Plastic shipping and storage containers and composition and method therefore
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1. A method for producing a flame retardant-containing plastic shipping or storage container or one or more shaped parts thereof comprising the steps:
- a) admixing a composition comprising(1) one or more thermosetting resins and one or more curing agents therefore,(2) a fully pre-polymerized uncrosslinked hydrocarbon polyolefin resin, and optionally a fully pre-polymerized uncrosslinked functionalized polyolefin, andb) exposing said composition to curing conditions after forming the composition into a shipping or storage container or one or more shaped parts thereof, said shaped parts subsequently being secured together to form said shipping or storage container,wherein said polymeric composition comprises1 to 49 parts by weight of said curable thermosetting resin, the parts by weight being based on the total composition, and51 to 99 parts by weight of a combination of at least one of said fully prepolymerized uncrosslinked hydrocarbon polyolefin resin and said fully prepolymerized uncrosslinked functionalized polyolefin resin, the parts by weight being based on the total composition, wherein said hydrocarbon polyolefin is present in the range of 25 to 99 parts by weight of the total composition and said functionalized polyolefin is present in the range of 0 to 50 parts by weight of the total composition, andwherein said plastic container composition contains a flame retardant, said flame retardant being selected from the group consisting of non-halogenated flame retardants.
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Abstract
A polymeric composition comprises a thermosetting resin and a polyolefin resin that cures to a semi-interpenetrating polymer network and is useful for producing plastic shipping and storage containers. The containers exhibit one or more friction surfaces, and can include fire resistance and other properties derived from property enhancing agents.
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1. A method for producing a flame retardant-containing plastic shipping or storage container or one or more shaped parts thereof comprising the steps:
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a) admixing a composition comprising (1) one or more thermosetting resins and one or more curing agents therefore, (2) a fully pre-polymerized uncrosslinked hydrocarbon polyolefin resin, and optionally a fully pre-polymerized uncrosslinked functionalized polyolefin, and b) exposing said composition to curing conditions after forming the composition into a shipping or storage container or one or more shaped parts thereof, said shaped parts subsequently being secured together to form said shipping or storage container, wherein said polymeric composition comprises 1 to 49 parts by weight of said curable thermosetting resin, the parts by weight being based on the total composition, and 51 to 99 parts by weight of a combination of at least one of said fully prepolymerized uncrosslinked hydrocarbon polyolefin resin and said fully prepolymerized uncrosslinked functionalized polyolefin resin, the parts by weight being based on the total composition, wherein said hydrocarbon polyolefin is present in the range of 25 to 99 parts by weight of the total composition and said functionalized polyolefin is present in the range of 0 to 50 parts by weight of the total composition, and wherein said plastic container composition contains a flame retardant, said flame retardant being selected from the group consisting of non-halogenated flame retardants. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising the steps of
a) providing a molten mixture comprising a curable epoxy resin, a curative for the curable epoxy resin, said curative being stable at temperature of mixing, and at least one of a fully prepolymerized uncrosslinked hydrocarbon polyolefin resin and optionally a fully prepolymerized uncrosslinked functionalized polyolefin resin, and wherein said molten mixture contains a flame retardant said flame retardant being selected from the group consisting of non-halogenated flame retardants, b) applying the mixture to a mold, and c) at any subsequent time, activating the curative to produce a semi-interpenetrating polymer network, wherein said application of said molten mixture to said mold is preceded by in-mold application of friction material.
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19. A method for producing a flame retardant-containing plastic shipping or storage container or one or more shaped parts thereof comprising the steps:
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a) admixing a composition comprising (1) one or more thermosetting resins and one or more curing agents therefore, (2) a fully pre-polymerized uncrosslinked hydrocarbon polyolefin resin, and optionally a fully pre-polymerized uncrosslinked functionalized polyolefin, and b) exposing said composition to curing conditions after forming the composition into a shipping or storage container or one or more shaped parts thereof, said shaped parts subsequently being secured together to form said plastic shipping or storage container, wherein said plastic container composition contains a flame retardant, said flame retardant being selected from the group consisting of non-halogenated flame retardants, and wherein said plastic container further comprises one or more of radio frequency identification (RFID)-tags.
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20. A method for producing a flame retardant-containing plastic pallet or one or more shaped parts thereof comprising the steps:
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a) admixing a composition comprising 1) 1 to 49 parts by weight of one or more thermosetting resins and one or more curing agents therefore, the parts by weight being based on the total composition, and 2) 51 to 99 parts by weight of a combination of at least one of a fully pre-polymerized uncrosslinked hydrocarbon polyolefin resin and optionally a fully prepolymerized uncrosslinked functionalized polyolefin resin, the parts by weight being based on the total composition, wherein said hydrocarbon polyolefin is present in the range of 25 to 99 parts by weight of the total composition and said functionalized polyolefin is present in the range of 0 to 50 parts by weight of the total composition, and b) exposing said composition to curing conditions after forming the composition into a plastic pallet or one or more shaped parts thereof, wherein said plastic pallet or one or more shaped parts thereof contains a flame retardant, said flame retardant being selected from the group consisting of non-halogenated flame retardants. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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