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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2013
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, Riyadh, SA;
Marc Herklots, Geleen, NL;
Henrica Norberta Alberta Maria Steenbakkers-Menting, Geleen, NL;
Maud Corrina Willie van der Ven, Geleen, NL;
SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, Riyadh, SA;
Abstract
The invention relates to a Process for the preparation of a composition comprising a heterophasic propylene copolymer and talc, wherein the heterophasic propylene copolymer consists of (a) a propylene-based matrix, wherein the propylene-based matrix consists of a propylene homopolymer and/or a propylene-α-olefin copolymer consisting of at least 70% by mass of propylene and up to 30% by mass of α-olefin, based on the total mass of the propylene-based matrix, wherein the propylene-based matrix is present in an amount of 60 to 95 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and (b) a dispersed ethylene-α-olefin copolymer, wherein the dispersed ethylene-α-olefin copolymer is present in an amount of 40 to 5 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and wherein the sum of the total amount of propylene-based matrix and total amount of the dispersed ethylene-α-olefin copolymer in the heterophasic propylene copolymer is 100 wt %, wherein the composition has a desired melt flow index in the range of 1 to 200 dg/min as measured according to ISO1133 (2.16 kg/230° C.), wherein at least part of the talc is surface-modified and wherein the amount of talc in the composition is from about 0.5 to at most 5 wt % based on the heterophasic propylene copolymer, comprising the step of (a) melt-mixing the heterophasic propylene copolymer with the talc and a peroxide, wherein the amount of peroxide is chosen such that a composition comprising a heterophasic propylene copolymer and talc having the desired melt flow index is obtained.