Polymer blends
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1. An extruded polymer blend comprising at least 70 weight percent aliphatic polycarbonate and at least one polyolefin, wherein:
- the aliphatic polycarbonate comprises a blend of two or more aliphatic polycarbonates having a different average molecular weight and having greater than 90% carbonate linkages and less than 10% ether linkages;
the aliphatic polycarbonate is selected from the group consisting of poly(propylene carbonate), poly(ethylene carbonate), poly(propylene carbonate)-co-poly(ethylene carbonate), a poly(propylene carbonate) co-polymer with one or more additional aliphatic polycarbonates, a poly(ethylene carbonate) co-polymer with one or more additional aliphatic polycarbonates, a physical blend of any two or more of the above, and a copolymer comprising any of the above.
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The present invention provides, among other things, extruded blends of aliphatic polycarbonates and polyolefins. In one aspect, provided blends comprise aliphatic polycarbonates such as poly(propylene carbonate) and a lesser amount of a crystalline or semicrystalline polymer. In certain embodiments, provided blends are characterized in that they exhibit unexpected improvements in their elongation properties. In another aspect, the invention provides methods of making such materials and applications of the materials in applications such as the manufacture of consumer packaging materials.
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1. An extruded polymer blend comprising at least 70 weight percent aliphatic polycarbonate and at least one polyolefin, wherein:
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the aliphatic polycarbonate comprises a blend of two or more aliphatic polycarbonates having a different average molecular weight and having greater than 90% carbonate linkages and less than 10% ether linkages; the aliphatic polycarbonate is selected from the group consisting of poly(propylene carbonate), poly(ethylene carbonate), poly(propylene carbonate)-co-poly(ethylene carbonate), a poly(propylene carbonate) co-polymer with one or more additional aliphatic polycarbonates, a poly(ethylene carbonate) co-polymer with one or more additional aliphatic polycarbonates, a physical blend of any two or more of the above, and a copolymer comprising any of the above. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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