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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
May. 29, 2009
Victor Caldas, Cowansville, CA;
Daniel Tremblay, Cowansville, CA;
Marcus Hyde, Florence, AL (US);
Jean-françois Courtoy, St. Bruno, CA;
Victor Caldas, Cowansville, CA;
Daniel Tremblay, Cowansville, CA;
Marcus Hyde, Florence, AL (US);
Jean-François Courtoy, St. Bruno, CA;
Tarkett Inc., Farnham, Quebec, CA;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method to produce a polymeric sheet comprising the steps of providing an acid-based polymer, providing a neutralizing agent, the neutralizing agent being selected from the group consisting of an organic metallic compound, a metallic salt of a fatty acid, and an ionomer, or a mixture thereof, providing a processing oil, mixing said acid-based polymer, said neutralizing agent, said processing oil, to obtain a polymeric composition, and processing said polymeric composition to form a polymeric sheet. The polymeric sheet may be used as a component, or as a substrate, of a surface covering. The polymeric sheet may also be used to form polymeric particles which are component of so-called 'homogenous', or substrate-free, surface covering.