Patent ID: 6936650

Claim:
An additive formulation comprising: (a) at least one nucleating compound conforming to the structure of Formula (I) wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , and R 10 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1 -C 9 alkyl, hydroxy, C 1 -C 9 alkoxy, C 1 -C 9 alkyleneoxy, amine, and C 1 -C 9 alkylamine, halogen, phenyl, alkylphenyl, and geminal or vicinal carbocyclic having up to nine carbon atoms; wherein R′ and R″ are the same or different and are individually selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1 -C 30 alkyl, hydroxy, amine, polyamine, polyoxyamine, C 1 -C 30 alkylamine, phenyl, halogen, C 1 -C 30 alkoxy, C 1 -C 30 polyoxyalkyl, and esters; and wherein said nucleating compound is provided in the form of particles, said particles having a D95 size range of less than or equal to 94 micrometers at a mean volume diameter (MVD) of about 16; and (b) an anticaking agent said, anti-caking agent comprising one or more selected from the group consisting of: silica gel; talc, dihydrotalcite; and metal carboxylates; and wherein said anticaking agent is provided in a weight ratio of anticaking agent to nucleating compound of from about 10:90 to about 30:70.