Pelletizing aid for polymers
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1. A method for minimizing the agglomeration of freshly manufactured polyolefin pellets comprising adding an effective amount of pelletizing aid package consisting essentially of a high density polyethylene and a fatty acid metallic surfactant to a device comprising a cooling agent and said freshly prepared pellets during the manufacturing of said pellets.
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Abstract
The addition of a synergistic pelletizing aid package of HDPE and metallic fatty acid surfactant to the water bath to minimize the agglomeration of polyolefin pellets in an underwater pelletizing process.
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- 1. A method for minimizing the agglomeration of freshly manufactured polyolefin pellets comprising adding an effective amount of pelletizing aid package consisting essentially of a high density polyethylene and a fatty acid metallic surfactant to a device comprising a cooling agent and said freshly prepared pellets during the manufacturing of said pellets.
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13. A poly-1-butene pellet product made by a method effective for minimizing the agglomeration of freshly manufactured poly-1-butene homo- or copolymer pellets, which method comprising adding an effective amount of pelletizing aid package consisting essentially of a high density polyethylene and a fatty acid metallic surfactant to a device comprising a cooling agent and said freshly prepared pellets during the manufacturing of said pellets.
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