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Process for foaming plastics

Assignee: BASF Corp
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Filing: 1980-08-25
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Granted: 1981-09-08
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Expires: 2000-08-25
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Abstract

Abstract A process for foaming thermoplastic materials by adding to the plastics material 0.05 to 5 percent by weight of a dioxazolone of the formula I ##STR1## in which n is 1, 2 or 3, and when n is 1 R is C 1 -C 12 -alkyl, C 2 -C 12 -alkenyl, C 7 -C 9 -aralkyl, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, C 6 -C 10 -aryl, or phenyl substituted by C 1 -C 9 -alkyl, halogen, C 1 -C 9 -alkoxy or nitro, or it is a heterocyclic radical, or when n is 2 R is C 1 -C 8 -alkylene, ethenylene, m- or p-phenylene, m- or p-halophenylene, biphenylene, oxy-bis-(p-phenylene), 2,5-thienylene, 2,5-furylene, 2,6-pyridylene or naphthylene, or when n is 3 R is phenenyl, and subsequently heating the mixture.

Inventors

  • 👤 Rudolf Kirchmayr
  • 👤 Werner Fussenegger
  • 👤 Hugo Illy

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 01:37
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J9/00; C08J9/04; C08J9/06; C08J9/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 128 words
A process for foaming thermoplastic materials by adding to the plastics material a blowing agent consisting essentially of 0.05 to 5 percent by weight of a dioxazolone of the formula I ##STR5## in which n is 1, 2 or 3, and when n is 1 R is C 1 -C 12 -alkyl, C 7 -C 9 -aralkyl, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, C 6 -C 10 -aryl, or phenyl substituted by C 1 -C 9 -alkyl, halogen, C 1 -C 9 -alkoxy or nitro; or is a heterocyclic radical, or when n is 2 R is C 1 -C 8 -alkylene, m- or p-phenylene, m- or p-halophenylene, biphenylene, oxy-bis-(p-phenylene), 1,4-cyclohexylene, 2,5-thienylene, 2,5-furylene, 2,6-pyridylene or naphthylene, or when n is 3 R is phenenyl, and subsequently heating the mixture.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 128 words
A process for foaming thermoplastic materials by adding to the plastics material a blowing agent consisting essentially of 0.05 to 5 percent by weight of a dioxazolone of the formula I ##STR5## in which n is 1, 2 or 3, and when n is 1 R is C 1 -C 12 -alkyl, C 7 -C 9 -aralkyl, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, C 6 -C 10 -aryl, or phenyl substituted by C 1 -C 9 -alkyl, halogen, C 1 -C 9 -alkoxy or nitro; or is a heterocyclic radical, or when n is 2 R is C 1 -C 8 -alkylene, m- or p-phenylene, m- or p-halophenylene, biphenylene, oxy-bis-(p-phenylene), 1,4-cyclohexylene, 2,5-thienylene, 2,5-furylene, 2,6-pyridylene or naphthylene, or when n is 3 R is phenenyl, and subsequently heating the mixture.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 64 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein there is used a compound of the formula I in which n is 1 or 2, and when n is 1 R is C 1 -C 12 -alkyl, phenyl or phenyl substituted by methyl, chlorine, methoxy or nitro; or when n is 2 R is C 1 -C 4 -alkylene, m- or p-phenylene, 2,5-thienylene, 2,6-pyridylene or naphthylene.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 10 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein 1,4-bis-[1,3,4-dioxazolon-(5)-yl-(2)]-benzene is used.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 10 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein 2-phenyl-1,3,4-dioxazolone-(5) is used.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 30 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the thermoplastic material is: polypropylene, polystyrene, a styrene copolymer, a polycarbonate, a polyamide, an aromatic polyether, an aromatic polyester or an aromatic polysulfone.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 20 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the thermoplastic material is a polycarbonate, an aromatic polyester or an aromatic polyether.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 14 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the mixture is heated to 230°-300° C.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 22 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein 0.1 to 2 percent by weight of a compound of the formula I is added.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 33 words
Foamable plastics composition comprising 95-99.95 percent by weight of a thermoplastic material a blowing agent consisting essentially of and 0.05-5 percent by weight of a dioxazolone of the formula I of claim 1.

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