Stearate plasticizers

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Metallic stearates, or soaps, are metal salts of organic acids like stearic acid. Calcium and zinc stearates are commonly used, although aluminum, iron, lead, lithium, magnesium, sodium, nickel, and potassium stearates are sometimes found in plastics. Stearates are most commonly used in thermoset polyester molding compounds, but calcium stearate has been used as a lubricant and release agent in polypropylene and ABS. Zinc and sodium stearates are used in polystyrene, SAN, and nylon. Stearates are not recommended for polycarbonate because of discoloration. Recommended loadings are usually 1 percent or less, but up to 5 percent has been used at times. 

Polymer compositions containing pentaerythritol are also used as secondary heat-, light-, and weather-resistant stabilizers with calcium, zinc, or barium salts, usually as the stearate, as the prime stabilizer. The polymers may be in plastic or fiber form (87—89). 

Typically, soHd stabilizers utilize natural saturated fatty acid ligands with chain lengths of Cg—C g. Ziac stearate [557-05-1/, ziac neodecanoate [27253-29-8] calcium stearate [1592-23-0] barium stearate [6865-35-6] and cadmium laurate [2605-44-9] are some examples. To complete the package, the soHd products also contain other soHd additives such as polyols, antioxidants, and lubricants. Liquid stabilizers can make use of metal soaps of oleic acid, tall oil acids, 2-ethyl-hexanoic acid, octylphenol, and nonylphenol. Barium bis(nonylphenate) [41157-58-8] ziac 2-ethyIhexanoate [136-53-8], cadmium 2-ethyIhexanoate [2420-98-6], and overbased barium tallate [68855-79-8] are normally used ia the Hquid formulations along with solubilizers such as plasticizers, phosphites, and/or epoxidized oils. The majority of the Hquid barium—cadmium formulations rely on barium nonylphenate as the source of that metal. There are even some mixed metal stabilizers suppHed as pastes. The U.S. FDA approved calcium—zinc stabilizers are good examples because they contain a mixture of calcium stearate and ziac stearate suspended ia epoxidized soya oil. Table 4 shows examples of typical mixed metal stabilizers. 

More than half the metal stearates produced in the United States are appHed as lubricants and heat stabili2ers (qv) in plastics, particularly in the processing of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) resins. 

Lubricants. Lubricants such as wax or calcium stearate reduce the viscosity of the molten plastic and improve forming characteristics. 

Thus, it can be concluded that in the present iono-mer system, zinc stearate plays a dual role. First, below its melting point it reinforces the matrix and strengthens the ionic aggregates and, second, at a higher temperature it results in solvation of the ionic aggregates and plasticizes the system, thus, facilitating the transition from the rubbery state to the viscous flow state [23]. 

Since the system is processed as thermoplastics are processed, its reprocessability was studied under repeated cycles of extrusion in the MPT. Results of reprocessability studies are shown in Table 5. It is evident that after the first cycle viscosity increased slightly, which may be due to the orientation effect. In the subsequent cycles viscosity remained almost constant. Therefore, it is concluded that the zinc stearate plasticized zinc salt of m-EPDM is melt processable just as thermoplastics. 

Many plastics because they are organic are flammable incorporate flame-retardants. Additives that contain chlorine, bromine, phosphorous, metallic salts, and so forth reduce the likelihood that combustion will occur or spread. Lubricants like wax or calcium stearate reduce the viscosity of molten plastic... 

Solvent wiping. Rubbers tend to swell by application of solvents and the mechanical interlocking of the adhesive is favored. Although chlorinated hydrocarbon solvents are the most effective, they are toxic and cannot be used toluene and ketones are currently the most common solvents. The treatment with solvents is effective in the removal of processing oils and plasticizers in vulcanized mbbers, but zinc stearate is not completely removed and antiozonant wax gradually migrates to the mbber/polyurethane adhesive interface. Table 27.1 shows the moderate increase in adhesion produced in SBR by MEK wiping. 

Dust explosions and spontaneous ignition hazards for calcium stearate and related plastics additives are detailed and discussed [1], A maximum pressure increase of 6.6 bar and a maximum rate of rise above 680 bar/s have been recorded [2],... 

Dampproofing admixtures are formulated to affect the properties of the hardened concrete, and not those of concrete in its plastic state. In the case of materials based solely on calcium and aluminum stearates, stearic acid in solid or emulsion form, bitumens and hydrocarbon resins, there will be no effect on the properties of the plastic concrete with regard to air content, workability, mix design parameters, etc. When water-reducing admixtures or accelerators are included in the formulation, the effect on the concrete will be a function of the particular type of material used (see relevant section). The wax emulsions do appear to have an effect on the properties of the plastic concrete because of the lubrication effect of the very small... 

Oxidation of Cyclohexane. The synthesis of cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone is the first step in the transformation of cyclohexane to adipic acid, an important compound in the manufacture of fibers and plastics. Cyclohexane is oxidized industrially by air in the liquid phase to a mixture of cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone.866 872-877 Cobalt salts (naphthenate, oleate, stearate) produce mainly cyclohexanone at about 100°C and 10 atm. The conversion is limited to about 10% to avoid further oxidation by controlling the oxygen content of the reaction mixture. Combined yields of cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone are about 60-70%. 

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