US4258145A
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Ternary polymer blends
Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1979-09-14
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Granted: 1981-03-24
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Expires: 1999-09-14
Abstract
Abstract A thermoplastic composition comprising 30 to 90 weight percent of a block copolymer formed from a conjugated diene and a monovinylarene, 5 to 35 weight percent of an ethylene-propylene-nonconjugated diene terpolymer, and 5 to 30 weight percent of a thermoplastic polyolefin. The blend exhibits good distortion resistance, solvent resistance, high temperature retention of hardness, and ozone resistance.
Inventors
- 👤 Roy F. Wright
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 23:29
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L53/00; C08L53/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
A polymer blend comprising: 30 to 90 weight percent, based on the weight of the polymer constituents of the blend, of a conjugated diene-monovinylarene block copolymer of the form A--B--A or (AB-- n Y, where A represents a block of polymerized monovinylarene monomer, B represents a block of polymerized conjugated diene units, Y is a residual unit of a polyfunctional coupling agent or a polyfunctional initiator, and n is 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; 5 to 35 weight percent of an ethylene-propylene-nonconjugated diene terpolymer; and 5 to 50 weight percent of a thermoplastic polyolefin.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
A polymer blend comprising: 30 to 90 weight percent, based on the weight of the polymer constituents of the blend, of a conjugated diene-monovinylarene block copolymer of the form A--B--A or (AB-- n Y, where A represents a block of polymerized monovinylarene monomer, B represents a block of polymerized conjugated diene units, Y is a residual unit of a polyfunctional coupling agent or a polyfunctional initiator, and n is 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; 5 to 35 weight percent of an ethylene-propylene-nonconjugated diene terpolymer; and 5 to 50 weight percent of a thermoplastic polyolefin.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
64 words
The polymer blend of claim 1 in which the conjugated diene-monovinylarene block copolymer is present in an amount of from 50 to 80 weight percent of the polymer constituents of the blend, the ethylene-propylene-nonconjugated diene terpolymer is present in an amount of from 10 to 25 weight percent, and the thermoplastic polyolefin is present in an amount of from 10 to 25 weight percent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
The polymer blend of claim 2, in which the conjugated diene is selected from 1,3-butadiene and isoprene; the monovinylarene is selected from styrene and 2-methylstyrene; and the thermoplastic polyolefin is selected from polyethylene, polypropylene and crystalline block copolymers of ethylene and propylene.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The polymer blend of claim 2 in which the conjugated diene is 1,3-butadiene, the monovinylarene is styrene, the block copolymer contains 50 to 90 weight percent conjugated diene, and the thermoplastic polyolefin is selected from polyethylene and polypropylene.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The polymer blend of claim 2 in which B represents a random or random tapered block of polymerized conjugated diene and monovinylarene monomers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
50 words
The polymer blend of claim 3 in which the ethylene-propylene-nonconjugated diene terpolymer contains a molar ratio of ethylene to propylene in the range of 90:10 to 50:50 and the diene comonomer is present in an amount of 0.5 to 10 mole percent based on total moles of ethylene and propylene.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The polymer blend of claim 3 in which the ethylene-propylene-nonconjugated diene terpolymer is ethylene-propylene-5-ethylidene-2-norbornene.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The polymer blend of claim 3 in which the weight average molecular weight of the block copolymer is within the range of about 75,000 to about 300,000.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
The polymer blend of claim 1 further comprising at least one ingredient selected from the group of a filler, a reinforcing agent, a plasticizer, an extender, a pigment, a stabilizer, and a processing aid.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
61 words
The polymer blend of claim 2 in which the conjugated diene-monovinylarene block polymer is present in an amount of about 60 weight percent based on the weight of the polymer constituents of the blend, the ethylene-propylene-nonconjugated diene is present in an amount of about 20 weight percent, and the thermoplastic polyolefin is present in an amount of about 20 weight percent.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
61 words
The polymer blend of claim 2 in which the conjugated diene-monovinylarene block copolymer is present in an amount of about 60 weight percent based on the weight of the polymer constituents of the blend, the ethylene-propylene-nonconjugated diene is present in an amount of about 20 weight percent, and the thermoplastic polyolefin is present in an amount of about 20 weight percent.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
61 words
The polymer blend of claim 4 in which the conjugated diene-monovinylarene block copolymer is present in an amount of about 60 weight percent based on the weight of the polymer constituents of the blend, the ethylene-propylene-nonconjugated diene is present in an amount of about 20 weight percent, and the thermoplastic polyolefin is present in an amount of about 20 weight percent.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
13 words
The polymer blend of claim 4 in which the thermoplastic polyolefin is polyethylene.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
The polymer blend of claim 13 in which the weight average molecular weight of the block copolymer is within the range of about 75,000 to about 300,000.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
The polymer blend of claim 14 in which the polyethylene has a density greater than about 0.940 g/cc.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
The polymer blend of claim 1 in which the thermoplastic polyolefin is polyethylene having a density greater than about 0.940 g/cc.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
The polymer blend of claim 3 in which the thermoplastic polyolefin is a crystalline block copolymer of ethylene and propylene.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
13 words
The polymer blend of claim 4 in which the thermoplastic polyolefin is polypropylene.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1988-03-23 | 1988-09-22 | 1989-03-24 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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