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Combined antiblocking and lubricant concentrate
Assignee: Grace GmbH
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Filing: 1984-10-11
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Granted: 1987-06-23
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Expires: 2004-10-11
Abstract
Abstract Combined antiblocking agent and lubricant concentrate based on polyolefin, which contains diatomaceous earth, precipitated silica and/or silica gel as the antiblocking agent, one or more amides of unsaturated C 18 -C 22 -fatty acids and optionally further conventional additives and which is characterized in that it contains 5 to 35% by weight of antiblocking agent and 5 to 30% by weight of lubricant. The high lubricant concentration in the combination concentrate according to the invention is obtained in that the antiblocking agent and the lubricant are incorporated into the polyolefin in the form of a homogeneous, finely divided mixture. The antiblocking agent serves as a carrier for the micronized lubricant, i.e. the lubricant is adsorbed on the large surface of the antiblocking agent, so that the "flowing away" of the lubricant otherwise observed in the case of high lubricant concentrations during incorporation into the polyolefin is avoided. The concentrate according to the invention is more particularly suitable for use in the production of polyolefin films. Apart from action improvements, the advantages of the concentrate according to the invention are more particularly apparent in the economic field because compared with the prior art, only a single concentrate is required which, due to the high lubricant concentration, need only be used in much smaller quantities.
Inventors
- 👤 Georg Luers
- 👤 Richard Sobottka
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-10 01:48
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08K; C08K3/00; C08K3/34; C08K3/36; C08J; C08J3/00; C08J3/20; C08J3/22; C08J3/226; C08K5/00; C08K5/16; C08K5/20; C08J2423/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
A combined antiblocking and lubricant concentrate composition comprising (a) 5-35% by weight of an antiblocking agent selected from the group consisting of diatomaceous earth, precipitated silica, silica gel and mixtures thereof; (b) 5-30% by weight of a lubricant selected from the group consisting of amides of unsaturated C 18 -C 22 -fatty acids and mixtures thereof; and (c) polyolefin or a mixture of polyolefin and conventional polyolefin additives, said antiblocking agent is present in finely divided form with average particle size of up to 10 micrometers and said lubricant has a particle size of less than 100 micrometers and said antiblocking agent and said lubricant being homogeneously distributed in said polyolefin or a mixture of polyolefin and conventional polyolefin additives.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
A combined antiblocking and lubricant concentrate composition comprising (a) 5-35% by weight of an antiblocking agent selected from the group consisting of diatomaceous earth, precipitated silica, silica gel and mixtures thereof; (b) 5-30% by weight of a lubricant selected from the group consisting of amides of unsaturated C 18 -C 22 -fatty acids and mixtures thereof; and (c) polyolefin or a mixture of polyolefin and conventional polyolefin additives, said antiblocking agent is present in finely divided form with average particle size of up to 10 micrometers and said lubricant has a particle size of less than 100 micrometers and said antiblocking agent and said lubricant being homogeneously distributed in said polyolefin or a mixture of polyolefin and conventional polyolefin additives.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A concentrate composition according to claim 1, wherein the antiblocking agent is present from 15 to 30% by weight and the lubricant is present from 15 to 30% by weight.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A concentrate composition according to claim 2, wherein the antiblocking agent is present in about 25% by weight and the lubricant is present in about 25% by weight.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A concentrate composition according to claim 1, wherein said antiblocking agent has an average particle size from about 1 to 7 micrometers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A concentrate composition according to claim 4, wherein said antiblocking agent has an average particle size from about 2 to 5 micrometers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
130 words
A process for preparing a concentrate composition comprising (a) forming a homogeneous, finely divided mixture of antiblocking agent selected from the group consisting of diatomaceous earth, precipitated silica, silica gel and mixtures thereof, said antiblocking agent being present in finely divided form with a median particle size up to 10 micrometers, and lubricant selected from the group consisting of amides of unsaturated C 18 -C 22 -fatty acids and mixtures thereof and (b) incorporating said mixture into a polyolefin or a mixture of polyolefin and conventional polyolefin additives whereby the amount of antiblocking agent is 5 to 35% by weight, the amount of lubricant is 5 to 30% by weight, and said lubricant has a particle size of less than 100 micrometers and is homogeneously distributed in the total concentrate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
130 words
A process for preparing a concentrate composition comprising (a) forming a homogeneous, finely divided mixture of antiblocking agent selected from the group consisting of diatomaceous earth, precipitated silica, silica gel and mixtures thereof, said antiblocking agent being present in finely divided form with a median particle size up to 10 micrometers, and lubricant selected from the group consisting of amides of unsaturated C 18 -C 22 -fatty acids and mixtures thereof and (b) incorporating said mixture into a polyolefin or a mixture of polyolefin and conventional polyolefin additives whereby the amount of antiblocking agent is 5 to 35% by weight, the amount of lubricant is 5 to 30% by weight, and said lubricant has a particle size of less than 100 micrometers and is homogeneously distributed in the total concentrate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process according to claim 6, wherein the mixture incorporated in step (b) is incorporated into melted polyolefin.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
A process according to claim 6, wherein the antiblocking agent, the lubricant or both are used in coarse-grained form and the mixing in step (a) is carried out under conditions such that the coarse particles are comminuted to fine particles.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
A process according to claim 8, wherein the comminution is carried out while adding liquid nitrogen.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process according to claim 8, wherein the comminution is carried out at a temperature above the melting point of the lubricant.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
A process according to claim 6, wherein the antiblocking agent is present from 15 to 30% by weight and the lubricant is present from 15 to 30% by weight.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
A process according to claim 11, wherein the antiblocking agent is present in about 25% by weight and the lubricant is present in about 25% by weight.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
121 words
A process for preparing polyolefin films comprising using as an antiblocking agent and lubricant a combined antiblocking and lubricant concentrate composition comprising (a) 5-35% by weight of an antiblocking agent selected from the group consisting of diatomaceous earth, precipitated silica, silica gel and mixtures thereof; (b) 5-30% by weight of a lubricant selected from the group consisting of amides of unsaturated C 18 -C 22 -fatty acids and mixtures thereof; and (c) polyolefin or a mixture of polyolefin and conventional polyolefin additives, said antiblocking agent is present in finely divided form with a median particle size of up to 10 micrometers and said lubricant has a particle size of less than 100 micrometers and is homogeneously distributed in the total concentrate.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
121 words
A process for preparing polyolefin films comprising using as an antiblocking agent and lubricant a combined antiblocking and lubricant concentrate composition comprising (a) 5-35% by weight of an antiblocking agent selected from the group consisting of diatomaceous earth, precipitated silica, silica gel and mixtures thereof; (b) 5-30% by weight of a lubricant selected from the group consisting of amides of unsaturated C 18 -C 22 -fatty acids and mixtures thereof; and (c) polyolefin or a mixture of polyolefin and conventional polyolefin additives, said antiblocking agent is present in finely divided form with a median particle size of up to 10 micrometers and said lubricant has a particle size of less than 100 micrometers and is homogeneously distributed in the total concentrate.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
29 words
A process according to claim 13, wherein the antiblocking agent is present from 15 to 30% by weight and the lubricant is present from 15 to 30% by weight.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
27 words
A process according to claim 14, wherein the antiblocking agent is present in about 25% by weight and the lubricant is present in about 25% by weight.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
37 words
A process according to claim 13 wherein the concentrate is used in a quantity such that the polyolefin film produced contains 0.001 to 0.15% by weight of lubricant and 0.007 to 0.5% by weight of antiblocking agent.
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