Abstract:
The invention relates to a polymer composition comprising a polyethylene, a crosslinking agent and antioxidant(s), wherein the polymer composition contains a total amount of vinyl groups which is B vinyl groups per 1000 carbon atoms, and B1≤B, wherein B1 is 0.12, when measured prior to crosslinking according to method ASTM D6248-98, the crosslinking agent is present in an amount which is Z wt %, based on the total amount (100 wt %) of the polymer composition, and Z1≤Z≤Z2, wherein Z1 is 0.005 and Z2 is 2.0, and the antioxidant(s) is/are nitrogen containing antioxidant(s) being present in an amount which is W wt %, based on the total amount (100 wt %) of the polymer composition, and W1≤W≤W2, wherein W1 is 0.005 and W2 is 1.0, an article being e.g. a cable, e.g. a power cable, and processes for producing a polymer composition and an article; useful in different end applications, such as wire and cable (W&C) applications.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a polymer composition comprising a polyolefin, peroxide and a sulphur containing antioxidant, wherein said peroxide is present in an amount which corresponds to X mmol —O—O—/kg polymer composition and said sulphur containing antioxidant is present in an amount which corresponds to Y mmol —OH/kg polymer composition, wherein Y1≦Y≦Y2, X≦45 and 0.9*Y+m≦X≦n−k*Y, wherein Y1 is 0.50 and Y2 is 10, and m is 0.8, n is 70 and k is 4.7; and wherein said polymer composition has a melt flow rate (MFR) of less than 1.7, and said polymer composition comprises less than 0.05% by weight (wt %) 2,4-Diphenyl-4-methyl-1-pentene; a crosslinked polymer composition, and use thereof, a power cable insulation, a power cable, useful in high voltage (HV DC) and extra high voltage (EHV DC) direct current applications, and a method for reducing electrical conductivity of a crosslinked polymer composition.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a polymer composition comprising a polyolefin, peroxide and a sulphur containing antioxidant, wherein said peroxide is present in an amount which corresponds to X mmol -0-0-/kg polymer composition and said sulphur containing antioxidant is present in an amount which corresponds to Y mmol —OH/kg polymer composition, wherein Y1≦Y≦Y2, X≦45 and 0.9*Y+m≦X≦n−k*Y, wherein Y1 is 0.50 and Y2 is 10, and m is 0.8, n is 70 and k is 4.7; and wherein said polymer composition has a melt flow rate (MFR) which is at least 1.7, and said polymer composition comprises less than 0.05% by weight (wt %) 2,4-Diphenyl-4-methyl-1-pentene; a crosslinked polymer composition, and use thereof, a power cable insulation, a power cable, useful in high voltage (HV DC) and extra high voltage (EHV DC) direct current applications, and a method for reducing electrical conductivity of a crosslinked polymer composition.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a crosslinked polymer composition, which is obtained by crosslinking a polymer composition, which polymer composition has a melt flow rate (MFR) of at least 1.7 and comprises a polyolefin, peroxide and sulphur containing antioxidant, characterised by that the crosslinked polymer composition has an Oxidation Induction Time, determined according to ASTM-D3895, ISO/CD 11357 and EN 728 using a Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC), which Oxidation Induction Time corresponds to Z minutes, and comprises an amount of peroxide by-products which corresponds to W ppm determined according to BTM2222 using HPLC, wherein Z1≦Z≦Z2, W1≦W≦W2, and W≦p−270*Z, wherein Z1 is 0 , Z2 is 60, W1 is 0 and W2 is 9500, and p is 18500; and use thereof, a power cable insulation and a power cable, useful in high voltage (HV) and extra high voltage (EHV) cable applications direct current (DC) applications.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a polyolefin composition comprising (A) a polyolefin, (B) a benzil derivative comprising, preferably consisting of, the structural unit according to the following formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and R10 independently from each other are hydrogen, or a hydrocarbyl group which may contain heteroatoms or at least two of said R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and R10 together with the ring atoms of the ring system of formula (I) they are attached to, form a further aromatic or non-aromatic ring fused to the ring system of formula (I) and at least R1 or R2 is an ester group. The invention also relates to a wire or cable, in particular a medium, high or extra high voltage cable, comprising such a composition, and to the use of such a composition for the production of a wire or cable, in particular a medium, high or extra high voltage cable.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a polymer composition comprising a polyethylene and a crosslinking agent, characterized in that the polymer composition contains a total amount of vinyl groups which is B vinyl groups per 1000 carbon atoms, and B1≤B, wherein B1 is 0.88, when measured prior to crosslinking according to method ASTM D6248-98; and in that the crosslinking agent is present in an amount which is Z wt %, based on the total amount (100 wt %) of the polymer composition, and Z≤Z2, wherein Z2 is 0.30, an article being e.g. a cable, e.g. a power cable, and processes for producing a polymer composition and an article; useful in different end applications, such as wire and cable (W&C) applications.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a cable comprising layer(s), which layer(s) is/are obtained from a polymer composition comprising a polyethylene, a crosslinking agent and antioxidant(s), characterized in that the polymer composition contains a total amount of vinyl groups which is B vinyl groups per 1000 carbon atoms, and B1≤B, wherein B1 is 0.12, when measured prior to crosslinking according to method ASTM D6248-98, the crosslinking agent is present in an amount which is Z wt %, prior to crosslinking, based on the total amount (100 wt %) of the polymer composition, and Z1≤Z≤Z2, wherein Z1 is 0.005 and Z2 is 2.0, and that the antioxidant(s) is/are nitrogen containing antioxidant(s) being present in an amount which is W wt %, prior to crosslinking, based on the total amount (100 wt %) of the polymer composition, and W1≤W≤W2, wherein W1 is 0.005 and W2 is 1.0, the cable, e.g. a power cable, and processes for producing the cable; the cable useful in different end applications, such as wire and cable (W&C) applications.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a polyethylene having a melt flow rate at (2.16) kg loading (MFR2), determined according to method ISO1133-1:2011, which MFR2 is A g/10 min and A1≤A≤A2; wherein A1 is (0.5) and A2 is (1.70), and containing a total amount of vinyl groups which is B vinyl groups per (1000) carbon atoms, and B1≤B, wherein B1 is (0.45), determined according to method ASTM D6248-98, a polymer composition, an article being e.g. a cable, e.g. a power cable, and processes for producing a polyethylene, a polymer composition and an article, and an article; useful in different end applications, such as wire and cable (W&C) applications.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a polyolefin composition comprising (A) a polyolefin, (B) a benzil derivative comprising, preferably consisting of, the structural unit according to the following formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and R10 independently from each other are hydrogen, or a hydrocarbyl group which may contain heteroatoms or at least two of said R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and R10 together with the ring atoms of the ring system of formula (I) they are attached to, form a further aromatic or non-aromatic ring fused to the ring system of formula (I) and at least R1 or R2 is an ester group. The invention also relates to a wire or cable, in particular a medium, high or extra high voltage cable, comprising such a composition, and to the use of such a composition for the production of a wire or cable, in particular a medium, high or extra high voltage cable.
Abstract:
A cable comprising one or more conductors surrounded by at least an inner semiconductive layer, an insulation layer and an outer semiconductive layer, in that order, wherein said insulation layer comprises at least 90 wt % of a polymer composition, said polymer composition comprising (I) 80.0 to 99.9 wt % of an LDPE homopolymer or copolymer; and (II) 0.1 to 20.0 wt % of: (i) an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene having a Mw of at least 1,000,000; or (ii) a single site catalysed medium density polyethylene (MDPE) having a density of 925 to 940 kg/m3 or a single site catalysed linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) having a density of 910 to 925 kg/m3.