CA2382762A1 - Crosslinked compositions containing silane-modified polyolefin blends - Google Patents
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A moisture-crosslinkable polyolefin material, comprising a silane-grafted polyolefin blend, and coatings or insulations, including heat-shrinkable coatings and insulations, prepared therefrom. The coating material is formed by a process comprising: (a) reacting a pre--blended mixture of polyolefin and polypropylene, or higher polyolefin, resins and optional compatibilising agent, with an appropriate silane and silane-grafting initiator to produce a silane-modified polyolefin blend composition; (b) forming the coating or insulating material by melt processing the composition produced in step (a) with a silanol condensation catalyst; and (c) crosslinking the formed coating or insulating material by exposing it to moisture, preferably at an elevated temperature.
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1. A coating or insulating material comprising a crosslinked composition containing a silane-modified polyolefin blend, said material being formed by a process comprising:
(a) blending a polyolefin which primarily crosslinks in the presence of free radicals with a polypropylene and/or a higher polyolefin which primarily degrades, undergoes chain scission, and/or is reduced in molecular weight in the presence of free radicals, thereby forming a blended mixture;
(b) reacting the blended mixture with a silane in the presence of a silane-grafting initiator to produce a silane grafted blended polyolefin composition, (c) forming said coating or insulating material by melt processing the silane grafted polyolefin composition produced in (b) with a silanol condensation catalyst and optional additional ingredients required to impart suitable product processing, mixture compatibility, and performance characteristics; and (d) crosslinking the coating or insulating material formed in (c) by exposing it to moisture, wherein said crosslinking provides said coating material with thermoset properties such that, when the crosslinked coating material is heated to a temperature close to or above its softening point or its crystalline melting point, the coating material is softened but not re-melted; and (e) softening the coating or insulating material crosslinked in step (d) by application of heat thereto, stretching said coating or insulating material and then freezing said material in its stretched form;
wherein the polypropylene and/or higher polyolefin which primarily degrades in the presence of free radicals is incorporated into the mixture of step (a) in an amount greater than 50 percent by weight of the coating or insulating material.
(a) blending a polyolefin which primarily crosslinks in the presence of free radicals with a polypropylene and/or a higher polyolefin which primarily degrades, undergoes chain scission, and/or is reduced in molecular weight in the presence of free radicals, thereby forming a blended mixture;
(b) reacting the blended mixture with a silane in the presence of a silane-grafting initiator to produce a silane grafted blended polyolefin composition, (c) forming said coating or insulating material by melt processing the silane grafted polyolefin composition produced in (b) with a silanol condensation catalyst and optional additional ingredients required to impart suitable product processing, mixture compatibility, and performance characteristics; and (d) crosslinking the coating or insulating material formed in (c) by exposing it to moisture, wherein said crosslinking provides said coating material with thermoset properties such that, when the crosslinked coating material is heated to a temperature close to or above its softening point or its crystalline melting point, the coating material is softened but not re-melted; and (e) softening the coating or insulating material crosslinked in step (d) by application of heat thereto, stretching said coating or insulating material and then freezing said material in its stretched form;
wherein the polypropylene and/or higher polyolefin which primarily degrades in the presence of free radicals is incorporated into the mixture of step (a) in an amount greater than 50 percent by weight of the coating or insulating material.
2. The coating or insulating material according to claim 1, wherein the polypropylene and/or higher polyolefin which primarily degrades in the presence of free radicals is incorporated into the mixture of step (a) in an amount greater than 60 percent by weight of the coating or insulating material.
3. The coating or insulating material according to claim 1, wherein the polypropylene and/or higher polyolefin which primarily degrades in the presence of free radicals is incorporated into the mixture of step (a) in an amount of from about 50 to about 80 percent by weight of the coating or insulating material.
4. The coating or insulating material according to claim 1, wherein the polypropylene and/or higher polyolefin which primarily degrades in the presence of free radicals is incorporated into the mixture of step (a) in an amount of from about 55 to about 70 percent by weight of the coating or insulating material.
5. The coating or insulating material according to claim 1, wherein the polypropylene and/or higher polyolefin which primarily degrades in the presence of free radicals is incorporated into the mixture of step (a) in an amount of from about 60 to about 70 percent by weight of the coating or insulating material.
6. The coating or insulating material according to claim 1, wherein the polyolefin which primarily crosslinks in the presence of free radicals is selected from the group comprising polyethylene and copolymers of ethylene with an olefin having from 3 to 20 carbon atoms.
7. The coating or insulating material according to claim 1, wherein the polyolefin which primarily crosslinks in the presence of free radicals comprises a copolymer of ethylene with one or more of propylene, butylene, hexene and octene, ethylidene norbornene, dicyclopentadiene, 1,4-hexadiene, vinyl acetate, methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate and butyl acrylate.
8. The coating or insulating material according to claim 1, wherein the density of the polyolefin which primarily crosslinks in the presence of free radicals is from about 0.85 to about 0.97 g/cm3.
9. The coating or insulating material according to claim 1, wherein the polypropylene is selected from the group comprising polypropylene homopolymers and copolymers of propylene with an olefin other than propylene, the polypropylene having a density from about 0.86 to 0.92.
10. The coating or insulating material according to claim 9, wherein the polypropylene has a melt viscosity similar to that of the polyolefin.
11. A coating or insulating material comprising a crosslinked composition containing a silane-modified polyolefin blend, said material being formed by a process comprising:
(a) blending a polyolefin which primarily crosslinks in the presence of free radicals with a polypropylene and/or a higher polyolefin which primarily degrades, undergoes chain scission, and/or is reduced in molecular weight in the presence of free radicals, thereby forming a blended mixture;
(b) reacting the blended mixture with a silane in the presence of a silane-grafting initiator to produce a silane grafted blended polyolefin composition, (c) forming said coating or insulating material by melt processing the silane grafted polyolefin composition produced in (b) with a silanol condensation catalyst and optional additional ingredients required to impart suitable product processing, mixture compatibility, and performance characteristics; and (d) crosslinking the coating or insulating material formed in (c) by exposing it to moisture, wherein said crosslinking provides said coating material with thermoset properties such that, when the crosslinked coating material is heated to a temperature close to or above its softening point or its crystalline melting point, the coating material is softened but not re-melted; and (e) softening the coating or insulating material crosslinked in step (d) by application of heat thereto, stretching said coating or insulating material and then freezing said material in its stretched form;
wherein the higher polyolefin which primarily degrades in the presence of free radicals its selected from one or more members of the group comprising polyolefins containing tertiary or quaternary carbon atoms and of the general formula -(CH2CR1R2)n-, where R1 is an alkyl group and R2 is an alkyl group or a hydrogen atom.
(a) blending a polyolefin which primarily crosslinks in the presence of free radicals with a polypropylene and/or a higher polyolefin which primarily degrades, undergoes chain scission, and/or is reduced in molecular weight in the presence of free radicals, thereby forming a blended mixture;
(b) reacting the blended mixture with a silane in the presence of a silane-grafting initiator to produce a silane grafted blended polyolefin composition, (c) forming said coating or insulating material by melt processing the silane grafted polyolefin composition produced in (b) with a silanol condensation catalyst and optional additional ingredients required to impart suitable product processing, mixture compatibility, and performance characteristics; and (d) crosslinking the coating or insulating material formed in (c) by exposing it to moisture, wherein said crosslinking provides said coating material with thermoset properties such that, when the crosslinked coating material is heated to a temperature close to or above its softening point or its crystalline melting point, the coating material is softened but not re-melted; and (e) softening the coating or insulating material crosslinked in step (d) by application of heat thereto, stretching said coating or insulating material and then freezing said material in its stretched form;
wherein the higher polyolefin which primarily degrades in the presence of free radicals its selected from one or more members of the group comprising polyolefins containing tertiary or quaternary carbon atoms and of the general formula -(CH2CR1R2)n-, where R1 is an alkyl group and R2 is an alkyl group or a hydrogen atom.
12. The coating or insulating material according to claim 11, wherein said higher olefin is selected from polybutene, polymethylpentene, polyisobutylene and butyl rubber.
13. A coating or insulating material comprising a crosslinked composition containing a silane-modified polyolefin blend, said material being formed by a process comprising:
(a) blending a polyolefin which primarily crosslinks in the presence of free radicals with a polypropylene and/or a higher polyolefin which primarily degrades, undergoes chain scission, and/or is reduced in molecular weight in the presence of free radicals, thereby forming a blended mixture;
(b) reacting the blended mixture with a silane in the presence of a silane-grafting initiator to produce a silane grafted blended polyolefin composition, (c) forming said coating or insulating material by melt processing the silane grafted polyolefin composition produced in (b) with a silanol condensation catalyst and optional additional ingredients required to impart suitable product processing, mixture compatibility, and performance characteristics;
(d) crosslinking the coating or insulating material formed in (c) by exposing it to moisture, wherein said crosslinking provides said coating material with thermoset properties such that, when the crosslinked coating material is heated to a temperature close to or above its softening point or its crystalline melting point, the coating material is softened but not re-melted; and (e) softening the coating or insulating material crosslinked in step (d) by application of heat thereto, stretching said coating or insulating material and then freezing said material in its stretched form;
wherein said blended mixture formed in (a) further comprises a compatibilising agent selected from the group comprising unmodified polyolefins, polyolefins modified with reactive functional groups, and block copolymers; said unmodified polyolefins including polypropylene homopolymers or copolymers, copolymers of ethylene and propylenes such as ethylene-propylene or ethylene-propylene diene elastomers; said polyolefins modified with reactive functional groups including acrylic acids, methacrylic acids, acrylates, methacrylates and anhydrides; and said block copolymers including styrene-butadiene, styrene-butadiene-styrene, styrene-ethylene/propylene and styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene.
(a) blending a polyolefin which primarily crosslinks in the presence of free radicals with a polypropylene and/or a higher polyolefin which primarily degrades, undergoes chain scission, and/or is reduced in molecular weight in the presence of free radicals, thereby forming a blended mixture;
(b) reacting the blended mixture with a silane in the presence of a silane-grafting initiator to produce a silane grafted blended polyolefin composition, (c) forming said coating or insulating material by melt processing the silane grafted polyolefin composition produced in (b) with a silanol condensation catalyst and optional additional ingredients required to impart suitable product processing, mixture compatibility, and performance characteristics;
(d) crosslinking the coating or insulating material formed in (c) by exposing it to moisture, wherein said crosslinking provides said coating material with thermoset properties such that, when the crosslinked coating material is heated to a temperature close to or above its softening point or its crystalline melting point, the coating material is softened but not re-melted; and (e) softening the coating or insulating material crosslinked in step (d) by application of heat thereto, stretching said coating or insulating material and then freezing said material in its stretched form;
wherein said blended mixture formed in (a) further comprises a compatibilising agent selected from the group comprising unmodified polyolefins, polyolefins modified with reactive functional groups, and block copolymers; said unmodified polyolefins including polypropylene homopolymers or copolymers, copolymers of ethylene and propylenes such as ethylene-propylene or ethylene-propylene diene elastomers; said polyolefins modified with reactive functional groups including acrylic acids, methacrylic acids, acrylates, methacrylates and anhydrides; and said block copolymers including styrene-butadiene, styrene-butadiene-styrene, styrene-ethylene/propylene and styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene.
14. The coating or insulating material according to claim 1, wherein the silane has the general formula RR'SiY2 wherein R represents a monovalent olefinically unsaturated hydrocarbon or hydrocarbonoxy radical, Y represents a hydrolysable organic radical and R' represents an R radical or a Y radical.
15. The coating or insulating material according to claim 14, wherein the monovalent olefinically unsaturated hydrocarbon or hydrocarbonoxy radical is selected from the group comprising vinyl, allyl, butenyl, cyclohexenyl, cyclopentadienyl, and cyclohexadienyl
16. The coating or insulating material according to claim 14, wherein Y
represents a hydrolysable organic radical selected from the group comprising methoxy, ethoxy and butoxy, formyloxy, acetoxy, propionoxy; oximo radicals such as -ON=C(CH3)2, -ON=CCH3C2H5 and ON=C(C6H5)2; or substituted amino radicals such as alkylamino and arylamino radicals, examples of which are -NHCH3, -NHC2H5 and -NH(C6H5)2.
represents a hydrolysable organic radical selected from the group comprising methoxy, ethoxy and butoxy, formyloxy, acetoxy, propionoxy; oximo radicals such as -ON=C(CH3)2, -ON=CCH3C2H5 and ON=C(C6H5)2; or substituted amino radicals such as alkylamino and arylamino radicals, examples of which are -NHCH3, -NHC2H5 and -NH(C6H5)2.
17. The coating or insulating material according to claim 14, wherein the silane has general formula RSiY3, with R being vinyl and Y being methoxy or ethoxy.
18. The coating or insulating material according to claim 1, wherein the silane-modified polyolefin blend contains from about 1.0 to about 2.5 percent of silane monomer by weight of the silane-modified blend.
19. The coating or insulating material according to claim 1, wherein the silane-grafting initiator is an organic peroxide.
20. A coating or insulating material comprising a crosslinked composition containing a silane-modified polyolefin blend, said material being formed by a process comprising:
(a) blending a polyolefin which primarily crosslinks in the presence of free radicals with a polypropylene and/or a higher polyolefin which primarily degrades, undergoes chain scission, and/or is reduced in molecular weight in the presence of free radicals, thereby forming a blended mixture;
(b) reacting the blended mixture with a silane in the presence of a silane-grafting initiator to produce a silane grafted blended polyolefin composition, (c) forming said coating or insulating material by melt processing the silane grafted polyolefin composition produced in (b) with a silanol condensation catalyst and optional additional ingredients required to impart suitable product processing, mixture compatibility, and performance characteristics; and (d) crosslinking the coating or insulating material formed in (c) by exposing it to moisture, wherein said crosslinking provides said coating material with thermoset properties such that, when the crosslinked coating material is heated to a temperature close to or above its softening point or its crystalline melting point, the coating material is softened but not re-melted; and (e) softening the coating or insulating material crosslinked in step (d) by application of heat thereto, stretching said coating or insulating material and then freezing said material in its stretched form;
wherein a compatibilising agent is added to the mixture of step (a) in an amount from about 1 to 50 percent by weight of the coating or insulating material.
22. The coating or insulating material according to claim 1, wherein the silanol condensation catalyst is selected from the group comprising dibutyltin dilaurate and dibutyltin oxide.
23. The coating or insulating material according to claim 1, wherein said optional additional ingredients are selected from one or more members of the group comprising antioxidants, fillers, flame-retardants, colorants, UV stabilizers, lubricants and process aids.
(a) blending a polyolefin which primarily crosslinks in the presence of free radicals with a polypropylene and/or a higher polyolefin which primarily degrades, undergoes chain scission, and/or is reduced in molecular weight in the presence of free radicals, thereby forming a blended mixture;
(b) reacting the blended mixture with a silane in the presence of a silane-grafting initiator to produce a silane grafted blended polyolefin composition, (c) forming said coating or insulating material by melt processing the silane grafted polyolefin composition produced in (b) with a silanol condensation catalyst and optional additional ingredients required to impart suitable product processing, mixture compatibility, and performance characteristics; and (d) crosslinking the coating or insulating material formed in (c) by exposing it to moisture, wherein said crosslinking provides said coating material with thermoset properties such that, when the crosslinked coating material is heated to a temperature close to or above its softening point or its crystalline melting point, the coating material is softened but not re-melted; and (e) softening the coating or insulating material crosslinked in step (d) by application of heat thereto, stretching said coating or insulating material and then freezing said material in its stretched form;
wherein a compatibilising agent is added to the mixture of step (a) in an amount from about 1 to 50 percent by weight of the coating or insulating material.
22. The coating or insulating material according to claim 1, wherein the silanol condensation catalyst is selected from the group comprising dibutyltin dilaurate and dibutyltin oxide.
23. The coating or insulating material according to claim 1, wherein said optional additional ingredients are selected from one or more members of the group comprising antioxidants, fillers, flame-retardants, colorants, UV stabilizers, lubricants and process aids.
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