Abstract:
A method of rapidly compounding melt forming resin (such as polypropylene) mica, and heat sensitive additives, such as chlorinated waxes, which comprises providing a molten mass of the resin, introducing the mica and heat sensitive additive into the molten resin and kneading the so introduced mica and additive to provide admixture thereof. The compounding is rapid and at optimal temperature.
Abstract:
A flash resistant epoxy encapsulating composition and its process of manufacture. The composition comprises a blend of from about 15 to about 80 weight percent epoxy resin, from about 9 to about 82 weight percent filler, from about 0.01 to about 2 percent catalyst by weight of resin, from about 10 to about 50 percent hardener by weight of resin, from about 3 to about 12 percent flash retardant by combined weight of resin and hardener and up to about 1.5 weight percent lubricant. The cured blend physically consists essentially of particles intimately and entirely embedded in a matrix. The process comprises blending the components of the above blend followed by milling the resulting blend between the rolls of a differential roll mill equipped with plows where the rolls have different surface temperatures, the hotter of the rolls being near the melting temperature of the resin.
Abstract:
A process for the production of synthetic linear polymers which contain atives is described, in which the polymer and the additives, both in the fluid state, are mixed, the resulting mixture is homogenized, and the homogenized mixture is in part conveyed to apparatus which uses it to make a product and in part is recycled, the recycled amount being preferably at least 5% of the total weight of the mixture. The preferred polymers are polyamides. The additives may be of any kind, e.g. antistatics, and they may be added as such or as a master batch consisting of a polymeric base containing finely particulated solid materials such as carbon black, matting agents or pigments. An apparatus for carrying out the process is also described, which comprises means for mixing fluid polymer with fluid additive, means for homogenizing the stream of the resulting mixture flowing through the apparatus, and means for recycling part of the homogenized stream to a zone of the apparatus upstream of the homogenizing means and for conveying the remaining part to an apparatus for subsequent processing. Static mixters may be used to homogenize the aforesaid mixture. The amount of the mixture that is recycled may be varied by suitable means such as a variable delivery pump. A particular preferred device for mixing polymer with additive is also described, which comprises valve means for preventing the polymer from backing up into the additive feed conduit.
Abstract:
PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR THE UNIFORM MIXING OF A POLYAMIDE MELT WITH A PIGMENT DISPERSED IN A LIQUID MEDIUM SOLUBLE IN THE POLYAMIDE WHEREIN THE MELT IS DIVIDED, IMMEDIATELY AFTER INTRODUCTION OF THE LIQUID PIGMENT DISPERSION AS A THIN LIQUID STREAM, INTO PLANAR SEGMENTS OR DISPLACED LAYERS HAVING A MAXIMUM THICKNESS OF ABOUT 1500 MICRONS, PREFERABLY 20 TO 850 MICRONS, USING A PADDLE WHEEL STIRRING MECHANISM AT THE INLET END OF AN ELONGATED MIXING VESSEL TAPERING RADIALLY INWARDLY DOWN TO ITS OUTLET OR DISCHARGE END.
Abstract:
An improved method forms and employs a wax to modify throughputs and melt flow in polymers. The method includes: (a) selecting a solid polymeric material, (b) heating the solid polymeric material in an extruder to produce a molten polymeric material, (c) filtering the molten polymeric material, (d) placing the molten polymeric material through a chemical depolymerization process in a reactor to produce a depolymerized polymeric material, and (e) adding the depolymerized material to a pre-wax mixture to produce a modified polymer.
Abstract:
An improved method forms and employs a wax to modify throughputs and melt flow in polymers. The method includes: (a) selecting a solid polymeric material, (b) heating the solid polymeric material in an extruder to produce a molten polymeric material, (c) filtering the molten polymeric material, (d) placing the molten polymeric material through a chemical depolymerization process in a reactor to produce a depolymerized polymeric material, and (e) adding the depolymerized material to a pre-wax mixture to produce a modified polymer.
Abstract:
To provide a resin composition, from which a molded body excellent in mechanical properties and having high elasticity, can be obtained, and the molded body obtained from such a resin composition. A resin composition comprising a melt-moldable fluororesin and inorganic fibers, wherein the ratio of the fluororesin to the sum of the fluororesin and the inorganic fibers is from 60 to 95 mass %, the inorganic fibers are inorganic fibers, of which at least a portion of the surface is treated with a sizing agent, and the mass loss ratio after heating the inorganic fibers at 400° C. for 60 minutes, is at most 3%; a method for producing the resin composition; and a molded body formed from the resin composition.
Abstract:
A composite material may be prepared from a solid polymeric binder and a solid filler by feeding into an extruder the solid polymeric binder at a first feed rate and the solid filler at a second feed rate. The extruder extrudes an extrudate of the solid polymeric binder and solid filler to form the composite material. The composite material has a binder to filler ratio determined by the first feed rate and second feed rate. The solid polymeric binder and solid filler have different densities. Feeding the solid polymeric binder at the first feed rate and the solid filler at the second feed rate distributes the solid filler substantially homogeneously throughout the composite material.