Neste Oy

Optatech Corporation

Ismo Lehtiniemi

Torvald Vestberg

Jukka Laakso

Jan-Erik Sterholm

Tarja M&auml;kel&auml;

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a sealable and peelable polymer blend, in which method polystyrene and an ethylene copolymer are first melt blended and the obtained blend is further mixed with the same ethylene copolymer either by melt blending or dry blending so that the final polymer blend contains 1-50% by weight polystyrene and 99-50% by weight ethylene copolymer. Ethylene copolymer is preferably ethylene/methyl(meth)acrylate, ethylene/ethyl(meth)acrylate, ethylene/butyl(meth)acrylate or ethylene/vinylacetate copolymer.

Preparation of polyolefin based thermoplastic elastomers

A method for preparing a polyolefine-vinyl composite, in which method about 10-200 weight fractions of vinyl monomer and about 0.01-4.0 weight fractions of a free radical polymerization initiator, based on 100 weight fractions of vinyl monomer, are impregnated in 100 weight fractions of polyolefine particles by slowly mixing these at a temperature of about 20.degree.-100.degree. C. while continuously or discontinuously adding about 1-60% by weight of water, based on the total weight of the vinyl monomer and the polyolefine, during the maintenance of the particle structure of the polyolefine, is disclosed. A water suspension is prepared by adding water and stabilizing agents to the above-mentioned mixture after a completed impregnation. The total quantity of water is about 80-1000 weight fractions, based on 100 weight fractions of polyolefine+vinyl monomer. The temperature of the water suspension is then increased for polymerizing the vinyl monomer.

Method for preparing a vinyl polymer-polyolefine composite

A method for preparing a polyolefine--vinyl polymer composite, wherein about 10-200 parts by weight of vinyl monomer and about 0.01-4.0 parts by weight of a free radical polymerization initiator, based on 100 parts by weight of vinyl monomer, are impregnated in 100 parts of weight of polyolefine particles by slowly mixing these at a temperature of about 20.degree.-130.degree. C. while maintaining the particle structure of the polyolefine. After 50-99% of the amount of the monomer has been absorbed into the polyolefine particles, a water suspension is prepared by adding to the above-mentioned mixture about 80-1000 parts by weight water, based on 100 parts of weight of polyolefine+vinyl monomer, as well as a stabilizing agent. The temperature of the water suspension is then increased for polymerizing the vinyl monomer.

Polyolefin-vinyl polymer composites are produced by impregnating polyolefin particles with vinyl monomer and free radical polymerization initiator in the ratio of about 10-200 parts by weight of vinyl monomer and 0.01-4.0 parts by weight free radical polymerization initiator per 100 parts by weight polyolefin, the impregnation being effected by slowly mixing the components at room temperature or at an elevated temperature below the decomposition temperature of the free radical polymerization initiator. After the impregnation is completed, an aqueous suspension of the mixture is formed by adding the same to water in a ratio of about 100 parts by weight of mixture per 80-1000 parts by weight of water, after which the aqueous suspension is heated to a temperature sufficiently high to polymerize the vinyl monomer.

Method of preparing a polyolefin-vinyl polymer-composite

The invention relates to the homogenization of mixtures of internally conductive polymers like 3-substituted polythiophene and matrix polymers. With an efficient homogenization the conductivity is improved when the portion of the conductive polymer is low. An efficient homogenization is achieved in the invention by mixing the internally conductive polymer with a monomer or by dissolving it into it, after which the monomer is polymerized. The plastic composites so obtained are used for several purposes in which conductivity is needed, such as EMI and ESD shielding.

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