PLASTIC MODIFYING COMPOSITIONS AND ENHANCED CARBONATE COMPOSITIONS
The present subject matter provides certain aqueous plastic modifying compositions for use in the preparation of plastic forming mixtures used in the preparation and processing of polyethylene, polypropylene and polystyrene plastic products. The aqueous plastic modifying compositions provide certain plastic processing advantages and distinct plastic product characteristics. The present invention further provides carbonate enhancing composition useful for preparing enhanced carbonate compositions, also of the present invention
1 . A plastic forming mixture comprising:
at least one plastic substrate;
at least one calcium carbonate fill material; and
a carbonate enhancing composition wherein the carbonate enhancing composition comprising:
a solubility enhancing composition in solution comprising an anionic component consisting essentially of sulfate ions, alone or in combination with bisulfate ions, having a concentration from about 8.00 moles per liter to about 13.00 moles per liter of the solubility enhancing composition volume; a cationic component consisting essentially of ammonium ions having a concentration from about 1.45 moles per liter to about 2.01 moles per liter of the solubility enhancing composition volume; and hydrogen ions in a concentration from about 17.38 mols per liter to about 21.68 moles per liter of the solubility enhancing composition volume;
a sodium hydroxide solution having as concentration of about 5 percent to about 7.5 percent weight/weight of the total aqueous phase weight of the carbonate enhancing composition;
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at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of non-ionic surfactant, anionic surfactant, and combinations thereof having a concentration from 0.05 percent to about 0.15 percent weight/weight of the total aqueous phase weight of the carbonate enhancing composition; and
the addition of at least one acid or at least one base to adjust the pH of the carbonate enhancing composition to a pH from about 2.5 to about 3.5 at least one time during the preparation of the carbonate enhancing composition.
2 . A plastic forming mixture of claim 1 , wherein the carbonate enhancing composition is substantially free of solids.
3 . A plastic forming mixture comprising:
at least one plastic substrate;
at least one carbonate fill material other than calcium carbonate; and
a carbonate enhancing composition wherein the carbonate enhancing composition comprising:
a solubility enhancing composition in solution comprising an anionic component consisting essentially of sulfate ions, alone or in combination with bisulfate ions, having a concentration from about 8.00 moles per liter to about 13.00 moles per liter of the solubility enhancing composition volume; a cationic component consisting essentially of ammonium ions having a concentration from about 1.45 moles per liter to about 2.01 moles per liter of the solubility enhancing composition volume; and hydrogen ions in a concentration from about 17.38 mols per liter to about 21.68 moles per liter of the solubility enhancing composition volume;
a sodium hydroxide solution having as concentration of about 5 percent to about 7.5 percent weight/weight of the total aqueous phase weight of the carbonate enhancing composition;
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at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of non-ionic surfactant, anionic surfactant, and combinations thereof having a concentration from 0.05 percent to about 0.15 percent weight/weight of the total aqueous phase weight of the carbonate enhancing composition; and
the addition of at least one acid or at least one base to adjust the pH of the carbonate enhancing composition to a pH from about 2.5 to about 3.5 at least one time during the preparation of the carbonate enhancing composition.
4 . A plastic forming mixture of claim 3 , wherein the carbonate enhancing composition is substantially free of solids.
5 . A plastic forming mixture comprising:
at least one plastic substrate;
at least one carbonate fill material; and
a carbonate enhancing composition wherein the carbonate enhancing composition comprising:
a solubility enhancing composition in solution comprising an anionic component consisting essentially of sulfate ions, alone or in combination with bisulfate ions, having a concentration from about 8.00 moles per liter to about 13.00 moles per liter of the solubility enhancing composition volume; a cationic component consisting essentially of ammonium ions having a concentration from about 1.45 moles per liter to about 2.01 moles per liter of the solubility enhancing composition volume; and hydrogen ions in a concentration from about 17.38 mols per liter to about 21.68 moles per liter of the solubility enhancing composition volume;
a sodium hydroxide solution having as concentration of about 5 percent to about 7.5 percent weight/weight of the total aqueous phase weight of the carbonate enhancing composition;
silver sulfate having a concentration from about 0.001 percent to about 1.5 percent weight/weight of the total aqueous phase weight of the carbonate enhancing composition;
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at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of non-ionic surfactant, anionic surfactant, and combinations thereof having a concentration from 0.05 percent to about 0.15 percent weight/weight of the total aqueous phase weight of the carbonate enhancing composition; and
the addition of at least one acid or at least one base to adjust the pH of the carbonate enhancing composition to a pH from about 2.5 to about 3.5 at least one time during the preparation of the carbonate enhancing composition.
6 . A plastic forming mixture of claim 5 further comprising water having a mass of at least 66.67 times the mass of the silver sulfate used in the carbonate enhancing composition.
7 . A plastic forming mixture of claim 5 , wherein the carbonate fill material is calcium carbonate.
8 . A plastic forming mixture of claim 6 , wherein the carbonate is calcium carbonate.
9 . A plastic forming mixture of claim 5 , wherein the carbonate enhancing composition is substantially free of solids.
10 . A plastic forming mixture of claim 8 , wherein the carbonate enhancing composition is substantially free of solids.
11 . An enhanced carbonate composition comprising:
at least one carbonate; and
a carbonate enhancing composition wherein the carbonate enhancing composition comprising:
a solubility enhancing composition in solution comprising an anionic component consisting essentially of sulfate ions, alone or in combination with bisulfate ions, having a concentration from about 8.00 moles per liter to about 13.00 moles per liter of the solubility enhancing composition volume; a cationic component consisting essentially of ammonium ions having a concentration from about 1.45 moles per liter to about 2.01 moles per liter of the solubility enhancing composition volume; and hydrogen ions in a concentration from about 17.38 mols per liter to about 21.68 moles per liter of the solubility enhancing composition volume;
a sodium hydroxide solution having as concentration of about 5 percent to about 7.5 percent weight/weight of the total aqueous phase weight of the carbonate enhancing composition;
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at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of non-ionic surfactant, anionic surfactant, and combinations thereof having a concentration from 0.05 percent to about 0.15 percent weight/weight of the total aqueous phase weight of the carbonate enhancing composition; and
the addition of at least one acid or at least one base to adjust the pH of the carbonate enhancing composition to a pH from about 2.5 to about 3.5 at least one time during the preparation of the carbonate enhancing composition.
12 . An enhanced carbonate composition of claim 11 , wherein the carbonate is calcium carbonate.
13 . An enhanced carbonate composition of claim 12 , wherein carbonate enhancing composition is substantially free of solids.
14 . An enhanced carbonate composition comprising:
at least one carbonate; and
a carbonate enhancing composition wherein the carbonate enhancing composition comprises:
a solubility enhancing composition in solution comprising an anionic component consisting essentially of sulfate ions, alone or in combination with bisulfate ions, having a concentration from about 8.00 moles per liter to about 13.00 moles per liter of the solubility enhancing composition volume; a cationic component consisting essentially of ammonium ions having a concentration from about 1.45 moles per liter to about 2.01 moles per liter of the solubility enhancing composition volume; and hydrogen ions in a concentration from about 17.38 mols per liter to about 21.68 moles per liter of the solubility enhancing composition volume;
a sodium hydroxide solution having as concentration of about 5 percent to about 7.5 percent weight/weight of the total aqueous phase weight of the carbonate enhancing composition;
silver sulfate having a concentration from about 0.001 percent to about 1.5 percent weight/weight of the total aqueous phase weight of the carbonate enhancing composition;
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at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of non-ionic surfactant, anionic surfactant, and combinations thereof having a concentration from 0.05 percent to about 0.15 percent weight/weight of the total aqueous phase weight of the carbonate enhancing composition; and
the addition of at least one acid or at least one base to adjust the pH of the carbonate enhancing composition to a pH from about 2.5 to about 3.5 at least one time during the preparation of the carbonate enhancing composition.
15 . An enhanced carbonate composition of claim 14 , wherein the carbonate is calcium carbonate.
16 . An enhanced carbonate composition of claim 14 further comprising water having a mass of at least 66.67 times the mass of the silver sulfate used in the carbonate enhancing composition.
17 . An enhanced carbonate composition of claim 16 , wherein the carbonate is calcium carbonate.
18 . An enhanced carbonate composition of claim 14 , wherein the carbonate enhancing composition is substantially free of solids.
19 . A method of inhibiting microbial growth in a product comprising adding a non-toxic amount of an enhanced carbonate composition of claim 14 to a plastic substrate during the preparation of such product.
20 . A method of inhibiting microbial growth of claim 19 , wherein the product is a plastic product.