Use of polar-modified polyolefin waxes to improve adhesion of sealants to powder coatings

1 . A method for improving the adhesion of sealants to powder coatings comprising the step of adding at least one polar modified polyolefin wax to the powder coating during the production of the powder coating.

2 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one polar-modified polyolefin wax is prepared by grafting the polyolefin wax with at least one polar graft comomoner.

3 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the polar graft comonomers are selected the from the group consisting of alpha,beta-unsaturated carboxylic acids derivatives of alpha,beta-unsaturated carboxylic acids and alkoxyvinylsilane.

4 . The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the fraction of the at least one polar graft comonomer, based on the at least one grafted polyolefin wax, is 0.1 to 20% by weight.

5 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one polyolefin wax is polyethylene, polypropylene or an ethylene-propylene copolymer.

6 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the melt viscosities of the at least one polar modified polyolefin wax is 10 to 50 000 mPas, measured at 170° C., and the softening point (ring & ball) of the at least one polar modified polyolefin wax is 75 to 170° C.

7 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the melt viscosity of the at least one polar modified polyolefin wax is 40 to 30 000 mPas, measured at 170° C., and the softening point (ring & ball) of the at least one polar modified Polyolefin wax is 80 to 160° C.

8 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one polar-modified polyolefin wax is used, based on the total weight of the powder coating material, in an amount of 0.1% to 20.0% by weight.

9 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one polar-modified polyolefin wax is used, based on the total weight of the powder coating material, in an amount of 0.1% to 10.0% by weight.

10 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one polar-modified polyolefin wax is used, based on the total weight of the powder coating material, in an amount of 0.3% to 6.0% by weight.

11 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one polar-modified polyolefin wax further comprises at least additive selected from the group consisting of crosslinking agents, crosslinking accelerators, pigments and UV stabilizers.

12 . A powder coating material comprising at least one thermoplastic or thermosetting synthetic resin and, based on the total weight of the powder coating material, 0.1 to 20.0% by weight, of one or more polar-modified polyolefin waxes, the one or more polar-modified polyolefin waxes being prepared by grafting one or more polyolefin waxes with at least one polar graft comonomer.

13 . The powder coating material as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the one or more polar-modified polyolefin waxes are present, based on the total weight of the powder coating material, in an amount of 0.3 to 6.0%.

14 . The powder coating material as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the one or more polyolefin waxes further comprises at least one additive selected from the group consisting of crosslinking agents, crosslinking accelerators, pigments and UV stabilizers.