US Patent:
20220402187, Dec 22, 2022
Inventors:
- HOUSTON TX, US
MICK C. HUNDLEY - LOVELAND OH, US
SAMEER D. MEHTA - MASON OH, US
MARCO CONSALVI - OCHHIOBELLO, IT
GERHARDUS MEIER - FRANKFURT, DE
LINDSAY E. CORCORAN - LIBERTY TOWNSHIP OH, US
ROCIO S. GARAY - CINCINNATI OH, US
TIMOTHY J. SKILLMAN - MAINEVILLE OH, US
ERIC D. DAY - FLORENCE KY, US
Assignee:
EQUISTAR CHEMICALS, LP - HOUSTON TX
International Classification:
B29C 48/00
C10G 9/00
C08F 8/50
C08F 6/10
B29C 48/80
C08L 23/06
C08L 23/12
C08J 11/12
Abstract:
Methods for processing HDPE and/or MDPE recyclates including, but not limited to, polyethylene and polypropylene and compositions therefrom are provided. HDPE and/or MDPE recyclate feedstocks can be visbroken to improve processing characteristics and/or devolatilized to remove waste byproducts to produce processed HDPE recyclate and/or processed MDPE recyclates. Processed HDPE recyclate and/or processed MDPE recyclates are compounded with pre-consumer polyolefins to produce blend compositions having acceptable or even improved processing characteristics. Such pre-consumer polyolefins can also be visbroken to further tailor processing characteristics of such polymer blends. A combination of extruders and/or extruder zones can be used at the same or different locations for visbreaking and/or compounding of both HDPE and/or MDPE recyclate and/or pre-consumer polyolefins.