Patent application EP19180465A (EP), filed 2019-06-17
Publication number: EP3753980A1
Title: CACO3 COATED WITH MALEIC ANHYDRIDE GRAFTED POLYETHYLENE AND/OR MALEIC ANHYDRIDE GRAFTED POLYPROPYLENE AND AT LEAST ONE HYDROPHOBIZING AGENT
Abstract: [0001]    The present invention refers to a surface treated filler material product comprising a) at least one calcium carbonate-containing filler material and b) a treatment layer on the surface of the at least one calcium carbonate-containing filler material comprising i. maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene and/or maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene and ii. at least one hydrophobizing agent. Furthermore, a process for preparing the inventive surface treated filler material product is disclosed, as well as a polymer composition comprising at least one polymeric resin and the inventive surface treated filler material product. Additionally, a fiber and/or filament and/or film and/or thread and/or sheet and/or pipe and/or profile and/or mold and/or, injection molded compound and/or blow molded compound comprising the inventive surface treated filler material product is disclosed as well as the use of the inventive surface treated mineral filler product in a polymer composition, for improving the mechanical and/or rheological properties of the polymer composition.
IPC codes: C08K   7/    02            A I
C08K   9/    08            A I
Claims: number: 1
text: A surface treated filler material product comprising
number: 2
text: The surface treated filler material product according to claim 1, wherein the at least one hydrophobizing agent is selected from the group consisting of succinic anhydrides, carboxylic acids, phosphoric acid mono-esters, phosphoric acid di-esters, reaction products thereof and mixtures thereof.
number: 3
text: The surface treated filler material product according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one hydrophobizing agent is at least one of
number: 4
text: The surface treated filler material product according to claim 3, wherein the mono-substituted succinic anhydride and/or reaction product(s) thereof of step ii) consist(s) of succinic anhydride mono-substituted with a group selected from a linear, branched, aliphatic and cyclic group having from 2 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably from 3 to 25 and most preferably from 4 to 20 in the substituent.
number: 5
text: The surface treated filler material product according to claims 3 to 4, wherein the mono-substituted succinic anhydride and/or reaction product(s) thereof of step ii) is/are
number: 6
text: The surface treated filler material product according to claims 3 to 5, wherein the aliphatic linear and/or branched carboxylic acid(s) and/or reaction product(s) thereof of step ii) have from 8 to 22 carbon atoms, preferably from 10 to 22, more preferably from 12 to 20 even more preferably from 14 to 20 and most preferably the aliphatic linear and/or branched carboxylic acid(s) and/or reaction product(s) thereof is stearic acid, palmitic acid or mixtures thereof.
number: 7
text: The surface treated filler material product according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the calcium carbonate-containing filler material of step a) is selected from the group consisting of ground calcium carbonate, preferably marble, limestone, dolomite and/or chalk and/or, precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC), preferably vaterite, calcite and/or aragonite, more preferably the calcium carbonate-containing filler material is ground calcium carbonate.
number: 8
text: The surface treated filler material product according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one calcium carbonate-containing filler material of step a) has
number: 9
text: The surface treated filler material product according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene and/or maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene of step i) is selected from the group consisting of maleic anhydride grafted low density polyethylene (LDPE), maleic anhydride grafted linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), maleic anhydride grafted high density polyethylene (HDPE), maleic anhydride grafted atactic polypropylene, maleic anhydride grafted isotactic polypropylene, maleic anhydride grafted syndiotactic polypropylene, maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene wax, maleic acid anhydride grafted polypropylene wax and mixtures thereof and preferably is maleic anhydride grafted linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) and maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene wax and most preferably is maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene wax.
number: 10
text: The surface treated filler material product according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the surface treated filler material product is in form of a powder.
number: 11
text: A process for preparing a surface treated filler material product, the process comprising at least the steps of:
number: 12
text: The process for preparing the surface treated filler material product according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one calcium carbonate-containing filler material of step a) is preheated before contacting step c) is carried out, preferably the at least one calcium carbonate-containing filler material of step a) is preheated at a temperature of from 20 to 250 °C, more preferably of from 40 to 200 °C, even more preferably of from 50 to 150 °C and most preferably of from 60 to 140 °C.
number: 13
text: The process for preparing the surface treated filler material product, wherein contacting step c) is carried out in that the maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene and/or maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene of step i) and the at least one hydrophobizing agent of step ii) are added in a weight ratio of from 10:1 to 1:10, preferably from 5:1 to 1:5 and most preferably from 4:1 to 1:4, such as in an amount of 1:1.
number: 14
text: The process for preparing the surface treated filler material product according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene and/or maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene of step i) is added in contacting step c) in a total amount of from 0.1 to 4 wt.-%, preferably of from 0.2 to 3 wt.-% and most preferably of from 0.5 to 2 wt.-%, based on the total dry weight of the at least one calcium carbonate-containing filler material of step a); and at least one hydrophobizing agent of step ii) is added in contacting step c) in a total amount of from 0.1 to 3 wt.-%, preferably of from 0.2 to 2 wt.-% and most preferably of from 0.3 to 1 wt.-%, based on the total dry weight of the at least one calcium carbonate-containing filler material of step a).
number: 15
text: The process for preparing the surface treated filler material product according to any of the preceding claims, wherein contacting step c) is carried out at a temperature of from 20 to 250 °C, preferably of from 60 to 180 °C and most preferably of from 80 to 150 °C.
number: 16
text: The process for preparing the surface treated filler material product according to any of the preceding claims, wherein contacting step c) is carried out in that the maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene and/or maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene of step i) and at least one hydrophobizing agent of step ii) are added simultaneously or successively and preferably are added simultaneously, with the provision that if the compounds are added successively, the addiction of the first compound does not lead to a complete coverage of the surface of the at least one calcium carbonate-containing filler material.
number: 17
text: A polymer composition comprising at least one polymeric resin and from 1 to 95 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the polymer composition, of a surface treated filler material product according to claims 1 to 10.
number: 18
text: The polymer composition according to claim 17, further comprising
number: 19
text: A fiber and/or filament and/or film and/or thread and/or sheet and/or pipe and/or profile and/or mold and/or, injection molded compound and/or blow molded compound comprising a surface treated filler material product according to claims 1 to 10 and/or a polymer composition according to claims 17 or 18.
number: 20
text: Use of a surface treated mineral filler product according to claims 1 to 10 in a polymer composition, preferably a polyethylene or polypropylene composition, for improving the mechanical and/or rheological properties of the polymer composition, in comparison to the same polymer composition that has been treated the same way, wherein the surface treated mineral filler product has merely been treated with at least one hydrophobizing agent.
Office action: search_report, dated 2020-12-23
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Final disposition: pending (2020-12-23)