Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation

Basf Se Corporation

Ciba Corporation

Ciba Speicalty Chemicals Corporation

Stephen Mark Andrews

Paul A Odorisio

Dario Lazzari

Ramanathan Ravichandran

Dirk Simon

Thomas Friend Thompson

Mervin Gale Wood

Douglas Wayne Horsey

Anunay Gupta

Graziano Zagnoni

Alessandro Zedda

Si Wu

Paragkumar Thanki

Jianzhao Wang

Joseph Suhadolnik

Andrea R Smith

Deborah DeHessa

Joseph Stephen Puglisi

Mirko Rossi

Leonard Harris Davis

Luther A R Hall

Valerio Borzatta

Heinz Herbst

Roswell E King, Iii

Michael Tinkl

Roswell Easton King

David G Leppard

Andreas Valet

Thomas Bolle

Daniel Mueller

Deepak M Rane

Rangarajan Srinivasan

Darrell David Dyas, Jr

Robert Leo Gray

Paul Shields

Bruce Vincent Hein

Delina Joseph

Mohammad Zafar

Daniel Müller

Roger Reinicker

Natacha Berthelon

Urs Hirt

Feng Zuo

Joseph James Fay

Zhisheng Chen

Melissa Stamp

Massimiliano Sala

Markus Grob

Deepak Rane

Suhas Dattatraya Sahasrabudhe

Yijun Ye

John A Sigler

Preetam Ghogale

James J Usilton

Dari Lazzari

Gerard Lips

Paul Angelo Odorisio

Paragkumar Nathalal Thanki

Joseph Steven Puglisi

Polyolefin hollow articles prepared via a rotomolding process are provided flame retardancy by incorporating therein a phosphonate ester, an N-alkoxy hindered amine and melamine cyanurate.

Flame retardant rotomolded polyolefin

A polyolefin composition includes a polyolefin substrate having incorporated therein a nucleating agent and a filler, wherein the composition exhibits an impact strength of &#x3e;35 in-lb measured according to ASTM D4226, and a coefficient of linear thermal expansion of &#x3c;4.5&#xd7;10E-05 in/in/ft measured according to ASTM D696. The polyolefin composition may further include one or more of an ultraviolet light absorber, a hindered amine light stabilizer, an antioxidant, a colorant, a flame retardant, and an antimicrobial compound. The polyolefin compositions may be useful for construction articles for outdoor use, for instance house siding, cladding, soffit or roofing.

Polyolefin compositions for building materials

Polyolefin compositions useful for construction articles for outdoor use, for instance house siding, cladding, soffit or roofing. The compositions comprise a polyolefin substrate which has incorporated therein one or more additives selected from the group consisting of a) one or more ultraviolet light absorbers, b) one or more hindered amine light stabilizers and c) one or more antioxidants. Advantageously, the polyolefin substrate also has incorporated therein d) one or more colorants, e) one or more fillers, f) one or more flame retardants and optionally g) one or more antimicrobial compounds. The compositions exhibit certain performance levels according to standard tests, for example impact strength of &#x3e;35 in-lb per ASTM D4226, coefficient of linear thermal expansion of &#x3c;4.5&#xd7;10E-05 in/in/ft per ASTM D696 and optionally acceptable color uniformity in finished siding parts per ASTM D6864 and/or acceptable low delta E color for the intended application per ASTM D2244 and/or a UL-94 V-1 or V-0 rating and/or a flame spread index of &#x3c;200 according to ASTM E-84.

Disclosed are stabilized blends of polyester and polyamide. The polymer blends are stabilized with A) a combination of stabilizers a) acetaldehyde scavengers and b) stabilizers selected from phenolic antioxidants, organic phosphorus stabilizers and lactone stabilizers or B) a combination of c) lactone stabilizers and d) stabilizers selected from phenolic antioxidants and organic phosphorus stabilizers. The present blends exhibit reduced color formation, a high level of whiteness/brightness and acceptably low haze formation upon heat treatment. The blends are useful to make bottles, containers and films for drinks, food and cosmetics and the like. The polyester is in particular polyethylene terephthalate, PET, and the polyamide is in particular polyamide-MXD6. Heat treatment is for example melt extrusion or solid state polymerization, SSP.

Stabilized blends of polyester and polyamide

Disclosed are phosphinic acid compounds of formula I, II or III where Rand R' are for instance straight or branched C-Calkyl, Ris for instance straight or branched C-Calkyl, Rand R&#x2032; are for instance straight or branched C-Calkyl, Ris for instance straight or branched C-Calkylene and m is from 2 t 100. Also disclosed are polyester compositions comprising the compounds of formula I, II and III.

Solid state polymerization process for polyester with phosphinic acid compounds

Disclosed is a method for increasing the solid state polymerization (SSP) rates of metal catalyzed polyesters. The method comprises in a first step, reacting a dicarboxylic acid or a C-Cdicarboxylic diester with a diol at a suitable temperature and pressure to effect esterification or transesterification to prepare a precondensate and in a second step, reacting the precondensate to effect polycondensation at a suitable temperature and pressure to prepare a high molecular weight polyester and in a third step, further increasing the molecular weight and viscosity of the polyester under SSP conditions of a suitable temperature and pressure, where a metal catalyst is added in the first step or in the second step as a reaction catalyst, and where a certain phosphinic acid compound is added in the first step, in the second step or just prior to the third step. The polyester product exhibits low aldehyde formation during melt processing steps as well as excellent color.

Disclosed is a method for the preparation of a polyester, which method comprises in a first step, reacting a dicarboxylic acid or a C-Cdicarboxylic diester with a diol at a suitable temperature and pressure to effect esterification or transesterification to prepare a precondensate and in a second step, reacting the precondensate to effect polycondensation at a suitable temperature and pressure to prepare a high molecular weight polyester, where a metal phosphonic acid complex compound of the formula is employed in the first step, in the second step or in both the first and second steps as a reaction catalyst.

Process for producing polyester with metal phosphonic acid complex catalysts

The present invention discloses a process for the preparation of a stabilized polyester that is low in the generation of aldehydes which comprises reacting one or more diacids with one or more diols in an esterification process, and/or one or more diesters with one or more diols in a transesterification process in the presence of an effective amount of a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of (a) a polyhydric alcohol which is for example poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol), poly(styrene-co-allyl alcohol), maltitol, isomalt, sorbitol, xylitol, sucrose, mucic acid dibutylester, mucic acid di(phenyl-1-ethyl)ester, pentaerythritol or dipentaerythritol; (b) a compound of the formula II which is for example di-iso-octyl-phosphinic acid; (c) a sterically hindered amine which is for example Tinuvin 123 or Tinuvin 622; (d) a polyacrylamide, an anionic acrylic polymer or a cationic acrylamide copolymer; or (e) a hydroxylamine and/or a nitrone. Such polyesters, for example PET, when extrusion compounded exhibit a lower residual acetaldehyde content than does PET alone when similarly treated. The invention pertains to any polyester used in the manufacture of bottles or containers which in turn are used to store consumer materials, especially food, pharmaceuticals, beverages and most especially water.

Process for preparing a stabilized polyester

The contents of clear or lightly colored plastic containers or films are protected from ultraviolet radiation by the incorporation of certain UV absorbers of the class of durable benzotriazoles and tris-aryl-s-triazines in the container or film. Contents to be protected include foodstuffs, beverages, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, personal care products, shampoos and the like.

Method of content protection with durable UV absorbers

Compounds of the general formula I' in which R, Rand Rindependently of one another, are H or &#x2014;Y&#x2014;T as defined in claimwhere T is a reactive group selected from OH, acryl- and methacryloxy and arylcarbonate groups, and further symbols are as defined in claimare effective as crosslinking agents for polymeric networks, especially as in flexographic printing plates, coatings, and plastic containers or films. Further provided is a method of protecting the content of a clear or lightly colored plastic container or film against the deleterious effects of ultraviolet radiation, which method comprises permanently and covalently bonding one or more UV absorbing moieties of a durable s-triazine UV absorber via condensation to a suitable polymer component.

2-hydroxyphenyl-s-triazine crosslinkers for polymer networks

The present invention discloses a process for the preparation of a stabilized polyester that is low in the generation of aldehydes which comprises reacting one or more diacids with one or more diols in an esterification process, and/or one or more diesters with one or more diols in a transesterification process in the presence of an effective amount of a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of (a) a polyhydric alcohol which is for example poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol), poly(styrene-co-allyl alcohol), maltitol, isomalt, sorbitol, xylitol, sucrose, mucic acid dibutylester, mucic acid di(phenyl-1-ethyl)ester, pentaerythritol or dipentaerythritol; (b) a compound of the formula II, which is for example di-iso-octyl-phosphinic acid; (c) a sterically hindered amine which is for example Tinuvin 123 or Tinuvin 622; (d) a polyacrylamide or a cationic acrylamide copolymer; or (e) a hydroxyamine and/or a nitrone. Such polyesters, for example PET, when extrusion compounded exhibit a lower residual acetaldehyde content than does PET alone when similarly treated. The invention pertains to any polyester used in the manufacture of bottles or containers which in turn are used to store consumer materials, especially food, pharmaceuticals, beverages and most especially water 

Benzotriazole UV absorbers substituted with a ultra long ester or amide moiety wherein the ester or amide group is a hydrocarbyl group of 25 to 100 carbon atoms or is a group of alkyl of 25 to 100 carbon atoms interrupted by 5 to 39 oxygen atoms and terminated with an omega-OH or an omega-OR group exhibit excellent stabilization efficacy while they concomitantly do not bloom when incorporated into polyolefin films. These benzotriazole UV absorbers also provide excellent protection to white, dyed, dipped, unscented and/or scented candle wax from discoloration and degradation.

Bloom-resistant benzotriazole UV absorbers and compositions stabilized therewith

A mixture of a polyester, such as poly(ethylene terephthalate) PET, and a suitable stabilizer selected from the group consisting of polyhydric alcohol-containing polymers and copolymers derived from 2-propenoic acid ester monomers, when extrusion compounded exhibits a lower residual acetaldehyde content than does PET alone when similarly treated. The invention pertains to any polyester used in the manufacture of bottles or containers which in turn are used to store consumer materials, especially food, beverages and most especially water.

Polyester compositions of low residual aldehyde content

Piperazinone derivatives

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New Fairfield, CT, United States of America

Stephen Mark Andrews