SG11201910097PA - Nucleating agents, methods for their production, and associated polymer compositions - Google Patents

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NO N O O C (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 08 November 2018 (08.11.2018) WIPO I PCT omit VIII °nolo 0101011010101110 Immo oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/202707 Al (51) International Patent Classification: MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, CO8K 5/00 (2006.01) CO8K 5/103 (2006.01) TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, CO8K 5/057 (2006.01) CO7C 31/30 (2006.01) KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). C07C 29/70 (2006.01) CO7C 31/28 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: (22) International Filing Date: PCT/EP2018/061201 Declarations under Rule 4.17: as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(ii)) of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) 02 May 2018 (02.05.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 2017901604 03 May 2017 (03.05.2017) AU (71) Applicants: BASF SE [DE/DE]; Carl-Bosch-Strasse 38, 67056 Ludwigshafen am Rhein (DE). MICRONISERS PTY LTD [AU/AU]; 6-8 England Street, 3175 Dandenong (AU). (72) Inventors: JAYARATNE, Vidura Nalin; 6-8 Eng- land Street, 3175 Dandenong (AU). TURNEY, Ter- ence William; 6-8 England Street, 3175 Dandenong (AU). HORTON, Murray; 53 Coppice Road, Nantwich, Cheshire (GB). DABBOUS, Raphael; Hardmattstr. 434, 5082 Kaisten (CH). (74) Agent: BASF IP ASSOCIATION; BASF SE, G-FLP - 0006, 67056 Ludwigshafen (DE). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (54) Title: NUCLEATING AGENTS, METHODS FOR THEIR PRODUCTION, AND ASSOCIATED POLYMER COMPOSITIONS (57) : A method of manufacture of zinc monoglycerolate containing an incorporated modifier, and the product, the zinc monoglycerolate being in the form of agglomerates of crystallites, wherein the crystallite size based on the average coherence domain length is not more than 30nm in the <100> direction, and not more than 60nm in the <011> direction, as determined by the Scherrer equation via powder X-ray diffraction; and the aspect ratio computed by <100>/<011 > coherent domain lengths is less than 0.65, preferably less than 0.56, in particular less than 0.44. Polymers containing this nucleating agent and methods for their production are also described. The zinc monoglycerolate is useful as a nucleating agent, and is very effective at low loading levels in polymers such as polypropylene.