Plasticized polyolefin compositions
AssigneeExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
InventorsHenry Wu-Hsiang Yang, Wen Li, Bruce R. Lundmark, Chon-Yie Lin, Chia Yung Cheng, Bryan R. Chapman, Petra Eiselt, Galina Ourieva, Manika Varma-Nair, James N. Coffey, Sandra Denise Schregenberger, David J. Lohse, Norman Yang, Jeffrey Theodore Zudock, Robert Jay Wittenbrink
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Abstract
The present invention relates to plasticized polyolefin compositions comprising a polyolefin and a non-functionalized hydrocarbon plasticizer.
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A plasticized polyolefin composition comprising one or more polyolefins and one of more non-functionalized plasticizers where the non-functionalized plasticizers have a kinematic viscosity (“KV”) of 2 cSt or less at 100° C.
The composition of claim lwherein the non-functionalized plasticizer comprises at least 50 weight %, of C6 to C100 isoparaffins.
A plasticized polyolefin composition comprising one or more polyolefins and one of more non-functionalized plasticizers where the non-functionalized plasticizer comprises C20 to C1500 paraffins having a Kinematic viscosity of 10 cSt or more at 100° C. and a viscosity index of 120 or more.
A plasticized polyolefin composition comprising one or more polyolefins and one of more non-functionalized plasticizers where the non-functionalized plasticizer comprises oligomers of C5 to C14 olefins having a Kinematic viscosity of 10 cSt or more at 100° C. and a viscosity index of 120 or more.
A plasticized polypropylene compositions comprising polypropylene and one or more non-functionalized plasticizers where the non-functionalized plasticizer comprises oligomers of C6 to C14 olefins having viscosity index of 120 or more, provided that when the plasticized composition comprises between 4 and 10 weight % of polyalphaolefin that is a hydrogenated, highly branched dimer of an alpha olefin having 8-12 carbon atoms, the composition does not comprises between 18 and 25 weight percent of a linear low density polyethylene having a density of 0.912 to 0.935 g/cc.
A plasticized polypropylene compositions comprising polypropylene and one or more non-functionalized plasticizers where the non-functionalized plasticizer comprises oligomers of C6 to C14 olefins having viscosity index of 120 or more, provided that when the composition does not comprises an impact copolymer of polypropylene and 40-50 weight % of an ethylene propylene rubber or provided that the composition does not comprise a random copolymer of propylene and ethylene.
A plasticized polyolefin composition comprising a polyolefin and a non-functionalized plasticizer where the plasticizer comprises a mineral oil having a saturates levels of 90% or more, sulfur contents of 0.03% or less, and VI of 120 or more.
A plasticized polyolefin composition comprising a polyolefin and a non-functionalized plasticizer where the plasticizer comprises a mixture of branched and normal paraffins having from 6 to 50 carbon atoms and a ratio of branch paraffin to n-paraffin ratio ranging from 0.5:1 to 9:1.
A plasticized polyolefin composition comprising one or more polyolefins and one or more non-functionalized plasticizers where the non-functionalized plasticizer comprises a linear or branched paraffinic hydrocarbon composition having a number average molecular weight of 500 to 20,000, having less than 10% sidechains having 4 or more carbons, and having at least 1 or 2 carbon branches present at 15 weight % or more, and where the NFP comprises less than 2 weight % cyclic paraffins.
A plasticized polyolefin composition comprising one or more polyolefins and one or more non-functionalized plasticizers where the non-functionalized plasticizer has an Mn of 15,000 and an Mw of 60,000 or less and comprises:
- 1) a copolymer of a C4 raffinate;
- 2) a poly(n-butene);
- or 3) a copolymer of at least isobutylene derived units, 1-butene derived units, and 2-butene derived units.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.