Cycloolefin blends and method for solvent bonding polyolefins

• US 6,590,033 B2
• Filed: 04/25/2001
• Issued: 07/08/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Baxter International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Baxter International Inc.
• Inventors: Ryan, Patrick, Ding, Yuan-pang Samuel, Dillon, George, Mennenoh, Richard, Pennington, Dale, Corbin, Sarah, Lal, Biran, Woo, Leoon, Beedon, Daniel, Qin, Chuan, Ling, Michael T. K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nutter, Nathan M.
• Application Number:
  US09/842,216
• Publication Number:
  US 20020055590A1
• Time in Patent Office: 804 Days
• Field of Search: 525/191, 525/210, 525/211, 525/232, 525/240, 525/241
• US Class Current: 525/191
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 23/04 Homopolymers or copolymers of ethene
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 23/08 Copolymers of ethene C08L23/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 23/0815 Copolymers of ethene with aliphatic 1-olefins
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 23/10 Homopolymers or copolymers of propene
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 23/16 Elastomeric ethene-propene or ethene-propene-diene copolymers, e.g. EPR and EPDM rubbers
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 23/20 having four to nine carbon atoms
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 2666/04 Macromolecular compounds according to groups C08L7/00 - C08L49/00, or C08L55/00 - C08L57/00; Derivatives thereof
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 45/00 Compositions of homopolymers or copolymers of compounds having no unsaturated aliphatic radicals in side chain, and having one or more carbon-to-carbon double bonds in a carbocyclic or in a heterocyclic ring system; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers of cyclic anhydrides or imides C08L35/00; of cyclic esters of polyfunctional acids C08L31/00
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 9/00 Compositions of homopolymers or copolymers of conjugated diene hydrocarbons

Abstract

The present invention provides a polymer composition having: a first component selected from homopolymers and copolymers of cyclic olefin containing polymers and bridged polycyclic hydrocarbon containing polymers, the first component being present in an amount from about 1-99% by weight of the composition; and a second component is selected from homopolymers and copolymers of a diene having from 4 to 12 carbons, the second component being present in an amount from about 99% to about 1% by weight of the composition.

Claims

1. A polymer composition comprising:

a first component selected from the group consisting of homopolymers of cyclic olefins, copolymers of cyclic olefins copolymerized with an α

-olefin, homopolymers of bridged polycyclic hydrocarbons, and copolymers of bridged polycyclic hydrocarbons copolymerized with an α

-olefin, the first component being present in an amount from about 30% to about 99% by weight of the composition; and

a second component is selected from homopolymers and copolymers of a diene having from 4 to 12 carbons, the second component being present in an amount from about 70% to about 1% by weight of the composition.

2. The composition of claim 1 wherein the first component is a homopolymer of a cyclic olefin.

3. The composition of claim 1 wherein the first component is a copolymer of a cyclic olefin copolymerized with an α

-olefin.

4. The composition of claim 3 wherein the α

-olefin has from 2 to 8 carbons.

5. The composition of claim 4 wherein the α

-olefin is ethylene.

6. The composition of claim 1 wherein the first component is a homopolymer of a bridged polycyclic hydrocarbon.

7. The composition of claim 1 wherein the first component is a copolymer of a bridged polycyclic hydrocarbon copolymerized with an α

-olefin.

8. The composition of claim 7 wherein the α

-olefin has from 2 to 8 carbons.

9. The composition of claim 8 wherein the α

-olefin is ethylene.

10. The composition of claim 6 wherein the bridged polycyclic hydrocarbon is norbornene.

11. The composition of claim 10 wherein the norbornene is present from about 30 mole percent to about 60 mole percent.

12. The composition of claim 3 wherein the glass transition temperature of the first component is from about 70°

C. to about 130°

C.

13. The composition of claim 1 wherein the diene has from 4 to 8 carbons.

14. The composition of claim 1 wherein the second component is a homopolymer of butadiene.

15. The composition of claim 14 wherein the second component is a 1,2 addition product of 1,3 butadiene.

16. The composition of claim 15 wherein the second component is a syndiotactic 1,2 addition product of 1,3 butadiene.

17. The composition of claim 16 wherein the second component is a low crystallinity, syndiotactic 1,2 addition product of 1,3 butadiene.

18. A polymer composition comprising:

a first component of a homopolymer of norbornene or copolymer of norbornene and in an amount by weight of from about 30% to about 99% of the composition; and

a second component is selected from homopolymers of a diene having from 4 to 12 carbons and copolymers of a diene having from 4 to 12 carbons, the second component being present in an amount from about 70% to about 1% by weight of the composition.

19. The composition of claim 18 wherein the second component is a homopolymer of butadiene.

20. The composition of claim 18 wherein the second component is a 1,2 addition product of 1,3 butadiene.

21. The composition of claim 20 wherein the second component is a syndiotactic 1,2 addition product of 1,3 butadiene.

22. The composition of claim 18 wherein the second component is a low crystallinity, syndiotactic 1,2 addition product of 1,3 butadiene.

23. A polymer composition comprising:

a first component of an ethylene and norbomene copolymer and in an amount by weight of from about 30% to about 99% by weight of the composition; and

a second component is selected from homopolymers and copolymers of a diene having from 4 to 12 carbons, the second component being present in an amount from about 70% to about 1% by weight of the composition.

24. The composition of claim 23 wherein the second component is a homopolymer of butadiene.

25. The composition of claim 23 wherein the second component is a 1,2 addition product of 1,3 butadiene.

26. The composition of claim 23 wherein the second component is a syndiotactic 1,2 addition product of 1,3 butadiene.

27. The composition of claim 23 the second component is a low crystallinity, syndiotactic 1,2 addition product of 1,3 butadiene.

28. A polymer composition comprising:

a first component of an ethylene and norbornene copolymer and in an amount by weight of from about 51% to about 99% by weight of the composition; and

a second component of a polybutadiene in an amount by weight of from about 49% to about 1%.

29. The composition of claim 28 wherein the second component is a homopolymer of butadiene.

30. The composition of claim 28 wherein the second component is a 1,2 addition product of 1,3 butadiene.

31. The composition of claim 28 wherein the second component is a syndiotactic 1,2 addition product of 1,3 butadiene.

32. The composition of claim 28 the second component is a low crystallinity, syndiotactic 1,2 addition product of 1,3 butadiene.

33. A polymer composition comprising:

a first component selected from the group consisting of homopolymers of cyclic olefins and homopolymers of bridged polycyclic hydrocarbons, the first component being present in an amount from about 1% to about 99% by weight of the composition; and

a second component is selected from the group consisting of homopolymers of a diene having 4 to 12 carbons and copolymers of a diene having from 4 to 12 carbons, the second component being present in an amount from about 99% to about 1% by weight of the composition.

34. The composition of claim 33 wherein the first component is a homopolymer of a bridged polycyclic hydrocarbon.

35. The composition of claim 34 wherein the bridged polycyclic hydrocarbon is norbornene.

36. The composition of claim 35 wherein the norbornene is present from about 30 mole percent to about 60 mole percent.

37. The composition of claim 33 wherein the diene has from 4 to 8 carbons.

38. The composition of claim 33 wherein the second component is a homopolymer of butadiene.

39. The composition of claim 38 wherein the second component is a 1,2 addition product of 1,3 butadiene.

40. The composition of claim 39 wherein the second component is a syndiotactic 1,2 addition product of 1,3 butadiene.

41. The composition of claim 40 wherein the second component is a low crystallinity, syndiotactic 1,2 addition product of 1,3 butadiene.

42. The composition of claim 33 wherein the first component is a homopolymer of a cyclic olefin.

43. A polymer composition comprising:

a first component selected from the group consisting of homopolymers of cyclic olefins, copolymers of cyclic olefins copolymerized with an α

-olefin, homopolymers of bridged polycyclic hydrocarbons, and copolymers of bridged polycyclic hydrocarbons copolymerized with an α

-olefin, the first component being present in an amount from about 1% to about 99% by weight of the composition; and

a second component is selected from homopolymers of a diene having from 4 to 12 carbons, the second component being present in an amount from about 99% to about 1% by weight of the composition.

44. The composition of claim 43 wherein the first component is a homopolymer of a cyclic olefin.

45. The composition of claim 43 wherein the first component is a copolymer of a cyclic olefin copolymerized with an α

-olefin.

46. The composition of claim 45 wherein the α

-olefin has from 2 to 8 carbons.

47. The composition of claim 46 wherein the α

-olefin is ethylene.

48. The composition of claim 43 wherein the first component is a homopolymer of a bridged polycyclic hydrocarbon.

49. The composition of claim 43 wherein the first component is a copolymer of a bridged polycyclic hydrocarbon copolymerized with an α

-olefin.

50. The composition of claim 49 wherein the α

-olefin has from 2 to 8 carbons.

51. The composition of claim 50 wherein the α

-olefin is ethylene.

52. The composition of claim 48 wherein the bridged polycyclic hydrocarbon is norbornene.

53. The composition of claim 52 wherein the norbornene is present from about 30 mole percent to about 60 mole percent.

54. The composition of claim 45 wherein the glass transition temperature of the first component is from about 70°

C. to about 130°

C.

55. The composition of claim 43 wherein the diene has from 4 to 8 carbons.

56. The composition of claim 43 wherein the second component is a homopolymer of butadiene.

57. The composition of claim 56 wherein the second component is a 1,2 addition product of 1,3 butadiene.

58. The composition of claim 57 wherein the second component is a syndiotactic 1,2 addition product of 1,3 butadiene.

59. The composition of claim 58 wherein the second component is a low crystallinity, syndiotactic 1,2 addition product of 1,3 butadiene.