The term “polypropylene resin” or “polyethylene resin” as used herein refers to polypropylene or polyethylene fluff or powder that is extruded, and/or melted and/or pelletized and can be produced through compounding and homogenizing of the polypropylene resin as taught herein, for instance, with mixing and/or extruder equipment. As used herein, the term “polypropylene” may be used as a shorthand for “polypropylene resin”.
The term “fatty acid” is used to define a product of the chemical formula is CnHmO2 with n=6 to 24, and m=2*n (saturated), or m=2*n?2 (mono-unsaturated), or m=2*n?4 (bi-unsaturated), or m=2*n?6 (tri-unsaturated), etc.
The term “fluff” or “powder” as used herein refers to polymer material with the hard catalyst particle at the core of each grain and is defined as the polymer material after it exits the polymerization reactor (or the final polymerization reactor in the case of multiple reactors connected in series).
Under normal production conditions in a production plant, it is expected that the melt index (MI2) will be different for the fluff than for the polyethylene resin and for the polypropylene resin. Under normal production conditions in a production plant, it is expected that the density will be slightly different for the fluff, than for the polyethylene resin and the polypropylene resin. Unless otherwise indicated, density and melt index for the polyethylene resin and the polypropylene resin refer to the density and melt index as measured on the polyethylene resin and for the polypropylene resin as defined above.
As used herein the terms “composite material” are related to the blend of at least one polymer resin with at least one metal-coated particle.