US4532100A
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Blown nylon film and process for the preparation thereof
Assignee: Dow Chemical Co
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Filing: 1983-05-06
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Granted: 1985-07-30
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Expires: 2003-05-06
Abstract
Abstract The preparation of monolayer blown nylon films on equipment conventionally used in the manufacture of blown polyethylene film is facilitated by the intimate admixture of a minor proportion by weight of a random ethylene/ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer into the nylon resin composition from which said blown nylon film is to be manufactured.
Inventors
- 👤 Gerald M. Lancaster
- 👤 Stephen M. Hoenig
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 11:57
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C55/00; B29C55/02; B29C55/10; B29C55/12; C; C08; C08J; C08J5/00; C08J5/18; C08L; C08L77/00; C08J2377/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
64 words
A process for the preparation of a biaxially oriented monolayer polyamide film structure which process comprises preparing an intimate mixture consisting essentially of from about 1 to about 50 parts by weight of a random ethylene/ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer with from about 50 to about 99 parts by weight of a polyamide resin and fabricating said admixture into a monolayer blown film structure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
64 words
A process for the preparation of a biaxially oriented monolayer polyamide film structure which process comprises preparing an intimate mixture consisting essentially of from about 1 to about 50 parts by weight of a random ethylene/ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer with from about 50 to about 99 parts by weight of a polyamide resin and fabricating said admixture into a monolayer blown film structure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the ethylene/ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer is a random copolymer of a major proportion by weight of ethylene with a minor proportion by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
50 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the random ethylene/ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer is derived from the addition polymerization of a monomer mixture comprising from about 65 to about 99 weight percent of ethylene and from about 1 to about 35 weight percent of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the random ethylene/ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer is derived from a monomer mixture comprising from about 80 to about 98 weight percent of ethylene and from about 2 to about 20 weight percent of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the random ethylene/ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer comprises, in copolymerized form, a major proportion by weight of ethylene and from about 2 to about 15 weight percent of acrylic, methacrylic or crotonic acid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the random ethylene/ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer comprises, in copolymerized form, a major proportion by weight of ethylene and from about 6 to about 10 weight percent of acrylic, methacrylic or crotonic acid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the random ethylene/ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer has a melt index of from about 0.5 to about 10 decigrams/minute as determined pursuant to ASTM D 1238, Condition E.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the polyamide resin is selected from the group consisting of nylon-6, nylon-66, nylon-610, nylon-11 and nylon-12.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the polyamide resin is nylon-6.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
45 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the polyamide constitutes from about 70 to about 95 weight percent of the polyamide-ethylene/ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer blend and wherein the ethylene/ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer constitutes from about 5 to about 30 weight percent of said blend.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the polyamide resin and the ethylene/ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer are melt preblended in a separate extrusion operation conducted prior to the blown film extrusion operation.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process of claim 11 wherein the separate melt preblending extrusion operation includes the steps of solidification and pelletization of the polyamide-ethylene/ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer blend.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
47 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the extruder employed in the blown film manufacturing operation is operated with a temperature profile along the barrel length which gradually decreases from a relatively higher temperature at its feed end to a relatively lower temperature at the die end thereof.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the blown film manufacturing equipment employed is of a type which is conventionally employed for the manufacture of blown films from low density polyethylene resins.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the blown film manufacturing operation is conducted such that the frost line height of the polymer film bubble is less than 30 inches from the extruder die.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 15 wherein the frost line height is less than 15 inches.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
50 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the random ethylene/ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer is derived from the addition polymerization of a monomer mixture comprising from about 80 to about 94 weight percent of ethylene and from about 6 to about 20 weight percent of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
45 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the polyamide constitutes from about 75 to about 90 weight percent of the polyamide-ethylene/ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer blend and wherein the ethylene/ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer constitutes from about 10 to about 25 weight percent of said blend.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 1 wherein a chilled gaseous cooling medium is employed to cool the film bubble as it exits the extruder die.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 19 wherein the chilled gaseous cooling medium is air at a temperature of less than B 25° C.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 19 wherein the chilled gaseous cooling medium is air at a temperature of less than 15° C.
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