Compositions and articles of manufacture

Abstract

A filler composition comprising a filler material and a hydrocarbonaceous material having a volatility of less than or equal to 5% at 200° and a time of 2 hours. The hydrocarboneous material may comprise a bituminous material comprising bitumen, oxibitumen, or mixtures thereof; petroleum/oil cracker residue bottoms, for example ethylene cracker residues (ECR); carbon black feedstock fuels comprising less than or equal to 5%, by weight, sulfur and having a molar hydrogen to carbon ratio between 0.90:1 and 1.10:1; linear or cyclic condensation products comprising an aromatic alcohol, for example, phenol, catechol, resorcinol, naphthol, and an aldehyde, for example formaldehyde, preferably where the aromatic alcohol is present in a molar excess; or mixtures thereof. Also disclosed are polymer compositions comprising the filler compositions and polymer compositions comprising a filler material, a hydrocarbonaceous material having a volatility of less than or equal to 5% at 200° and a time of 2 hours, and a polymer. A preferred filler material comprises carbon black, and preferred polymers include ethylene-containing polymers such as ethylene-propylene copolymer or ethylene-propylene terpolymers. The present invention also includes articles of manufacture incorporating the polymer compositions.

1 . A filler composition comprising: 
 99.9 to 50.0 parts by weight of a filler material;    0.1 to 50.0 parts by weight of a hydrocarbonaceous material having a volatility of less than or equal to 5% after being heated from 25° C. to 200° C. at 20° C./minute in a nitrogen atmosphere; and,    0.0 to 50 parts by weight of an oil.    
     
     
         2 . The filler composition of  claim 1  wherein the hydrocarbonaceous material comprises at least one of: a bituminous material comprising bitumen, oxidized bitumen, or mixtures thereof; petroleum/oil cracker residue bottoms; a carbon black feedstock fuel comprising less than or equal to 5%, by weight, sulfur and having a molar hydrogen to carbon ratio between 0.90:1 and 1.10: 1; a linear or cyclic condensation product comprising an aromatic alcohol and an aldehyde; or mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         3 . The filler composition of  claim 2  wherein the hydrocarbonaceous material comprises a bituminous material.  
     
     
         4 . The filler composition of  claim 2  wherein the hydrocarbonaceous material comprises petroleum/oil cracker residue bottoms.  
     
     
         5 . The filler composition of  claim 4  wherein the petroleum/oil cracker residue bottoms comprise an ethylene cracker residue.  
     
     
         6 . The filler composition of  claim 2  wherein the hydrocarbonaceous material comprises a carbon black feedstock fuel comprising less than or equal to 5%, by weight, sulfur and having a molar hydrogen to carbon ratio between 0.90:1 and 1.10:1.  
     
     
         7 . The filler composition of  claim 2  wherein the hydrocarbonaceous material comprises a linear or cyclic condensation product comprising an aromatic alcohol and an aldehyde.  
     
     
         8 . The filler composition of  claim 7  wherein the aromatic alcohol is present in a molar excess.  
     
     
         9 . The filler composition of  claim 7  wherein the aromatic alchohol comprises phenol, catechol, resorcinol, or naphthol, and the aldehyde comprises formaldehyde.  
     
     
         10 . The filler composition of  claim 1  wherein the filler material comprises a carbonaceous material comprising carbon black, activated carbons, carbon composite materials, or mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         11 . The filler composition of  claim 10  wherein the filler material is carbon black.  
     
     
         12 . The filler composition of  claim 11  wherein the carbon black is characterized by having: 
 an I 2  No. of 10-1500 mg/g; and  
 a DBP of 30-250 cc/100 g.  
 
     
     
         13 . The filler composition of  claim 12  wherein the I 2  No. of the carbon black is 15-35 mg/g and the DBP of the carbon black is 80-130 cc/100 g.  
     
     
         14 . The filler composition of  claim 1  wherein the filler composition comprises 0.5 to 50.0 parts by weight of the hydrocarbonaceous material.  
     
     
         15 . The filler composition of  claim 14  wherein the filler composition comprises 0.5 to 20.0 parts by weight of the hydrocarbonaceous material.  
     
     
         16 . A polymer composition comprising: 
 100 parts by weight of a polymer;    50 to 250 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the polymer of a filler material;    0.5 to 50 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the polymer of a hydrocarbonaceous material having a volatility of less than or equal to or equal to 5% at 200° C. and a time of 2 hours; and    0.0 to 160, parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the polymer of an oil.    
     
     
         17 . The polymer composition of  claim 16  wherein the composition comprises 5 to 160 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the polymer, of the oil.  
     
     
         18 . The polymer composition of  claim 16  wherein the polymer comprises ethylene.  
     
     
         19 . The polymer composition of  claim 18  wherein the polymer comprises 0.5-98%, by weight, ethylene monomer.  
     
     
         20 . The polymer composition of  claim 18  wherein the polymer comprises an ethylene copolymer comprising: ethylene propylene, ethylene, propylene diene monomer, or mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         21 . The polymer composition of  claim 18  wherein the polymer is ethylene, propylene diene monomer.  
     
     
         22 . The polymer composition of  claim 16  wherein the filler material of the filler composition comprises a carbonaceous material comprising carbon black, activated carbons, carbon composite materials, or mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         23 . The polymer composition of  claim 22  wherein the filler material is carbon black.  
     
     
         24 . The polymer composition of  claim 23  wherein the carbon black is characterized by having: 
 an I 2  No. of 10-1500 mg/g; and  
 a DBP of 30-250 cc/100 g.  
 
     
     
         25 . The polymer composition of  claim 24  wherein the I 2  No. of the carbon black is 15-35 mg/g and the DBP of the carbon black is 80-130 cc/100 g.  
     
     
         26 . The polymer composition of  claim 16  further comprising: a stabilizer, a curing agent, an accelerator, a coagent, an additional filler, or mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         27 . The polymer composition of  claim 26  wherein the curing agent comprises an organic peroxide.  
     
     
         28 . The polymer composition of  claim 26  wherein the curing agent comprises a sulfur, a sulfur donor system, or mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         29 . The polymer composition of  claim 16  wherein the hydrocarbonaceous material comprises a bituminous material comprising bitumen, oxibitumen, or mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         30 . The polymer composition of  claim 16  wherein the polymer composition comprises 0.5 to 20 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the polymer of the hydrocarbonaceous material  
     
     
         31 . A polymer composition comprising: 
 100 parts by weight of a polymer;    1 to 800 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the polymer, of the filler composition of  claim 1;  and    0.0 to 160 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the polymer, of an oil.    
     
     
         32 . The polymer composition of  claim 29  wherein the filler composition comprises a pellet.  
     
     
         33 . The polymer composition of  claim 31  wherein the filler material of the filler composition comprises a carbonaceous material comprising carbon black, activated carbons, carbon composite materials, or mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         34 . The polymer composition of  claim 33  wherein the filler material is carbon black.  
     
     
         35 . The polymer composition of  claim 34  wherein the carbon black is characterized by having: 
 an I 2  No. of 10-1500 mg/g; and  
 a DBP of 30-250 cc/100 g.  
 
     
     
         36 . The polymer composition of  claim 35  wherein the I 2  No. of the carbon black is 15-35 mg/g and the DBP of the carbon black is 80-130 cc/100 g.  
     
     
         37 . The polymer composition of  claim 31  further comprising: a stabilizer, a curing agent, an accelerator, a coagent, an additional filler, or mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         38 . The polymer composition of  claim 37  wherein the curing agent is an organic peroxide.  
     
     
         39 . The polymer composition of  claim 37  wherein the curing agent is a sulfur, a sulfur donor system, or mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         40 . An article of manufacture produced from the polymer composition of  claim 16 .  
     
     
         41 . A cured article of manufacture produced from the polymer composition of  claim 26 .  
     
     
         42 . The article of manufacture of  claim 40  wherein the article is a hose.  
     
     
         43 . The article of manufacture of  claim 40  wherein the article is a roofing sheet.  
     
     
         44 . The article of manufacture of  claim 40  wherein the article is an extruded profile.  
     
     
         45 . An article of manufacture produced from the polymer composition of  claim 31 .  
     
     
         46 . A cured article of manufacture produced from the polymer composition of  claim 37 .  
     
     
         47 . The article of manufacture of  claim 45  wherein the article is a hose.  
     
     
         48 . The article of manufacture of  claim 45  wherein the article is a roofing sheet.  
     
     
         49 . The article of manufacture of  claim 45  wherein the article is an extruded profile.