IP Library Granted Patent US 9,896,573
Granted Patent B2
US 9,896,573 · App. 13/639,114 · Granted Feb 20, 2018

Composition for blow molding

Inventors: Emil Hersche (Wollerau, CH); René Burkhalter (Herzogenbuchsee, CH)
Assignee: Omya International AG
C08L23/06C08L23/12B29C49/0005B29C49/04B29C49/06B29K2023/065B29K2023/12B29K2105/16B29L2031/716B29L2031/7158C08K3/0033C08L23/14C08L23/16C08L2203/10C08L2205/03C08L2207/02Y10T428/1352
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Patent No.
US 9,896,573
App. No.
13/639,114
Granted
Feb 20, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a composition, comprising (i) a polypropylene having a melt flow index MFI(230° C., 2.16 kg) of less than 2.0 g/10 min, a flexural modulus of from 1200 to 2400 MPa, a density of from 0.895 to 0.910 g/cm 3 , (ii) a high-density polyethylene, and (iii) an inorganic filler.

Claims (24)

1. A blow molded article obtained from blow molding and cooling a melted blend of a composition comprising:

10 to 40 wt. %, based on the total weight of the composition, of a polypropylene having

a melt flow index MFI(230° C., 2.16 kg) of less than 2.0 g/10 min,

a flexural modulus of from 1200 to 2400 MPa, and

a density of from 0.895 to 0.910 g/cm 3 ,

(ii) 40 to 84 wt. %, based on the total weight of the composition, of a high-density polyethylene having a density of 0.94 to 0.97 g/cm 3 , and a melt flow index WI (190° C., 2.16 kg) of from 0.1 to 2.0 g/10 min, and

(iii) 5 to 30 wt. %, based on the total weight of the composition, of an inorganic filler comprising calcium carbonate surface treated with a hydrophobizing agent, wherein the calcium carbonate has a median particle diameter d 50 of from 0.5 to 5 μm, a BET specific surface area of from 1 to 15 m 2 /g before treatment with the hydrophobizing agent, and a d 98 value of from 3 to 30 μm,

wherein the blow molded article has a melt strength of from 29 to 54 cN, a notched Charpy impact strength at 23° C. of from 25 to 50 kJ/m 2 and a tensile modulus of at least 1000 MPa.

2. The blow molded article according to claim 1 , wherein the polypropylene is a heterophasic polypropylene comprising a matrix made of a propylene homo- and/or copolymer and an elastomeric phase dispersed in the matrix.

3. The blow molded article according to claim 2 , wherein the elastomeric phase is a propylene-ethylene copolymer or a propylene/C 4-8 alpha-olefin copolymer.

4. The blow molded article according to claim 2 , wherein the elastomeric phase is an ethylene-propylene rubber (EPR).

5. The blow molded article according to claim 2 , wherein the heterophasic polypropylene has an amount of xylene cold solubles (XCS) of from 3 to 35 wt %.

6. The blow molded article according to claim 2 , wherein the heterophasic polypropylene has an amount of comonomer units derived from ethylene and/or a C 4-8 alpha-olefin of from 1.5 to 30 wt %.

7. The blow molded article according to claim 1 , wherein the polypropylene has a melting point of at least 158° C., measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).

8. The blow molded article according to claim 1 , wherein the high-density polyethylene has a polydispersity Mw/Mn of from 2 to 15.

9. The blow molded article according to claim 1 , wherein the inorganic filler comprises calcium carbonate and one or more of dolomite, talc, and clay.

10. The blow molded article according to claim 1 , wherein the inorganic filler is ground calcium carbonate (GCC) or precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC).

11. The blow molded article according to claim 1 , wherein the hydrophobizing agent is a C 8-24 fatty acid.

12. The blow molded article according to claim 1 , wherein the polypropylene is present in an amount of from 10 to 30 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition; the high-density polyethylene is present in an amount of from 40 to 75 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition; and the inorganic filler is present in an amount of from 5 to 20 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition.

13. The blow molded article according to claim 1 , wherein the composition has an amount of xylene cold solubles (XCS) of from 0.2 wt % to 8 wt %, and/or a melt flow index MFI(230° C., 2.16 kg) of 3 g/10 min or less.

14. The blow molded article according to claim 1 , wherein the blow molded article is a bottle, a wide-neck container, a canister or a drum.

15. The blow molded article according to claim 1 , having a melt strength of from 33 to 54 cN.

16. The blow molded article according to claim 1 , having a notched Charpy impact strength at 23° C. of from 30 to 45 kJ/m 2 .

17. The blow molded article according to claim 1 , having a tensile modulus of at least 1100 MPa.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 14, 2013
From: OMYA DEVELOPMENT AG
To: OMYA INTERNATIONAL AG
Reel/Frame 031406/0917 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 9, 2012
From: HERSCHE, EMIL; BURKHALTER, RENE
To: OMYA DEVELOPMENT AG
Reel/Frame 029268/0963 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 10159648 · Apr 12, 2010 · regional
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61342748 · Apr 19, 2010
Related Publication 20130129950A1 · May 23, 2013