Sabic Global Technolgoies B.v.

Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.v.

Shpp Global Technologies B.v.

General Electric Company

Robert Dirk Van De Grampel

Mark Adrianus Johannes Van Der Mee

Roland Sebastian Assink

Paul Dean Sybert

Jian Long Yang

Tamara Marijke Eggenhuisen

Remco Wirtz

Fabrizio Micciche

Nathalie Gonzalez Vidal

Andries J P Van Zyl

James Franklin Hoover

Shreyas Chakravarti

Johannes De Brouwer

Tony Farrell

Karin Van De Wetering

Kazuhiko Mitsui

Theodorus L Hoeks

Jan-Pleun Lens

Chiel Albertus Leenders

Hao Zhou

Jaykisor Pal

Bernardus Antonius Gerardus Schrauwen

Feng Cao

Hendrikus Petrus Cornelis Van Heerbeek

Niles R Rosenquist

Jan Henk Kamps

Vandita Pai-Paranjape

Christopher Luke Hein

Kapil Chandrakant Sheth

Mark Van Der Mee

Xiaoyu Sun

Jong-Min Choi

Ignacio Vic Fernandez

Jean-Francois Morizur

Thomas L Evans

Johannes Martinus Dina Goossens

Jan Pleun Lens

Gautam Chatterjee

Jon Michael Malinoski

Parminder Agarwal

Dake Shen

Hendrik Theodorus Van De Grampel

Daniel Francis Lowery

Sung Dug Kim

Wilhelmus Johannes Daniel Steendam

Vaidyanath Ramakrishnan

Vishvajit Chandrakant Juikar

David Del Agua Hernandez

Rodney Fonseca

Yaming Niu

Arno Hagenaars

Theo Hoeks

Johannes Gerardus Petrus Goossens

Shahram Shafaei

Rob Boonman

Ramon Groote

Eduardus Ludovicus Louisa Broekaart

Junhua Zhang

Constant Peek

Hans De Brouwer

Sarah E Grieshaber

Bernard Schrauwen

Aditya Narayanan

Erik Schwartz

Maria Dolores Martinez Canovas

Sjoerd Van Nispen

Sriram Krishnamurthy

Franciscus Maria Huijs

Erhard Bruss

Shamsul Hairi Salleh

Adrianus A M Kusters

Henrikus Petrus Cornelis Van Heerbeek

Ronald Akkermans

Hendrik Theodurus Van De Grampel

Sascha Jan Ter Horst

Frans Mercx

Sidney Vastenhout

Jian Yang

Maria Del Mar Diez Diaz

Natacha Forey

Mark John Armstrong

Miao Shen

Jozua De Heer

Guillaume Philippe Colette Lavergne

Ding Yu

Eric Schwartz

Tony Farrel

Frederick C Prehn Jr

Fabio Di Lena

Duygu Deniz Günbas

Herwig Juster

Andries JP Van Zyl

Shahram Shafei

Mar Diez Diaz

Wim Steendam

Niles Richard Rosenquist

Theodorus Lambertus Hoeks

A reinforced polycarbonate composition comprising 50-95 wt % of a poly(aliphatic ester-carbonate); 5-40 wt % of a high heat copolycarbonate comprising high heat carbonate units derived from 1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3,3,5-trimethyl-cyclohexane, N-phenyl phenolphthalein bisphenol, 4,4-(1-phenylethylidene)bisphenol, 4,4-(3,3-dimethyl-2,2-dihydro-1H-indene-1,1-diyl)diphenol, 1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)cyclododecane, 3,8-dihydroxy-5a,10b-diphenyl-coumarano-2',3′,2,3-coumarane, or a combination thereof, preferably 1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3,3,5-trimethyl-cyclohexane, N-phenyl phenolphthalein bisphenol, or a combination thereof, and optionally comprising low heat carbonate units; 0.1-0.8 wt % of a Calkyl sulfonate salt flame retardant; 0.1-0.8 wt % of an anti-drip agent; 5-35 wt % glass fibers; wherein each amount is based on the total weight of the reinforced polycarbonate composition, which sums to 100 wt %.

Reinforced flame retardant polycarbonate compositions with improved melt volume rates

This disclosure describes micro, sub-micro, and nano-cellular polymer foams formed from a polymer composition that includes a polymer and functionalized carbon nanotubes, and systems and methods of formation thereof. The microcellular polymer foam has an average pore size within a range of 1 micron to 100 microns, the sub-microcellular polymer foam has an average pore size within a range of 0.5 microns to 1 micron, and the nano-cellular polymer foam has an average pore size within a range of 10 nanometers to 500 nanometers. In other aspects, this disclosure describes micro, sub-micro, and nano-cellular polymer foams formed from a polymer composition that includes a polymer and non-functionalized carbon nanotubes.

Polymer foams including functionalized carbon nanotubes

A reinforced polycarbonate composition includes 30-60 wt % of a homopolycarbonate; 5-30 wt % of a poly(carbonate-siloxane); 10-40 wt % of a high heat polycarbonate having a glass transition temperature of 170° C. or higher determined per ASTM D3418 with a 20° C./min heating rate; 1-10 wt % of a phosphorous-containing flame retardant present in amount effective to provide 0.1-1.5 wt % phosphorous; 0.01-0.5 wt % of an anti-drip agent; 5-30 wt % of a reinforcing fiber; and optionally, up to 10 wt % of an additive composition, wherein each amount is based on the total weight of the reinforced polycarbonate composition, which sums to 100 wt %. A molded sample of the polycarbonate composition has a heat deflection temperature greater than 115° C., preferably greater than 125° C., more preferably greater than 130° C., or a flame test rating of V1, preferably V0 as measured according to UL-94 at a thickness of 0.8 millimeter, or at a thickness of 0.6 mm, or at a thickness of 0.4 mm.

Reinforced polycarbonate compositions with improved heat resistance

A composition includes a polycarbonate resin formed via an interfacial polymerization process and from 0.05 ppm to 50 ppm of a sulfonic acid. A molded article formed from the composition may exhibit a yellowness index that is less than that of a reference molded article formed from substantially similar polycarbonate composition comprising the polycarbonate resin but in the absence of the sulfonic acid. Methods for forming the molded article in accordance with the above are also described.

Interfacial polymerization process for polycarbonate in injection molding manufacturing with use of sulfonic acid as a stabilizer

The disclosure concerns methods for molding a polycarbonate containing plastic, the method including: (a) injecting a composition into a mold, the composition including (i) about 49 wt % to about 97.9 wt % of polycarbonate, (ii) about 2.0 wt % to about 50 wt % of a polycarbonate-polysiloxane copolymer, and (iii) about 0 wt % to about 1.0 wt % of at least one release agent; and (b) releasing the composition from the mold. The mold includes at least one draft angle of about 0.1 degrees to about 7 degrees. The polycarbonate blend includes a melt flow volume rate (MVR) of at least about 25 cm3/10 min as measured according to ISO 1133 at 300&#xb0; C. and 1.2 kg.

Polycarbonate blends for high release performance

A molded article includes a polycarbonate resin, an ultraviolet (UV) absorbing component, a heat stabilizer component and an acid stabilizer component. The polycarbonate resin is produced by an interfacial polymerization process and has an end-cap level of at least about 98%, and includes a ratio of bound UV absorbing component to free UV absorbing component of less than about 1.0 when molded under abusive molding conditions. The polycarbonate resin may include high purity polycarbonate. The acid stabilizer component may include a sulfonic acid ester. Methods of forming molded articles are also described.

Abusively molded article including UV-stable polycarbonate

Described herein are cold-sintered ceramic polymer composites and processes for making them from ceramic precursor materials and monomers and/or oligomers. The cold sintering process and wide variety of monomers permit the incorporation of diverse polymeric materials into the ceramic.

Ceramic-polymer composites obtained by cold sintering process using a reactive monomer approach

A thermoplastic composition comprises: a copolycarbonate comprising bisphenol A carbonate units and second carbonate units of the formula (I) and optionally, a bisphenol A homopolycarbonate; wherein the second carbonate units are present in an amount of 10 to 49 mol % based on the sum of the moles of the copolycarbonate and the bisphenol A homopolycarbonate, the copolycarbonate comprises less than 2 ppm by weight of each of an ion of lithium, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, ammonium, chlorine, bromine, fluorine, nitrite, nitrate, phosphite, phosphate, sulfate, formate, acetate, citrate, oxalate, trimethylammonium, and triethylammonium, as measured by ion chromatography, and the thermoplastic composition has a bisphenol A purity of at least 99.6%, or at least 99.7% as determined by high performance liquid chromatography. The thermoplastic composition has a Vicat B120 of 155&#xb0; C. or higher; and an increase in yellowness index of less than 10 during 1000 hours of heat aging at 155&#xb0; C. 

High heat copolycarbonate compositions having enhanced optical properties, articles formed therefrom, and methods of manufacture

A poly(carbonate-ester) copolymer including carbonate units of the formula (I); and ester units of the formula (II) wherein: T is a Calkylene, a Ccycloalkylene, or a Carylene; and Rand J are each independently a bisphenol A divalent group, or a phthalimidine divalent group or a third divalent group of the formula (III), (IV), (V), (VI) or (VII) wherein Xis a Cpolycyclic aryl, Cmono- or polycycloalkylene, Cmono- or polycycloalkylidene, -(Q)x-G-(Q)- group wherein Qand Qare each independently a Calkylene, G is a Ccycloalkylene, x is 0 or 1, and y is 1, provided that the at least one bisphenol A divalent group, at least one phthalimidine divalent group, and at least one third divalent group are present in the poly(carbonate-ester) copolymer. 

Poly(ester-carbonate)s, articles formed therefrom, and methods of manufacture

A molded article includes a polycarbonate resin, an ultraviolet (UV) absorbing component, a heat stabilizer component, and a colorant. The molded article, when tested using a 2.5 mm color plaque, includes a color difference delta E* (dE*) of less than about 0.6 following molding under abusive molding conditions as compared to a reference article molded under standard processing conditions. The molded article may include a color difference delta b* (db*) of less than about 0.3 after being molded under the abusive molding conditions as compared to a reference article molded under standard processing conditions. The UV absorbing component may include a benzotriazole compound. Methods for forming a molded article in accordance with the above are also described.

Abusively molded article including color stable components

A molded article includes a polycarbonate resin and a colorant, and the molded article, when tested using a 3 mm color plaque, includes a color difference delta E (dE*) of less than about 0.6 following molding under abusive molding conditions as compared to a reference article molded under standard processing conditions. The molded article may include a color difference delta b (db*) of less than about 0.3 after being molded under the abusive molding conditions. The molded article may also exhibit a shift in wavelength of maximum absorbance of less than about 5 nm after being molded under the abusive molding conditions and/or a difference in absorbance intensity of less than about 15% after being molded under the abusive molding conditions as compared to a reference article molded under standard processing conditions. Methods for forming a molded article in accordance with the above are also described.

tic composition includes: a high heat polycarbonate comprising optional bisphenol A carbonate units and high heat carbonate units of the formula (1), (2), (3), or a combination thereof; optionally a bisphenol A homopolycarbonate; and 2 to 40 ppm of an organosulfonic stabilizer of the formula (a) wherein the high heat carbonate units are present in an amount of 20 to 49 mol %, preferably 30 to 40 mol % based on the sum of the moles of the high heat polycarbonate and the bisphenol A homopolycarbonate, and optionally the high heat polycarbonate comprises less than 2 ppm by weight of each of an ion of lithium, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, ammonium, chlorine, bromine, fluorine, nitrite, nitrate, phosphite, phosphate, sulfate, formate, acetate, citrate, oxalate, trimethylammonium, and triethylammonium, as measured by ion chromatography; and the thermoplastic composition has: a Vicat B120 of 160&#xb0; C. or higher measured according to ISO 306; and a yellowness index of less than 12, measured according to ASTM D1925. 

Polycarbonate compositions having enhanced optical properties, articles formed therefrom, and methods of manufacture

A melt-blend composition is formed from, based on the total weight of the melt-blend composition, 0 to 5 wt. % of an additive; and 95 to 100 wt. % of a polymer composition, wherein the polymer composition comprises, based on the total weight of the polymer composition, 5 to 95 wt. % of a first copolycarbonate consisting of bisphenol A carbonate units and first additional carbonate units of the formula (II), (II), (III), (IV) or (V); 95 to 5 wt. % of a second copolycarbonate consisting of bisphenol A carbonate units and second additional carbonate units (phthalimidine carbonate units); and 0.001 to 0.1 wt. % of a transesterification catalyst, wherein the melt-blended composition has a haze of less than 15% and a transmission greater than 75%, each measured using the color space CIE1931 (Illuminant C and a 2&#xb0; observer) at a 3.2 mm thickness. 

Compatibilized compositions, articles formed therefrom, and methods of manufacture

A lens containing a polycarbonate composition is disclosed. The polycarbonate composition includes a copolycarbonate having bisphenol A carbonate units and second carbonate units of the formula and 2 to 40 ppm of an organosulfonic stabilizer of the formula wherein the second carbonate units are present in an amount of 20 to 49 mol %, preferably 30 to 40 mol % based on the sum of the moles of the copolycarbonate and the bisphenol A homopolycarbonate. The polycarbonate composition has: a Vicat B120 of 160&#xb0; C. or higher measured according to ISO 306; and a yellowness index of less than 12, measured according to ASTM D1925.

Copolycarbonate lenses, methods of manufacture, and applications thereof

A thermoplastic composition comprises: a copolycarbonate comprising bisphenol A carbonate units and second carbonate units of the formula (I); and 2 to 40 ppm of an organosulfonic stabilizer of the formula (II); wherein the second carbonate units are present in an amount of 20 to 49 mol %, preferably 30 to 40 mol % based on the sum of the moles of the copolycarbonate and the bisphenol A homopolycarbonate, and optionally the copolycarbonate comprises less than 2 ppm by weight of each of an ion of lithium, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, ammonium, chlorine, bromine, fluorine, nitrite, nitrate, phosphite, phosphate, sulfate, formate, acetate, citrate, oxalate, trimethylammonium, and triethylammonium, as measured by ion chromatography; and the thermoplastic composition has: a Vicat B120 of 160&#xb0; C. or higher measured according to ISO 306; and a yellowness index of less than 12, measured according to ASTM D1925. 

Copolycarbonate compositions having enhanced optical properties, articles formed therefrom, and methods of manufacture

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