Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 39
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A process for preparing free-flowing stabilizer and lubricant compositions for halogenated polymers, said compositions comprising: (a) powdered stabilizer; (b) powdered lubricant; and (c) organic lubricant for halogenated polymers that is liquid at room temperature, at least one of components (a) and (b) being an organic compound and components (a) and (b) being solid at room temperature, wherein a mixture of components (a) and (b) is intensely fluid-mixed together with from about 0.2 to 5 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of said mixture, of component (c), the process being carried out so that melting or softening of components (a) and (b) does not occur.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A process for preparing free-flowing stabilizer and lubricant compositions for halogenated polymers, said compositions comprising: (a) powdered stabilizer; (b) powdered lubricant; and (c) organic lubricant for halogenated polymers that is liquid at room temperature, at least one of components (a) and (b) being an organic compound and components (a) and (b) being solid at room temperature, wherein a mixture of components (a) and (b) is intensely fluid-mixed together with from about 0.2 to 5 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of said mixture, of component (c), the process being carried out so that melting or softening of components (a) and (b) does not occur.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said mixture also comprises additional powdered lubricant or flow promoters.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said mixture also comprises pigment, filler, or both pigment and filler.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
100 words
A process for preparing free-flowing stabilizer and lubricant compositions for halogenated polymers comprising combining two or more lubricant and stabilizer components to form a mixture of powdered compounds, which mixture consists at least partly of organic compounds and which lubricants and stabilizers are solid at room temperature, and intensely fluid-mixing said mixture together with from about 0.2 to 5 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the mixture, of an organic lubricant for halogenated polymers that is liquid at room temperature, the process being carried out so that melting or softening of the powdered compounds does not occur.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
100 words
A process for preparing free-flowing stabilizer and lubricant compositions for halogenated polymers comprising combining two or more lubricant and stabilizer components to form a mixture of powdered compounds, which mixture consists at least partly of organic compounds and which lubricants and stabilizers are solid at room temperature, and intensely fluid-mixing said mixture together with from about 0.2 to 5 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the mixture, of an organic lubricant for halogenated polymers that is liquid at room temperature, the process being carried out so that melting or softening of the powdered compounds does not occur.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 4, wherein the halogenated polymer is PVC.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 4, wherein the materials being intensely fluid-mixed together are cooled.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process of claim 4, wherein the organic lubricant liquid at room temperature is absorbed by at least one of the powdered components that are solid at room temperature.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 4, wherein at least part of the components that are solid at room temperature are added to the fluid-mixing step in the form of a free-flowing pregranulate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process of claim 4, wherein solid, pregranulated stabilizers and lubricants for halogenated polymers mixed with solid stabilizers and lubricants of smaller particle size are intensely fluid-mixed together with the organic lubricant liquid at room temperature.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 9, wherein the solid stabilizers and lubricants of smaller particle size were not pregranulated.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process of claim 4, wherein the organic lubricant liquid at room temperature is stable and non-volatile in the temperature range to at least approximately 230° C.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
52 words
The process of claim 11, wherein the organic lubricant liquid at room temperature is selected from the group consisting of the 2-ethylhexyl, isononyl, isodecyl, isotridecyl, and isooctadecyl esters of 2-ethylhexanoic, isononanoic, isodecanoic, isotridecanoic, or isooctadecanoic acid or of a fatty acid having from 16 to 18 carbon atoms or a mixture thereof.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 12, wherein the organic lubricant liquid at room temperature is selected from the group consisting of said esters of stearic acid.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
61 words
The process of claim 1, wherein (a) a preformed, relatively coarse granulate or metallic soaps of higher carboxylic acids mixed with (b) organic and/or inorganic metallic salts with stabilizer action for halogenated polymers and particle size smaller than that of component (a), optionally in admixture with (c) powdered or pregranulated, solid organic lubricants, is used as the mixture of powdered compounds.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 14, wherein component (a) also comprises additional solid lubricants or flow promoters.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
43 words
The process of claim 15, wherein the additional solid lubricants or flow promoters comprise one or more members selected from the group consisting of fatty acids, esters of fatty acids, paraffins, wax esters, fatty alcohols, and partial esters of polyols and polycarboxylic acids.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 14, wherein component (b) comprises inorganic salts of metals selected from the group consisting of lead, cadmium, barium, calcium, and magnesium.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
34 words
The process of claim 14, wherein component (c) comprises one or more members selected from the group consisting of fatty acids, paraffins, wax esters, fatty alcohols, and partial esters of polyols and polycarboxylic acids.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 14, wherein component (b) comprises substantially dust-free salts of metals selected from the group consisting of lead, cadmium, barium, calcium, and magnesium.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 19, wherein component (b) comprises tribasic lead sulfate and/or dibasic lead phosphite.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
44 words
The process of claim 14, wherein pregranulated component (a) and/or component (c) comprise free, higher carboxylic acids and these higher carboxylic acids are partially converted at the granulate surface into the corresponding soaps of said metals by reaction with basic salts of said metals.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 21, wherein pregranulated component (a) and/or component (c) comprise fatty acids.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 14, wherein component (a) has a particle size of from about 0.1 to 1 mm.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 14, wherein component (c) is a pregranulate.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 24, wherein component (c) has a particle size of from about 0.1 to 1 mm.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
46 words
The process of claim 14, wherein from about 20 to 70 parts by weight of component (b) and from about 30 to 80 parts by weight of component (a) or, optionally, components (a) and (c), are used per 100 parts by weight of the multi-component mixture.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
46 words
The process of claim 26, wherein from about 25 to 55 parts by weight of component (b) and from about 45 to 75 parts by weight of component (a) or, optionally, components (a) and (c), are used per 100 parts by weight of the multi-component mixture.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 14, wherein component (a) and component (c) are used in a weight ratio of from about 10:1 to 100:1.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 14, wherein component (a) has a melting point above 90° C. and the mixing takes place at a temperature below 40° C.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 29, wherein component (a) has a melting point above 95° C.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 29, wherein the mixing takes place at a temperature below 35° C.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process of claim 14, wherein the component liquid at room temperature is fed into a charged and dry fluid-mixed mixture of components (a), (b), and, optionally, (c).
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process of claim 4, wherein from about 0.3 to 2 parts by weight of the organic lubricant liquid at room temperature are used per 100 parts by weight of the multicomponent stabilizer and lubricant mixture.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 4, wherein the mixture is fluid-mixed with the organic lubricant for from about 2 to 20 minutes.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 34, wherein the mixture is fluid-mixed with the organic lubricant for from about 5 to 20 minutes.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
107 words
A process of claim 4 for preparing free-flowing stabilizer and lubricant compositions for halogenated polymers comprising combining two or more lubricant and stabilizer components to form a mixture of powdered compounds, which mixture consists at least partly of organic compounds and which lubricants and stabilizers are solid at room temperature, and intensely fluid-mixing said mixture together at a temperature below 40° C. with from about 0.2 to 5 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the mixture, of an organic lubricant for halogenated polymers that is liquid at room temperature and is stable and non-volatile in the temperature range to at least approximately 230° C.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
130 words
A process of claim 4 for preparing free-flowing stabilizer and lubricant compositions for halogenated polymers by combining two or more lubricant and stabilizer components wherein a mixture of: (a) a preformed, relatively coarse granulate of metallic soaps of higher carboxylic acids mixed with (b) organic and/or inorganic metallic salts with stabilizer action for halogenated polymers and particle size smaller than that of component (a), optionally in admixture with (c) powdered or pregranulated, solid organic lubricants, is intensely fluid-mixed together at a temperature below 40° C. with from about 0.2 to 5 parts by weights, per 100 parts by weight of the mixture, of an organic lubricant for halogenated polymers that is liquid at room temperature and is stable and non-volatile in the temperature range to at least approximately 230° C.