Claims
- 1. A composition for purging resin deposits from the processing surfaces of polymer processing machinery, said composition comprising:
a mixture of purging agents, said purging agents comprising a blowing agent comprising an endothermic blowing agent, an exothermic blowing agent, or a combination thereof; an abrasive component; and a surfactant; and a wax binder that binds said purging agents together in said mixture, said wax binder having a molecular weight of less than about 10,000.
- 2. A composition according to claim 1, wherein said blowing agent is a polycarbonic acid, coated sodium bicarbonate, coated citric acid, coated monosodium citrate, coated sodium citrate, azodicarbonamide, modified azodicarbonamide, oxybis benzene sulfony hydrazide (OBSH), toluenesulfony-hydrazide (TSH), 5-phenyltetrazole (5-PT), diisopropylhydrazodicarboxylate (DIHC), or dinitrosopentamethylenetetramine (DIHC), or a combination thereof.
- 3. A composition according to claim 2, wherein said abrasive component is a calcium carbonate, a silica, an alumina, a mica, a sulfate, a sulfide, or a talc, or a combination thereof.
- 4. A composition according to claim 3, wherein said wax binder is an amide wax, a maleated ethylene wax, a maleated propylene wax, a microcrystalline wax, an oxidized wax, a paraffin wax, a petroleum wax, a polyethylene wax, a PTFE wax, a wax ester, a wax soap, or a polycaprolactone wax, or a combination thereof.
- 5. A composition according to claim 4, wherein said blowing agent is present in an amount from about 10 to about 80 parts, wherein said abrasive is present in an amount from about 10 to about 75 parts, wherein said surfactant is present in an amount from about 1 to about 30 parts, and wherein said wax binder is present in an amount from about 10 to about 50 parts, all based on 100 parts by weight of said composition.
- 6. A composition according to claim 5, wherein said surfactant is mineral oil.
- 7. A composition according to claim 5, wherein said blowing agent is present in an amount from about 25 to about 50 parts, wherein said abrasive is present in an amount from about 25 to about 50 parts, wherein said surfactant is present in an amount from about 2 to about 25 parts, and wherein said binder is present in an amount from about 10 to about 25 parts, based on 100 parts by weight of said composition.
- 8. A composition according to claim 5, wherein said blowing agent is an endothermic blowing agent.
- 9. A composition according to claim 5, wherein said blowing agent is an exothermic blowing agent.
- 10. A composition according to claim 5, wherein said wax binder is ethylene bis stearamide wax, or hydroxy stearamide wax, or a combination thereof, and wherein said abrasive is calcium carbonate.
- 11. A composition according to claim 1, wherein said composition includes at least one functional compounding additive in an amount from about 1 to about 98 parts by weight based on 100 parts of said composition.
- 12. A composition according to claim 1, wherein said composition is in a particulate form, and wherein said composition has been formed by cold compression molding.
- 13. A composition according to claim 12, wherein said particulate form is a pellet, chip, or flake, or a combination thereof.
- 14. A method for purging resin deposits from the inner surfaces of polymer processing equipment, said method comprising the steps of:
combining a resin with a purging composition comprising a blowing agent, an abrasive component, a surfactant, or a wax binder having a molecular weight of about 10,000; and processing said resin and said purging composition in said polymer processing equipment to clean the inner surfaces thereof.
- 15. A method according to claim 14, wherein said blowing agent is present in an amount from about 10 to about 80 parts, wherein said abrasive is present in an amount from about 5 to about 75 parts, wherein said surfactant is present in an amount from about 1 to about 30 parts, and wherein said wax binder is present in an amount from about 10 to about 50 parts, based on 100 parts by weight of said composition.
- 16. A method according to claim 14, wherein said blowing agent is a polycarbonic acid, coated sodium bicarbonate, coated citric acid, coated monosodium citrate, coated sodium citrate, azodicarbonamide, modified azodicarbonamide, oxybis benzene sulfony hydrazide (OBSH), toluenesulfony-hydrazide (TSH), 5-phenyltetrazole (5-PT), diisopropylhydrazodicarboxylate (DIHC), or dinitrosopentamethylenetetramine (DIHC), or a combination thereof.
- 17. A method according to claim 14, wherein said abrasive component is a calcium carbonate, a silica, an alumina, a mica, a sulfate, a sulfide, or a talc, or a combination thereof.
- 18. A method according to claim 14, wherein said wax binder is an amide wax, a maleated ethylene wax, a maleated propylene wax, a microcrystalline wax, an oxidized wax, a paraffin wax, a petroleum wax, a polyethylene wax, a PTFE wax, a wax ester, a wax soap, or a polycaprolactone wax, or a combination thereof.
- 19. A method according to claim 14, wherein said method includes the step of cold compression molding said purging mixture at a temperature below about 200° F. to produce said purging composition in a particulate form.
- 20. A method according to claim 19, wherein said particulate form is a pellet, chip, or flake, or a combination thereof.
CROSS REFERENCE
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of prior application Ser. No. 09/844,459, filed Apr. 27, 2001, entitled “A Composition and Method for Purging Polymer Processing Equipment.”
Continuation in Parts (1)
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09844459 |
Apr 2001 |
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10126312 |
Apr 2002 |
US |