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Use of thermoplastic elastomers for improving the stability of polyolefins to ionizing radiation
| Details |
Inventors: Wolfschwenger, Johannes; Bernreitner, Klaus;
Assignee: Borealis AG (AT)
Primary Examiner: Boykin; Terressa M.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.
Use of thermoplastic elastomers for improving the stability of polyolefins to ionizing radiation, and also a process for improving the stability of polyolefins, in which thermoplastic elastomers are admixed with the polyolefins. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
A method for improving the stability of a polyolefin base polymer to ionizing radiation, which comprises admixing said polyolefin base polymer with a thermoplastic elastomer selected from the group consisting of olefinic block copolymers, isoprene polymers, isoprene copolymers, styrene polymers, styrene copolymers and polyurethane.
2.
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the thermoplastic elastomer is an olefinic block copolymer.
3.
The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the block copolymer is composed of a) polyethylene blocks having a melting point of from 90 to 120.
degree.
C.
and b) ethylene-.
alpha.
-olefin copolymer blocks.
4.
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the polyolefin base polymer is a polymer of mono- or diolefins selected from the group consisting of polyethylenes, polypropylenes, polybutenes, polyisobutenes, polycycloolefins and also copolymers of these with .
alpha.
-olefins.
5.
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the polyolefin base polymer is highly isotactic polypropylene or copolymer of propylene with one or more .
alpha.
-olefins and with a proportion of propylene of at least 50 mol %, with an isotactic index of greater than 90 and a melt flow index of from 0.
1 to 100 g/10 min.
6.
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the polyolefin base polymer is highly isotactic polypropylene or copolymer of propylene with one or more .
alpha.
-olefins and with a proportion of propylene of at least 70 mol % and has an isotactic index of greater than 95 and a melt flow index of from 0.
5 to 50 g/10 min.
7.
The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the copolymer of propylene is a random copolymer or a heterophasic copolymer with one or more comonomers selected from the class consisting of C.
sub.
2 olefins and C.
sub.
4 -C.
sub.
10 olefins.
8.
The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein ethylene is used as comonomer.
9.
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the thermoplastic elastomer is used in an amount of from 1 to 60% by weight, to based on the total amount of polymer
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