Bio-based EVA compositions and articles and methods thereof

• Main Authors: Renck, Omar Wandir, das Neves, Marcelo Fioravanti, Vieira, Marcial Cesar, Delevati, Giancarlos, Herrmann, Paulo Lourenço Brito, Rocha, Patricia Mara De Freitas, Malmegrim, Roger Ribeiro, Faria, Carlos Augusto Maia
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 05.09.2023
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F,C08G; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULARARTICLES; INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS; LAYERED PRODUCTS; LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM; MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVINGCARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS; METALLURGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL; WORKING-UP

A polymer may include a copolymer of ethylene and vinyl acetate, in which the ethylene is at least partially obtained from a renewable source of carbon, and wherein the copolymer has a melt index (190° C./2.16 kg) ranging from 0.12 to 8.0 g/10 min according to ASTM D1238.