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Ultra low density polyolefin foam, foamable polyolefin compositions and process for making same
Assignee: Pregis Innovative Packaging Inc
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Filing: 1992-08-27
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Granted: 1993-07-06
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Expires: 2012-08-27
Abstract
Abstract A foamable composition for producing an ultra low density polyolefin foam having a density of about 0.6 to about 1.5 pounds per cubic foot comprising a heat-plastified mixture comprising (1) an olefin polymer resin selected from the group consisting of ethylene homopolymers and copolymers of ethylene and a copolymerizable monomer; (2) an elastomer in an amount of about 3 to about 30 wt. parts per 100 wt. parts of said olefin polymer resin; (3) polystyrene in an amount of about 1 to about 15 wt. parts per 100 wt. parts of said olefin polymer resin; (4) a stability control agent selected from the group consisting of partial esters of long chain fatty acids with polyols, higher alkyl amines, fatty acid amides, and olefinically unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymers, and (5) a hydrocarbon blowing agent having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and a boiling point between -175 DEG C. and 50 DEG C., said heat-plastified mixture being at a temperature and a pressure which does not allow said mixture to expand, said low density polyolefin foam made from said foamable composition and process of making said foam.
Inventors
- 👤 John E. Rogers
- 👤 Ronnie D. Kisner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 20:00
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J9/00; C08J9/04; C08J9/12; C08J9/14; C08J9/141; C08J2323/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
269 words
A process for producing a polyolefin foam having a density of about 0.6 to about 1.5 pounds per cubic foot comprising (a) mixing and heat plastifying (1) an olefin polymer resin selected from the group consisting of low, medium, or high density polyethylene, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, ethylene-1-butene copolymers, ethylene-butadiene copolymers, ethylene-vinyl chloride copolymers, ethylene-methyl methacrylate copolymers, ethylene-acrylonitrile copolymers, and ethylene-acrylic acid copolymers, (2) an elastomer selected from the group consisting of random styrene-butadiene rubber, natural rubber, butadiene rubber, isobutylene rubber, ethylene-propylene rubber, diene-modified ethylene-propylene rubber containing bound diene units derived from 1,4-hexadiene, diene-modified ethylene-propylene rubber containing bound diene units derived from dicyclopentadiene, diene-modified ethylene-propylene rubber containing bound diene units derived from ethylidene norbornene, acrylonitrile rubber, acrylonitrile-butadiene copolymer rubber, styrene-butadiene block copolymer rubber, poly(2-chlorobutadiene-1,3), synthetic polyisoprene, chlorinated copolymers of isobutylene and chlorosulfonated polyethylene in an amount of about 3 to about 30 wt. parts per 100 wt. parts of said olefin polymer resin, and (3) polystyrene in an amount of about 1 to about 15 wt. parts per 100 wt. parts of said olefin polymer resin; (b) admixing the resulting heat plastified mixture with (4) a stability control agent selected from the group consisting of partial esters of long chain fatty acids with polyols, higher alkyl amines, fatty acid amides, and olefinically unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymers, and (5) a hydrocarbon blowing agent having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and a boiling point between -175° C. and 50° C.; and (c) activating said blowing agent to foam the resulting admixture to a substantially closed cell polyolefin foam having a density of about 0.6 to about 1.5 pounds per cubic foot.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
269 words
A process for producing a polyolefin foam having a density of about 0.6 to about 1.5 pounds per cubic foot comprising (a) mixing and heat plastifying (1) an olefin polymer resin selected from the group consisting of low, medium, or high density polyethylene, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, ethylene-1-butene copolymers, ethylene-butadiene copolymers, ethylene-vinyl chloride copolymers, ethylene-methyl methacrylate copolymers, ethylene-acrylonitrile copolymers, and ethylene-acrylic acid copolymers, (2) an elastomer selected from the group consisting of random styrene-butadiene rubber, natural rubber, butadiene rubber, isobutylene rubber, ethylene-propylene rubber, diene-modified ethylene-propylene rubber containing bound diene units derived from 1,4-hexadiene, diene-modified ethylene-propylene rubber containing bound diene units derived from dicyclopentadiene, diene-modified ethylene-propylene rubber containing bound diene units derived from ethylidene norbornene, acrylonitrile rubber, acrylonitrile-butadiene copolymer rubber, styrene-butadiene block copolymer rubber, poly(2-chlorobutadiene-1,3), synthetic polyisoprene, chlorinated copolymers of isobutylene and chlorosulfonated polyethylene in an amount of about 3 to about 30 wt. parts per 100 wt. parts of said olefin polymer resin, and (3) polystyrene in an amount of about 1 to about 15 wt. parts per 100 wt. parts of said olefin polymer resin; (b) admixing the resulting heat plastified mixture with (4) a stability control agent selected from the group consisting of partial esters of long chain fatty acids with polyols, higher alkyl amines, fatty acid amides, and olefinically unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymers, and (5) a hydrocarbon blowing agent having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and a boiling point between -175° C. and 50° C.; and (c) activating said blowing agent to foam the resulting admixture to a substantially closed cell polyolefin foam having a density of about 0.6 to about 1.5 pounds per cubic foot.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 1 in which said olefin polymer resin is low density polyethylene.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 2 in which said blowing agent is isobutane.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 3 in which said stability control agent is glyceryl monostearate, glyceryl distearate or mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 3 in which said elastomer is a styrene-butadiene rubber.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process of claim 5 in which said styrene-butadiene rubber is a block copolymer containing about 23 wt. % to about 75 wt. % of bound styrene.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The process of claim 3 in which the amount of said elastomer is in the range of about 5 to about 15 wt. parts per 100 wt. parts of said olefin polymer resin.
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