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Polyolefin foam foamed with water and cross-linked with silane, and procedure for its manufacturing
Assignee: Neste Oyj
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Filing: 1984-10-24
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Granted: 1986-05-27
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Expires: 2004-10-24
Abstract
Abstract PCT No. PCT/FI84/00079 Sec. 371 Date May 22, 1985 Sec. 102(e) Date May 22, 1985 PCT Filed Oct. 24, 1984 PCT Pub. No. WO85/01944 PCT Pub. Date May 9, 1985.The present invention concerns a foamed, silane-cross-linked polyolefin foam and a procedure for producing the same. The polyolefin foam contains 60-99.9% polyolefin, 0.1-10% chemically bound hydrolyzed silane, 0-5% condensing catalyst, 0.1-5% water and 0-20% water carrier substance. The polyolefin foam is produced by extruding a mixture which contans polyethylene, silane hydrolyzable with water, a condensing catalyst and a foaming agent. For the polyolefin to be extruded is used polyethylene containing 0.1-5% water as foaming agent and 0-20% water carrier substance.
Inventors
- 👤 Christer Bergstrom
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-30 18:25
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J9/00; C08J9/02; C08J2323/00; C08J2323/26; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S521/00; Y10S521/91
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
80 words
A method of producing a foamed polyolefin resin cross-linked with silane, comprising the steps of forming a mixture of polyolefin, a silane hydrolyzable with water, and a foaming agent consisting essentially of about 0.1-5% water and up to about 20% of a water carrier substance, said percentages being based on the polyolefin, and extruding the thus-formed mixture, whereby polyolefin cross-linked with silane is formed and is foamed solely by the action of the water which acts as the foaming agent.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
80 words
A method of producing a foamed polyolefin resin cross-linked with silane, comprising the steps of forming a mixture of polyolefin, a silane hydrolyzable with water, and a foaming agent consisting essentially of about 0.1-5% water and up to about 20% of a water carrier substance, said percentages being based on the polyolefin, and extruding the thus-formed mixture, whereby polyolefin cross-linked with silane is formed and is foamed solely by the action of the water which acts as the foaming agent.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the water carrier substance is selected from the group consisting of a substance containing crystal water, a water-absorbing substance, and a water-solving substance miscible with the polyolefin, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the substance containing crystal water is gypsum or aluminum oxide, the water absorbing substance is calcium chloride or silica, and the water-solving substance miscible with the polyolefin is selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the mixture is formed by mixing a substance containing crystal water serving as the water carrier substance with the polyolefin at a temperature at which the water does not separate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 4, wherein the mixture is formed by forming a first mix of polyolefin with the silane, forming a second mix of polyolefin with the substance containing crystal water, and combining said first and second mixes.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the mixture is formed such that the extruded polyolefin contains about 0.1-10% CaSO 4 .2H 2 O, up to about 10% vinyltrimethoxy silane, up to about 5% of dicumylperoxide, and up to about 5% of dibutylstonnic dilaurate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 6, wherein the mixture is formed such that the extruded polyolefin contains about 0.5-3% of the CaSO 4 .2H 2 O, and 0.5-3% of the vinyltrimethoxy silanie, about 0.02-0.1% of the dicumylperoxide, and about 0.05-0.5% of the dibutylstannic dilaurate.
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