Additive compositions and polymer compositions containing the same
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Current Assignee / Owner
- MILLIKEN & CO
- Publication Date
- 2018-02-15
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §119(e), priority to and the benefit of the filing date of U.S. Patent Application No. 62 / 373,703, which was filed on Aug. 11, 2016.TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This application and the invention described herein is generally directed to additive compositions suitable for use in polymers. In one embodiment, the additive composition is a nucleating agent for polyolefins, such as polypropylene polymers.BACKGROUND
[0003] Several nucleating agents for thermoplastic polymers are known in the art. These nucleating agents generally function by forming nuclei or providing sites for the formation and / or growth of crystals in the thermoplastic polymer as it solidifies from a molten state. The nuclei or sites provided by the nucleating agent allow the crystals to form within the cooling polymer at a higher temperature and / or at a more rapid rate than the crystals will form in the virgin, non-nucl...