초록

Physical properties of filled polypropylene compositions are improved by using a calcium carbonate filler of bimodal particle size, e.g., a mean of 2 microns and a mean of 5 microns, and a polysiloxane additive. The compositions are useful as food containers.

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1. A composition suitable for molding into a food container comprising: (A) polypropylene; (B) 5 to 50 weight percent of bimodal calcium carbonate of a particle size less than 50 microns the first major portion of which has a mean particle size which is significantly smaller than the second minor

1. A composition suitable for molding into a food container comprising: (A) polypropylene; (B) 5 to 50 weight percent of bimodal calcium carbonate of a particle size less than 50 microns the first major portion of which has a mean particle size which is significantly smaller than the second minor portion; and (C) a polysiloxane. 2. The composition of claim 1 in which said bimodal calcium carbonate comprises a first portion having a mean particle size of from 1 to 3 microns and a second portion having a mean particle size of 4 to 6 microns. 3. The composition of claim 1 in which at least said first portion of calcium carbonate is treated with a salt of a fatty acid. 4. The composition of claim 1 in which at least said first portion of calcium carbonate is treated with calcium stearate. 5. The composition of claim 1 in which the calcium carbonate comprises 40 to 50 weight percent of the composition. 6. The composition of claim 1 in which the weight ratio of said first portion to said second portion of calcium carbonate is 3:1 to 5:1. 7. The composition of claim 6 in which at least said first portion of calcium carbonate is treated with calcium stearate. 8. The composition of claim 1 in which said polysiloxane is a poly(di-lower alkyl) siloxane. 9. The composition of claim 1 in which said polysiloxane is polydimethylsiloxane. 10. The composition of claim 1 in which said polysiloxane comprises 0.01 to 0.5 weight percent of said composition. 11. The composition of claim 1 in which said first portion of calcium carbonate is treated with calcium stearate and has a mean particle size of 1-3 microns; said second portion of calcium carbonate has a mean particle size of 4-6 microns; the weight ratio of said first portion to said second portion is 3:1 to 5:1; the total amount of calcium carbonate is 40 to 50 weight percent; and said polysiloxane is polydimethylsiloxane in an amount of 0.01 to 0.2 weight percent of the composition. 12. A food container made from the composition of claim 1. 13. A food container made from the composition of claim 2. 14. A food container made from the composition of claim 5. 15. A food container made from the composition of claim 6. 16. A food container made from the composition of claim 7. 17. A food container made from the composition of claim 11.