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US 2003/0144417 A1Published application
Method of improving the melt processing of thermoplastic polymers and compositions produced thereby
AssigneeRohm and Haas Company
InventorsWillie Lau, Paul Ralph Van Rheenen
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Abstract
A method of forming a thermoplastic melt blend including a segmental copolymer, wherein the melt blend displays improved processing characteristics, is disclosed. A method of forming a plastic article including a thermoplastic and a segmental copolymer is further disclosed, as is a plastic article formed thereby.
Claims13
A method comprising the steps of:
- (a) forming a solids blend comprising a thermoplastic polymer and a segmental copolymer;
- and
- (b) mixing and heating said solids blend to form a melt blend;
- wherein said melt blend has a melt processing improvement term having a value of at least 10.
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A method comprising the steps of:
- (a) forming a solids blend comprising a thermoplastic polymer and a segmental copolymer;
- (b) mixing and heating said solids blend to form a melt blend;
- (c) shaping said melt blend to form an article;
- and
- (d) cooling said article to room temperature;
- wherein said melt blend has a melt processing improvement term having a value of at least 10.
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An article, wherein said article comprises a thermoplastic polymer and a segmental copolymer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.