Composition with a polymer and an oxidation-catalyst

Process to increase the rate of oxygen-uptake in a polymer composition comprising at least the step of adding a co-catalyst and a component that contains at least one moiety according to formula I to the polymer composition:

• with
• R1:
• a group selected independently from one another from the groups consisting of H, an optionally substituted C1-C20 alkyl group, an optionally substituted C6-C20 aryl group, an optionally substituted C7-C20 alkylaryl group, and an optionally substituted C7-C20 arylalkyl group;
• R2:
• OR, SR, NRR′, R, O−M+;
• in which
• R, R′:
• a group selected independently from one another from the groups consisting of H, an optionally substituted C1-C20 alkyl group, an optionally substituted C6-C20 aryl group, an optionally substituted C7-C20 alkylaryl group, and an optionally substituted C7-C20 arylalkyl group;
• M+:
• an alkaline metal cation or earth alkaline metal cation, or an ammonium ion;
• R3:
• SR, NRR′, R, O−M+;
• in which
• R, R′:
• a group selected independently from one another from the groups consisting of H, an optionally substituted C1-C20 alkyl group, an optionally substituted C6-C20 aryl group, an optionally substituted C7-C20 alkylaryl group, and an optionally substituted C7-C20 arylalkyl group;
• M+:
• an alkaline metal cation or earth alkaline metal cation, or an ammonium ion;
• R1-R3 may be joined together to form a cyclic structure.
• Or
• R3:
• OR in which
• R:
• a group selected independently from one another from the groups consisting of H, an optionally substituted C1-C20 alkyl group, an optionally substituted C6-C20 aryl group, an optionally substituted C7-C20 alkylaryl group, and an optionally substituted C7-C20 arylalkyl group and at least one of R1, R2 and R3 are joined together and form a cyclic structure containing less than 5 carbon atoms
• and wherein the co-catalyst is at least one of an alkaline metal salt, earth alkaline metal salt or an ammonium salt.

Process for increasing the oxo-biodegradability of a carbon-containing polymer, which process at least comprises the step of adding a co-catalyst and a component containing at least one moiety according to formula I to the carbon-containing polymer:

• with
• R1:
• a group selected independently from one another from the groups consisting of H, an optionally substituted C1-C20 alkyl group, an optionally substituted C6-C20 aryl group, an optionally substituted C7-C20 alkylaryl group, and an optionally substituted C7-C20 arylalkyl group;
• R2:
• OR, SR, NRR′, R, O−M+;
• in which
• R, R′:
• a group selected independently from one another from the groups consisting of H, an optionally substituted C1-C20 alkyl group, an optionally substituted C6-C20 aryl group, an optionally substituted C7-C20 alkylaryl group, and an optionally substituted C7-C20 arylalkyl group;
• M+:
• an alkaline metal cation or earth alkaline metal cation, or an ammonium ion;
• R3:
• SR, NRR′, R, O−M+;
• in which
• R, R′:
• a group selected independently from one another from the groups consisting of H, an optionally substituted C1-C20 alkyl group, an optionally substituted C6-C20 aryl group, an optionally substituted C7-C20 alkylaryl group, and an optionally substituted C7-C20 arylalkyl group;
• M+:
• an alkaline metal cation or earth alkaline metal cation, or an ammonium ion;
• R1-R3 may be joined together to form a cyclic structure.
• Or
• R3:
• OR in which
• R:
• a group selected independently from one another from the groups consisting of H, an optionally substituted C1-C20 alkyl group, an optionally substituted C6-C20 aryl group, an optionally substituted C7-C20 alkylaryl group, and an optionally substituted C7-C20 arylalkyl group and at least one of R1, R2 and R3 are joined together and form a cyclic structure containing less than 5 carbon atoms
• and wherein the co-catalyst is at least one of an alkaline metal salt, earth alkaline metal salt or an ammonium salt.

Process for increasing the rate of oxygen-scavenging of a carbon-containing polymer, which process at least comprises the step of adding a co-catalyst and a component containing at least one moiety according to formula I to the carbon-containing polymer:

• with
• R1:
• a group selected independently from one another from the groups consisting of H, an optionally substituted C1-C20 alkyl group, an optionally substituted C6-C20 aryl group, an optionally substituted C7-C20 alkylaryl group, and an optionally substituted C7-C20 arylalkyl group;
• R2:
• OR, SR, NRR′, R, O−M+;
• in which
• R, R′:
• a group selected independently from one another from the groups consisting of H, an optionally substituted C1-C20 alkyl group, an optionally substituted C6-C20 aryl group, an optionally substituted C7-C20 alkylaryl group, and an optionally substituted C7-C20 arylalkyl group;
• M+:
• an alkaline metal cation or earth alkaline metal cation, or an ammonium ion;
• R3:
• SR, NRR′, R, O−M+;
• in which
• R, R′:
• a group selected independently from one another from the groups consisting of H, an optionally substituted C1-C20 alkyl group, an optionally substituted C6-C20 aryl group, an optionally substituted C7-C20 alkylaryl group, and an optionally substituted C7-C20 arylalkyl group;
• M+:
• an alkaline metal cation or earth alkaline metal cation, or an ammonium ion;
• R1-R3 may be joined together to form a cyclic structure.
• Or
• R3:
• OR in which
• R:
• a group selected independently from one another from the groups consisting of H, an optionally substituted C1-C20 alkyl group, an optionally substituted C6-C20 aryl group, an optionally substituted C7-C20 alkylaryl group, and an optionally substituted C7-C20 arylalkyl group and at least one of R1, R2 and R3 are joined together and form a cyclic structure containing less than 5 carbon atoms
• and wherein the co-catalyst is at least one of an alkaline metal salt, earth alkaline metal salt or an ammonium salt.