Abstract:
The present invention relates to a filled polymer composition comprising polyethylene, polypropylene and an ultrafine calcium carbonate-containing filler material surface-treated with a surface-treatment agent, which has a total amount of carbon atoms from C4 to C34 and comprises at least one carboxyl group and/or a derivative thereof. The present invention further relates to a process for producing said filled polymer composition, the use of the surface-treated calcium carbonate-containing filler material for improving the mechanical properties of a polymer composition comprising polyethylene and polypropylene, as well as an article comprising the inventive filled polymer composition.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a drilling fluid comprising an alkaline earth metal mineral carrier having an intra-particle intruded specific pore volume of at least 0.8 cm3/g, a process for producing a drilling fluid and the use of a loaded mineral carrier having an intra-particle intruded specific pore volume of at least 0.8 cm3/g for the delivery of a surfactant to a drilling fluid.
Abstract:
A porous filler for reducing the gas permeability of an elastomer composition, a process for producing the elastomer composition comprising the porous filler, and the elastomer composition itself. The porous filler is selected from surface-reacted calcium carbonate, precipitated hydromagnesite and mixtures thereof. The addition of the porous filler to the elastomer composition allows for reducing the gas permeability of the elastomer composition while retaining or improving the mechanical properties of the elastomer composition.
Abstract:
A composition includes a calcium carbonate-comprising material and from 0.1 to 8 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the calcium carbonate-comprising material, of at least one grafted polymer comprising at least one succinic anhydride group obtained by grafting maleic anhydride onto a homo- or copolymer including butadiene units and optionally styrene units and/or salty reaction products thereof a polyester mixture including the composition, a polyester product prepared from the polyester mixture, a process for preparing the polyester product as well as the use of the at least one grafted polymer to decrease the melt flow rate of such a polyester product and an article formed from the polyester product.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a surface-reacted magnesium carbonate, a delivery system for the release of one or more active agent(s) in a home care formulation comprising the surface-reacted magnesium carbonate, a home care formulation comprising the delivery system for the release of one or more active agent(s), a method for preparing the surface-reacted magnesium carbonate and a method for preparing the delivery system for the release of one or more active agent(s) in a home care formulation, as well as the use of the surface-reacted magnesium carbonate as a carrier material for the release of one or more active agent(s) in a home care formulation and the use of the delivery system for the release of one or more active agent(s) in a home care formulation.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a surface-treated filler material product comprising filler material comprising at least one epoxy-functional compound having one or more epoxy group(s) and/or reaction products thereof, a process for preparing said surface-treated filler material product, a polymer composition comprising at least one polymeric resin and from 1 to 70 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the polymer composition, of said surface-treated filler material product, a polymeric article comprising said surface-treated filler material product and/or the polymer composition as well as the use of the surface-treated filler material product to reduce degradation of the mechanical properties in a polymeric article comprising the surface-treated filler material product when exposed to UV light.
Abstract:
A method of preserving, controlling an odor, and/or enhancing and/or mediating antimicrobial activity of a substrate is described, the method comprising administering a surface-reacted calcium carbonate. The surface-reacted calcium carbonate is obtained by a process comprising treating a calcium carbonate-comprising material with at least one H3O+ ion donor, carbon dioxide, and at least one water-soluble metal cation source in an aqueous medium to form an aqueous suspension of surface-reacted calcium carbonate.
Abstract:
A surface-reacted calcium carbonate is described. In embodiments, the surface-reacted calcium carbonate is obtained by a process comprising treating a calcium carbonate-comprising material with at least one H3O+ ion donor, carbon dioxide, and at least one water-soluble metal cation source in an aqueous medium to form an aqueous suspension of surface-reacted calcium carbonate.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to the use of a particulate mineral material being functionalized with one or more adsorption enhancing agents for scavenging and removing ionic metal contaminants from an aqueous medium. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a corresponding process for scavenging and removing ionic metal contaminants from an aqueous medium as well as to a functionalized particulate mineral material and a process for making such material.