxygen, ionizing radiation, etc.
Inventors
- 👤 Lynn J. Taylor
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 08:45
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F8/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 34
Claim 1
Independent Claim
256 words
A process for preparing chemically modified olefin homopolymers or olefin copolymers which consists of reacting about 60 to about 98% by weight of an olefin homopolymer or olefin copolymer with about 1 to about 30% by weight of a co-reactant, said co-reactant being a non-polymeric organic compound having the generalized structure R-X, where R is a saturated linear, branched or cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon residue containing at least six carbon atoms, and X is at least one highly polar functional group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl (--OH); carboxyl (--COOH); amide (--CONH 2 ); disubstituted amide (--CONR 1 R 2 ), where R 1 and R 2 are the same or different lower alkyls containing one to four carbons; amino (--NH 2 ); disubstituted amino (--NR 1 R 2 ), where R 1 and R 2 are the same or different lower alkyls containing one to four carbons; trialkoxysilyl ##EQU2## where R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are lower alkyls containing one to four carbons, dihydrogen phosphate (--OPO 3 H 3 ); carboxylate (--COO - ); and ammonium (--NR 1 R 2 R 3 ), where R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are hydrogens or lower alkyls containing one to six carbons, said reaction being conducted in the presence of about 1% to about 20% by weight of a source capable of generating free radicals and in the presence of a stimulus selected from heat, light, oxygen, organic compound free-radical initiating reagents, and combinations thereof to cause said generation of free radicals.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
256 words
A process for preparing chemically modified olefin homopolymers or olefin copolymers which consists of reacting about 60 to about 98% by weight of an olefin homopolymer or olefin copolymer with about 1 to about 30% by weight of a co-reactant, said co-reactant being a non-polymeric organic compound having the generalized structure R-X, where R is a saturated linear, branched or cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon residue containing at least six carbon atoms, and X is at least one highly polar functional group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl (--OH); carboxyl (--COOH); amide (--CONH 2 ); disubstituted amide (--CONR 1 R 2 ), where R 1 and R 2 are the same or different lower alkyls containing one to four carbons; amino (--NH 2 ); disubstituted amino (--NR 1 R 2 ), where R 1 and R 2 are the same or different lower alkyls containing one to four carbons; trialkoxysilyl ##EQU2## where R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are lower alkyls containing one to four carbons, dihydrogen phosphate (--OPO 3 H 3 ); carboxylate (--COO - ); and ammonium (--NR 1 R 2 R 3 ), where R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are hydrogens or lower alkyls containing one to six carbons, said reaction being conducted in the presence of about 1% to about 20% by weight of a source capable of generating free radicals and in the presence of a stimulus selected from heat, light, oxygen, organic compound free-radical initiating reagents, and combinations thereof to cause said generation of free radicals.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The process of claim 1 wherein there is reacted an olefin homopolymer or olefin copolymer selected from polyethylene, polypropylene, poly(1-butene), poly(4-methyl-1-pentene), ethylene-propylene copolymers, ethylene-1-butene copolymers, ethylene-1-hexene copolymers, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymers, and ethylene-acrylic acid copolymers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the co-reactant is a fatty acid or fatty acid amide.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the co-reactant is selected from rosin acid, aliphatic tricarboxylic acid, or salts thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the co-reactant is a nonionic, anionic, or cationic surfactant.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the source is an organic peroxide and the stimulus is heat.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the source is an azo compound and the stimulus is heat.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the source is a quinone oxime and the stimulus is heat.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the source is a bibenzyl and the stimulus is heat.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
79 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the source is a metallo-organic reagent selected from the group consisting of cobalt 2-ethylhexanoate, cobalt napthenate, cobalt tallate, copper naphthenate, copper phthalocyanine, copper acetylacetonate, ferric acetylacetonate, ferrous acetylacetonate, ferrous stearate, iron neodecanoate, iron tallate, manganese napthenate and manganese tallate, a hydroperoxide selected from the group consisting of tert-butyl hydroperoxide; cumene hydroperoxide; diisopropylbenzene hydroperoxide; 2,5-dimethylhexane-2,5 dihydroperoxide, p-menthane hydroperoxide, and 1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl hydroperoxide, or mixtures of said metallo-organic reagent and hydroperoxide and the stimulus is heat.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
34 words
The process of claim 1 wherein a mixture of the homopolymer or co-polymer, co-reactant, and source is formed into a suitable geometric shape and the reaction conducted in situ while maintaining such geometric shape.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
47 words
The process of claim 3 wherein said fatty acid is selected from the group consisting of capric acid, lauric acid, stearic acid, palmitic acid, myristic acid, arachidic acid, behenic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, eleostearic acid, ricinoleic acid, erucic acid, elaidic acid, and arachidonic acid.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
89 words
The process of claim 6 wherein said organic peroxide is selected from the group consisting of acetyl peroxide; benzoyl peroxide; p-chlorobenzoyl peroxide; 2,4-dichlorobenzoyl peroxide; ditoluoyl peroxide; decanoyl peroxide; lauroyl peroxide; isobutyryl peroxide; diisononanoyl peroxide; pelargonyl peroxide; tert-butyl peroxyacetate; tert-butyl peroxymaleic acid; tert-butyl peroxyisobutyrate; tert-butyl peroxypivalate; tert-butyl peroxybenzoate; tert-butyl peroxycrotonate; tert-butyl peroxy-(2-ethylhexanoate); 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-bis-(2-ethylhexanoylperoxy) hexane; 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-bis-(benzoylperoxy) hexane; 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-bis-(tert-butylperoxy) hexane; 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-bis-(tert-butylperoxy)-hexyne-3; di-tert-butyl diperoxyphthalate; 1,1,3,3-tetramethyl-butylperoxy-2-ethyl-hexanoate; di-tert-butyl peroxide; di-tert-amyl peroxide; tert-amyl-tert-butyl peroxide; 1,1-di-tert-butylperoxy-3,3,5-trimethyl cyclohexane; bis-(tert-butylperoxy)-diisopropylbenzene; n-butyl-4,4-bis-(tert-butylperoxy)valerate; dicumyl peroxide; acetyl acetone peroxide; methyl ethyl ketone peroxide; cyclohexanone peroxide; tert-butylperoxy isopropyl carbonate; 2,2-bis-(tert-butylperoxy)butane; di-(2-ethylhexyl)peroxydicarbonate; and bis-(4-tert-butylcyclohexyl)peroxydicarbonate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 2 wherein said co-reactant is a long-chain alcohol, an amine or an amine oxide.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 14 wherein said long-chain alcohol is selected from the group consisting of lauryl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, and oleyl alcohol.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 14 wherein said amine is selected from the group consisting of lauryl dimethyl amine, stearyl dimethyl amine and stearyl amine.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 14 wherein said amine oxide is selected from the group consisting of lauryl dimethyl amine oxide, stearyl dimethyl amine oxide and cetyl dimethyl amine oxide.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 5 wherein said nonionic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of monostearin, distearin, monoolein, diolein and polyethylene glycol.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
50 words
The process of claim 5 wherein said cationic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of lauryl trimethyl ammonium chloride, lauryl pyridinium chloride, cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide, cetyl pyridinium bromide; cetyl pyridinium bromide, cetyl pyridinium chloride, cetyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride, stearyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride and dilauryldimethyl ammonium bromide.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
37 words
The process of claim 5 wherein said anionic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of sodium laurate, sodium stearate, sodium oleate, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium dioctyl sulfosuccinate, sodium dinonyl sulfosuccinate, sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate and lauryl acid phosphate.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 4 wherein said rosin acid is selected from the group consisting of abietic acid and levopimaric acid.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 4 wherein said rosin acid salt is selected from the group consisting of calcium resinate, barium resinate and sodium resinate.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 4 wherein said aliphatic dicarboxylic acid is selected from the group consisting of sebacic acid and azelaic acid.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 4 wherein said aliphatic dicarboxylic acid salt is sodium sebacate.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 5 wherein said fatty acid amide is selected from the group consisting of oleamide; erucamide; oleic acid diethanolamide; lauric acid diethanolamide; stearic acid diethanolamide; lauric acid N,N-dimethyl amide; and stearic acid N,N-dimethyl amide.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 7 wherein said azo compound is selected from the group consisting of 2-azobis-(isobutyronitrile), 2-azobis-(propionitrile), dimethyl-2-azobisiobutyrate, 1-azobis-(1-cyclohexanecarbonitrile), 2-azobis-(2-methylheptanitrile), 2-azobis-(2-methylbutyronitrile), 4-azobis-(4-cyanopentanoic acid) and azodicarbonamide.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 8 wherein said quinone oxime is selected from the group consisting of p-quinone dioxime, p-dibenzoylquinone dioxime and 2,6-dichloroquinone chlorimide.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 9 wherein said dibenzyl is selected from the group consisting of α,α'-dimethoxy-α,α'-diphenylbibenzyl; α,.alpha.'-diphenyl-α-methoxybibenzyl; α,α'-dimethoxy-α,α'-dimethylbibenzyl; and α,α'-dimethoxybibenzyl.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
17 words
A chemically modified olefin homopolymer or olefin copolymer produced in accordance with the process of claim 1.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 7 wherein the reaction is conducted in situ on a substrate.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 8 wherein the reaction is conducted in situ on a substrate.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 9 wherein the reaction is conducted in situ on a substrate.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 10 wherein the reaction is conducted in situ on a substrate.
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