POLYCARBONATE COMPOSITIONS HAVING ENHANCED OPTICAL PROPERTIES, METHODS OF MAKING AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE POLYCARBONATE COMPOSITIONS

• Main Authors: VAN DEN BOGERD JOS ARIE, BELFADHEL HATEM ABDALLAH, EIJSBOUTS PAULUS JOHANNES MARIA, DE BROUWER JOHANNES
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 07.02.2013
• Subjects: CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONSONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS; METALLURGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP

In some embodiments, a composition comprises a bisphenol-A polycarbonate, wherein a molded article of the composition has transmission level greater than or equal to 90.0% at 2.5 mm thickness as measured by ASTM D1003-00 and a yellow index (YI) less than or equal to 1.5 as measured by ASTM D1925.