Abstract:
A plastic foam material composed of a blended resin composition which includes at least two thermoplastic resins and a silane-modified based resin. The blended resin composition consists essentially of 100 parts by weight of at least two thermoplastic resins, from about 1 to about 50 parts by weight of a silane-modified, cross-linked, thermoplastic resin; from about 0.001 to about 2.5 parts by weight of a cross-linking catalyst for use in a silane compound and from about 1 to about 20 parts by weight of a foaming agent. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the thermoplastic resins include at least two substantially incompatible and substantially uncross-linked thermoplastic resins, while in another embodiment the two thermoplastic resins need not be substantially incompatible. The blended resin composition may further include reinforcers such as glass fibers and filler. The thermodecomposition foaming agent decomposes at sufficiently high temperatures to yield a plastic foam material. The resultant plastic foam material, in turn, exhibits superior resilience, improved compression strength and superior heat-insulating properties. A method to produce the plastic foam material from foamable tubes and foamable pieces is also disclosed.
Abstract:
Low density PET foam is extruded by heating PET resin above the crystalline melt point to melt the resin, selecting a blowing agent combination, combining the blowing agent combination with the PET resin to create a mixture, cooling the mixture to a temperature of less than 538.degree. K., and extruding the foam through a die. The blowing agent combination is characterized by about 50 to less than 100 mole percent of a first blowing agent having a boiling temperature at STP of greater than 310.degree. K. The blowing agent combination is further characterized by more than 0 to about 50 mole percent of a second blowing agent having a boiling temperature at STP of less than 310.degree. K. The blowing agent combination has an equilibrium solubility vapor pressure in PET of less than 45 atm at the foaming temperature and greater than or equal to 1 atm at the glass transition temperature.
Abstract:
There is disclosed a process for producing alkenyl aromatic foams utilizing a combination of atmospheric and organic gases as blowing agent, preferably using greater than 30% by weight of atmospheric gas, and preferably also using a predetermined about of a masterbatch mix comprising a styrenic polymer, a rubbery block copolymer, and a solid blowing agent. Also disclosed are alkenyl aromatic foams produced by the process which exhibit increased densities, increased thermoforming capabilities, increased post-expansion properties, and increased retainment of the atmospheric and organic gases.
Abstract:
A process for producing alkenyl aromatic foams utilizing a combination of atmospheric and organic gases as blowing agent, preferably using greater than 30% by weight of atmospheric gas, and preferably also using a predetermined about of a masterbatch mix comprising a styrenic polymer, a rubbery block copolymer, and a solid blowing agent. Also disclosed are alkenyl aromatic foams produced by the process which exhibit increased densities, increased thermoforming capabilities, increased post-expansion properties, and increased retainment of the atmospheric and organic gases.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a normally solid, high molecular weight, non-linear, substantially gel-free, propylene polymer material characterized by high melt strength due to strain hardening which is believed to be caused by free-end long chain branches of the molecular chains forming the polymer.Also disclosed is a process for making the polymer by high energy radiation of a normally solid, high molecular weight, linear, propylene polymer in a reduced active oxygen environment, maintaining the irradiated material in such environment for a specific period of time, and then deactivating free radicals in the material.Further disclosed is the use of the strain hardening polymer in extensional flow operations such as, for example, extrusion coating, film production, foaming and thermoforming.
Abstract:
Blow-molded articles consisting of an aliphatic polyester having a melt viscosity of 3.0.times.10.sup.3 -2.0.times.10.sup.5 poises at a temperature of 190.degree. C. at a shear rate of 100 sec.sup.-1 and a melting point of 70.degree.-190.degree. C. The present invention provides blow-molded articles excellent in heat stability and mechanical strength as well as having biodegradability which can be used for containers of detergents, cosmetics and the like, and industrial parts.
Abstract:
A .gamma.-ray-sterilizable hydrophilic porous material has been found which includes a continuous layer made of a synthetic polymer compound forming a porous substrate and a hydrophilic and .gamma.-ray-resistant polymer supported on at least part of the surface of the porous substrate in an amount not less than 5% by weight, based on the porous substrate. The hydrophilic porous material has an average pore diameter in the range of 0.02 to 20 .mu.m, a porosity in the range of 10 to 90% and a wall thickness in the range of 10 .mu.m to 5.0 mm.
Abstract:
A porous membrane for use in the separation of blood components, made of a polyolefin, having a wall thickness in the range of 10 to 500 .mu.m, and possessing through holes having an average diameter of 0.01 to 5 .mu.m at a porosity in the range of 10 to 85%, which porous membrane is characterized by exhibiting a shrinkage of not more than 6.0% in a heat treatment carried out at 121.degree. C. for 120 minutes. A method for the manufacture of the porous membrane is also disclosed.
Abstract:
There is disclosed a substantially skinless microporous polypropylene membrane characterized by having(a) a bubble point of about 25 to about 50 psi;(b) a thickness of about 3 to about 7 mils;(c) a nitrogen flow rate of at least 0.5 liters per square centimeter-minute;(d) a burst strength of at least 10 psi; and(e) an S value of about 15, or less.There is also disclosed a method of preparing a microporous polypropylene membrane comprising heating a mixture of about 30 percent polypropylene and about 70 percent, N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)tallowamine, by weight, to a temperature and for a time sufficient to form a homogeneous solution, casting or extruding said solution at a thickness of about 3 to about 7 mils, onto a chill roll maintained at a temperature of from about 50.degree. to about 80.degree. C., allowing said solution to solidify on said chill roll to form a solid sheet, removing said solid sheet from said chill roll and removing at least a substantial portion of the liquid from said sheet to form the microporous polypropylene membrane.