Use of waxes as lubricants for filled plastics

1 . The process for lubricating a plastic during formation, wherein the plastic has at least one filler, comprising the step of adding a lubricant to the mixture of plastic and at least one filler, wherein the lubricant is at least one wax.

2 . The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one wax is a synthetic or natural wax.

3 . The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one wax is selected from the group consisting of petroleum waxes, montan waxes, animal waxes, and vegetable waxes.

4 . The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one wax is selected from the group consisting of fatty acids, fatty acid esters, fatty acid amides, Fischer-Tropsch waxes, polyolefin waxes, and polar-modified polyolefin waxes.

5 . The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the natural at least one wax is a montan wax.

6 . The process as claimed in one claim 5 , wherein the montan wax is the products of the reaction of montan wax acid with at least one low-molecular-weight alcohol.

7 . The process as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the at least one low-molecular-weight alcohol is selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, glycerol, butanediol, pentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol, trimethylolpropane and mixtures thereof.

8 . The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one wax is a polyolefin wax.

9 . The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one wax is a polar-modified polyolefin wax.

10 . The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one wax is an oxidized polyolefin wax.

11 . The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one filler is an inorganic or organic filler.

12 . The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one filler is selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, calcium magnesium carbonate, aluminum silicates, silicon dioxide, magnesium silicates, barium sulfate, aluminum potassium sodium silicates, metals and metal oxides, and aluminum hydroxides.

13 . The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one filler is selected from the group consisting of carbon blacks, graphite, wood flour, cork flour, wood particles, wood fibers, glass fibers, natural fibers, and organic pigments.

14 . The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the amount used of the at least one wax is from 0.05 to 10% by weight.

15 . The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the amount used of the at least one wax is from 1.0 to 6.0% by weight.

16 . The process as claimed in one or more of claims 1 to 15 , wherein the plastic comprises from 1 to 99% by weight of the at least one filler.

17 . The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plastic comprises from 50 to 90% by weight of at least one filler.

18 . The process according to claim 1 , wherein the plastic is selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, polypropylene, natural rubber, synthetic rubber, polycarbonate, polymethyl methacrylate, polyamide, styrene polymers, and mixtures thereof.

19 . A plastic made in accordance with the process of claim 1 .

20 . The process according to claim 1 , wherein the plastic is a thermoplastic, thermoset or vulcanizable plastic.

21 . The process of claim 1 , wherein adding step further comprises adding the at least one wax in an aqueous dispersion.

22 . A process for lubricating a plastic during formation of the plastic, wherein the plastic has at least one filler, comprising the step of coating the at least one filler with a lubricant to form coated particles and adding the coated particles to the plastic, wherein the lubricant is at least one wax.

23 . The process as claimed in claim 22 , wherein the coating step further comprises spraying the at least one wax onto the at least one filler.

24 . A process for lubricating a plastic during formation of the plastic, comprising the step of mixing at least one filler and a lubricant to form a mixture and adding the mixture to the plastic.

25 . A plastic made in accordance with the process of claim 22 .

26 . A plastic made in accordance with the process of claim 24.