MUMBAI, India, Oct. 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517093975 A) filed by Borealis Gmbh, Vienna, on Sept. 30, for 'high-purity polypropylene recyclates.'
Inventor(s) include Albrecht, Andreas; Fawaz, Joel; Albunia, Alexandra Romina; Liu, Yi; Ajellal, Noureddine; Al-Haj Ali, Mohammad; Sobczak, Lukas; Sleijster, Henry; Aguayo Arellano, Pablo Ivan; and Sattar, Mubashar.
The application for the patent was published on Oct. 31, under issue no. 44/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present disclosure relates to a polymer composition, preferably a melt-processed polymer composition, comprising at least 95 wt%, based on the total weight of the polymer composition, of a post-consumer recycled polypropylene resin, the polymer composition having an ethylene content (C2(CF)) of the crystalline fraction (CF), in the range of from [C2 - 3.4] to [C2 - 0.2] wt%, preferably from [C2 - 3.0] to [C2 - 0.6] wt%, more preferably from [C2 - 2.4] to [C2 - 1.2] wt% of the total weight of the crystalline fraction of the polymer composition, as determined by Crystex analysis as described in the specification; and wherein the content of each of the compounds selected from hexanal, limonene, benzene, styrene, and toluene in the polymer composition is below the limit of detection, determined by Headspace Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectroscopy (HS-GC-MS) as described in the specification. The present disclosure further relates to the use of the polymer composition, in the manufacture of an article, and to a respective article."
The patent application was internationally filed on Mar. 08, 2024, under International application No.PCT/EP2024/056219.
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