Inventors:
Fengkui Li - Houston TX, US
Tim J. Coffy - Houston TX, US
Michel Daumerie - Houston TX, US
Assignee:
Fina Technology, Inc. - Houston TX
International Classification:
C08L 51/06
US Classification:
525 64, 525 31, 525 70, 525 74, 525 78, 525 80, 525185, 525186, 525190, 525240, 525298, 525302, 525303, 5253273, 5253317, 5253337, 525523, 264219, 2641761, 264211, 26421112, 26421124, 26432817
Abstract:
A composition comprising a blend of a polyolefin, polylactic acid, and a reactive modifier. A method of producing an oriented film comprising reactive extrusion compounding a mixture comprising polypropylene, polylactic acid, a reactive modifier to form a compatibilized polymeric blend, casting the compatibilized polymeric blend into a film, and orienting the film. A method of preparing a reactive modifier comprising contacting a polyolefin, a multifunctional acrylate comonomer, and an initiator under conditions suitable for the formation of an epoxy-functionalized polyolefin wherein the epoxy-functionalized polyolefin has a grafting yield of from 0. 2 wt. % to 15 wt. %.