Solvay (societe Anonyme)

Solvay Sa

Essilor International (compagnie Generale D'optique)

Armines

Renault S.a.s.; Solvay Sa

Renault S.a.s.

Essilor International

Imertech Sas

Imerys Sa

Imerys Pcc France

Karine Cavalier

Ferdinand Hardinghaus

Didier Sy

Jorge Alejandro Kabbabe Malave

Jean-Philippe Pascal

Eric Pierre Dubois

Roberto Rosa

Claude Vogels

Alexandra Roos

Marc Lacroix

Laure Meynie

Jean-Yves Seguin

David Jean Lucien Savary

Serge Bourbigot

Sophie Duquesne

Ardechir Momtaz

Perrine Davoine

Nathalie Cornet

Bernard Bataille

Jose-Marie Lopez-Cuesta

Thibaud Detoisien

Jean-Raphael Caille

Hugo Walravens

Virginie Boucher

Jean-Francois Hochepied

Anne Christmann

Thibaud Louis Alfred Detoisien

Jean-Paul Coquerel

Alberto Galasco

Gilles Baylac

Michele Delalonde

Gaëlle Rodary

Eric Vandervorst

Ines Hurtado Domingez

Salvador Asensio

Gérard Dupont

Karl Köhler

Julien Pineau

Benoît Lefevre

Christian Jourquin

A chemical blowing agent for foaming a thermoplastic polymer, for example PVC plastisol or a polymer resin in an extrusion process, comprising a functionalized particulate bicarbonate containing at least one additive, preferably excluding an exothermic blowing agent. The additive may be selected from the group consisting of polymers; inorganic salts; oils; fats; resin acids, any derivative thereof, and salts thereof; amino acids; fatty acids; carboxylic or polycarboxylic acids, soaps; waxes; derivatives thereof; salts thereof; or any combinations thereof. The particulate bicarbonate may be functionalized by spray-drying, coating, extrusion or co-grinding with at least one additive. The functionalized particulate bicarbonate may comprise 50 wt % to less than 100 wt % of the bicarbonate component, and 0.02-50 wt % of the additive. A foamable polymer composition comprising such chemical blowing agent. A process for manufacturing a foamed polymer, such as foamed PVC, comprising shaping and heating the foamable polymer composition, and a foamed polymer obtained by such process.

Functionalized particulate bicarbonate as blowing agent, foamable polymer composition containing it, and its use in manufacturing a thermoplastic foamed polymer

The present invention relates to a process for preparing a formulation comprising an alkali metal salt selected from the group consisting of alkali metal bicarbonate salts, alkali metal carbonate salts, alkali metal sesquicarbonate salts and combinations thereof, wherein said process comprises the step of extruding a paste-like composition comprising a functionalizing agent and the metal salt. The invention furthermore relates to a formulation obtainable from said process and to the use of this formulation in various applications such as in plastic foaming or in food and feed leavening compositions.

(Melt-) extrusion process for the preparation of alkali metal carbonate, bicarbonate and sesquicarbonate formulations using a melted functionalizing agent

Powder compositions comprising alkali metal bicarbonate particles and an additive. A process for preparing alkali metal bicarbonate particles by spray-drying of an aqueous solution or suspension comprising 1-10% by weight of alkali metal bicarbonate and a resin acid or a fatty acid as additive. A process for preparing alkali metal bicarbonate particles by co-grinding the alkali metal bicarbonate in the presence of a resin acid as additive. A process for preparing alkali metal bicarbonate particles by fluidized bed coating of the alkali metal bicarbonate in the presence of a resin acid, fatty acid or a wax as additive.

Alkali metal bicarbonate particles with increased dissolution time

A cleaning agent for cleaning polymer processing equipment, a method for producing such cleaning agent and the use of such cleaning agent for cleaning polymer processing equipment or any component thereof. The cleaning agent comprises i) a thermoplastic resin and ii) a foaming agent selected from alkali metal and ammonium bicarbonates.

Cleaning agent for cleaning polymer processing equipment, method for producing it and its use

A method of preparing a transparent polymer material includes mixing mineral nanoparticles selected from nanoparticles of alkaline-earth metal carbonates, alkaline-earth metal sulfates, metallic oxides, oxides of metalloids, and siloxanes, and a composition A including at least one thermoplastic polymer in the molten state selected from polycarbonate (PC), polystyrene (PS) and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) in order to obtain a master-batch, the mixture of step i) including at least 25% and at most 75% by weight of the mineral nanoparticles. The master-batch obtained in step i) is mixed with a composition B of a thermoplastic polycarbonate matrix (PCm) in the molten state, to obtain a transparent polymer material including at most 10% by weight of the mineral nanoparticles, preferably at most 5% by weight of the mineral nanoparticles.

Method of preparing a transparent polumer material comprising a thermoplastic polycarbonate and mineral nanoparticles

A method of preparing a transparent polymer material includes i) obtaining composite nanoparticles having mineral nanoparticles at least partially coated with at least one monomer and/or at least one polymer suitable for promoting physicochemical interactions at the interface between the mineral nanoparticles and a thermoplastic polycarbonate matrix, the mineral nanoparticles being surface-modified by the monomer and/or the polymer, either directly by grafting or directly by adsorption of the monomer and/or polymer onto the surface of the mineral nanoparticles; or via a coupling agent selected from a chlorosilane or an organosilane including a functional group that is capable of reacting by a radical pathway. The composite nanoparticles obtained in step i) are mixed with the thermoplastic polycarbonate matrix in the molten state to obtain the transparent polymer material.

Method of preparing a transparent polymer material comprising a thermoplastic polycarbonate and surface-modified mineral nanoparticles

Alkaline earth metal carbonate exhibiting a resistance to acids expressed as pH of less than 7 measured after suspending 1.0 g of the particles in a mixture made of 20 ml of toluene and 80 ml of an aqueous phase consisting of deionized water, 11.76 g/L of citric acid monohydrate, 2.57 g/L of NaCl and 0.068 mol/L of NaOH, after 35 minutes of stirring at 25&#xb0; C. and at 1 000 rpm, or expressed as a moisture pick-up lower than or equal to 2 g water/kg of calcium carbonate after one week of storage at 22&#xb0; C. and 50% relative humidity, or as a Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) spectrum showing at least one peak between 170 and 190&#xb0; C. when measured at a heating rate of 10&#xb0; C./min under nitrogen atmosphere from 25 to 250&#xb0; C. in open cells. Process for the preparation of said particles, compositions containing said particles and the use thereof.

Acid resistant particles of an alkaline earth metal carbonate

Tablet comprising at least one biologically active substance and an excipient, in which the excipient contains calcium carbonate and at least one additive selected from fatty acids, their salts, their esters, lipid materials, polysaccharides, polyvinylpyrrolidone and polyvinylpyrrolidone derivatives, acrylic compounds, mono-, di- or triglyceride esters, animal proteins, and mixtures of at least two of these. Method for producing these tablets. Use of calcium carbonate in tablets containing at least one biologically active substance, for the prolonged release of this substance.

Tablets comprising a biologically active substance and an excipient containing calcium carbonate

The present invention relates to particles of an alkaline earth metal carbonate which are at least partially coated with at least one coating agent and which have a specific surface of more than 50 mgbefore coating. Preferably, the alkaline earth metal is calcium and the coating agent comprises a compound selected from the group consisting of organic sulfonic acids, alkylsulfates, fatty acids and the salts thereof.

Coated particles of calcium carbonate having a high specific surface

Process for the production of precipitated calcium carbonate particles, structured at the nanoscale, by carbonation of milk of lime in the presence of a crystallization controller selected from the following list: polyaspartic acid, dioctyl sodium sulphosuccinate, polyacrylic acid, the molecular weight of which is between 500 and 15 000, and citric acid. When the crystallization controller is citric acid, its concentration in the milk of lime is between 5 and 15%.

Method for obtaining precipitated calcium carbonate particles of nanometric scale structure

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