Controlled polymer foaming using a hybrid nucleating agent formed from a mineral and an organic nucleating agent

    公开(公告)号:US11104775B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-31

    申请号:US16097379

    申请日:2017-03-22

    Inventor: Neil Treat

    Abstract: This disclosure describes processes for producing polymer foams, and compositions of matter relating to these processes. A process includes the steps of dispersing an organic nucleating agent in a dispersing medium to obtain an additive dispersion, contacting the additive dispersion with a mineral nucleating agent to obtain a hybrid nucleating agent containing the organic nucleating agent localized on at least a portion of a surface of the mineral nucleating agent, and contacting the hybrid nucleating agent with a polymer in the presence of a foaming agent to obtain a polymer foam. A foamed polymer of the present disclosure includes a cellular matrix containing a polymer material, and a mineral matrix of particles containing a hybrid nucleating agent dispersed in the cellular matrix, in which the hybrid nucleating agent contains an organic nucleating agent localized on at least a portion of a surface of an inorganic material.

    Deaerated talc and related methods

    公开(公告)号:US10207933B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-19

    申请号:US14761475

    申请日:2014-01-17

    Abstract: A deaerated talc may include micronized, talc powder having a Hegman rating of 4.0 or greater. A deaerated talc may include micronized talc powder having enough cohesive strength for form agglomerations measuring 100 millimeters or less, 75 millimeters or less, or 50 millimeters or less. A deaerated talc product may include a micronized talc powder, and a bag containing the deaerated talc. The micronized talc powder may be deaerated via application of force to the micronized talc powder in at least two directions, including a first direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the bag and a second direction.

    DEAERATED TALC AND RELATED METHODS
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    DEAERATED TALC AND RELATED METHODS 审中-公开
    减轻TALC和相关方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150344315A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-03

    申请号:US14761475

    申请日:2014-01-17

    Abstract: A deaerated talc may include micronized, talc powder having a Hegman rating of 4.0 or greater. A deaerated talc may include micronized talc powder having enough cohesive strength for form agglomerations measuring 100 millimeters or less, 75 millimeters or less, or 50 millimeters or less. A deaerated talc product may include a micronized talc powder, and a bag containing the deaerated talc. The micronized talc powder may be deaerated via application of force to the micronized talc powder in at least two directions, including a first direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the bag and a second direction.

    Abstract translation: 脱气滑石可以包括具有4.0或更高Hegman等级的微粉化的滑石粉。 脱气滑石可以包括具有足够的内聚强度的微粉化滑石粉,用于形成100毫米或更小,75毫米或更少,或50毫米或更小的聚集体。 脱气滑石产品可以包括微粉化滑石粉和含有脱气滑石的袋。 微粉化的滑石粉可以通过在至少两个方向上施加力对微粉化滑石粉进行脱气,包括基本上平行于袋的纵向方向的第一方向和第二方向。

    COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR FUSED FILAMENT FABRICATION

    公开(公告)号:US20190275784A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-12

    申请号:US16378661

    申请日:2019-04-09

    Abstract: A composition for fused filament fabrication may include polylactic acid resin and talc. The composition may range from 50% by weight to 99% by weight polylactic acid resin, and from 7% by weight to 40% by weight talc. The composition may be configured as filaments or pellets adapted to be used in a fused filament fabrication process. A method for generating a resin-based structure may include providing a resin source that may include polylactic acid resin and talc. The resin source may include from 50% by weight to 99% by weight polylactic acid resin, and from 7% by weight to 40% by weight talc. The method may also include heating the resin source to a temperature greater than the melting temperature for semi-crystalline resins or significantly greater than glass transition temperature for amorphous resins, and depositing the heated resin source in a layered manner to form the resin-based structure.

    IMPROVING INTER-ROAD ADHESION AND COALESCENCE IN PLASTIC PARTS FABRICATED IN 3D PRINTING

    公开(公告)号:US20200231794A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-23

    申请号:US16483205

    申请日:2017-12-13

    Abstract: This disclosure describes a composition for additive manufacturing, which contains a thermoplastic polymer and a mineral additive capable of reducing a specific heat of the composition relative to a specific heat of the thermoplastic polymer. A proportion of the mineral additive in the composition may be set such that the specific heat of the composition is equal to or less than 95% of the specific heat of the thermoplastic polymer, and the composition may be in the form of a filament, rod, pellet or granule. Compositions disclosed herein may be adapted to function as compositions suitable for performing additive manufacturing by material extrusion. Also disclosed herein are additive manufacturing processes and methods for producing the compositions for fused filament fabrication.

    Blends of microcrystalline and macrocrystalline talc for reinforcing polymers

    公开(公告)号:US10513614B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-24

    申请号:US15324195

    申请日:2015-07-02

    Abstract: A composition may include a first talc having a morphology index less than or equal to about 0.6 and a second talc having a morphology index greater than or equal to about 0.6. The first talc and the second talc may form a talc composition, and the talc composition may have a content ratio of the first talc to the second talc ranging from about 30:70 by weight to about 80:20 by weight. A polymer composition may include a polymer matrix and a filler composition. The filler composition may include a first talc having a morphology index less than or equal to about 0.8 and a second talc having a morphology index greater than or equal to about 0.8. The filler composition may have a content ratio of the first talc to the second talc ranging from about 30:70 by weight to about 80:20 by weight. The first talc may be a microcrystalline talc. The second talc may be a macrocrystalline talc.

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