Abstract:
The invention relates to a polymer composition comprising a polymer (a)and a nanoparticle filler (b), wherein the polymer composition comprises a weight percentage (wt. %) of the nanoparticle filler (b) which is A, wherein A is 0.05 wt. %,or more, and wherein the polymer composition has a first nanoparticle aggregate ratio which is B, wherein B is 0.50, or less, wherein a first aggregate size is defined as a cluster of nanoparticles with a cluster size larger than d1, wherein d is 1.0 μm; an electrical device, e.g. a power cable; and a process for producing an electrical device.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a polyolefin composition comprising (A) a polyolefin, (B) a compound comprising, preferably consisting of, the structural unit according to the following formula (I): wherein R is C or N; R1 is hydrogen, a heteroatom or a hydrocarbyl group which may contain heteroatoms; R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8 and R9 independently are hydrogen, or a hydrocarbyl group which may contain heteroatoms; or at least two of said R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8 and R9 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); also 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 polymer (a) and a nanoparticle filler (b), wherein the polymer composition comprises a volume percentage (vol. %) of the nanoparticle filler (b), which is Dvol vol. %, and has a center-to-center average distance, in nanometer (nm), in two dimensions (2D) and with a free radius, from one nanoparticle to its nearest nanoparticle neighbour, which is R1st nm, and wherein the polymer composition shows a dependency between said center-to-center average distance to nearest neighbour, R1st, and said volume percentage, Dvol vol. %, which is R1st=E/(Dvol+0.3)+F, wherein Dvol1≤Dvol≤Dvol2, E1≤E≤E2, F1≤F≤F2, and Dvol1 is 0.010 and Dvol2 is 4.4, E1 is 100 and E2 is 280, and F1 is 50 and F2 is 140; an electrical device, e.g. a power cable; and a process for producing an electrical device.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a polyolefin composition comprising a polyolefin (A), a fullerene composition (B) which comprises: a C60 fullerene or a C60 chemical derivative selected from the group consisting of methanofullerene derivatives, PCBM derivatives, ThCBM derivatives, Prato derivatives, Bingel derivatives, diazoline derivatives, azafulleroid derivatives, ketolactam derivatives, and Diels-Alder derivatives; or a C70 fullerene or a C70 chemical derivative selected from the group consisting of methanofullerene derivatives, PCBM derivatives, ThCBM derivatives, Prato derivatives, Bingel derivatives, diazoline derivatives, azafulleroid derivatives, ketolactam derivatives, and Diels-Alder derivatives; or a blend of fullerenes; a master batch, a cable, and uses thereof.