Panels formed from ethylene-based polymer compositions

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10030891-B2
Application number	US-201314405335-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 25, 2013
Priority date	Jun 25, 2012
Publication date	Jul 24, 2018
Grant date	Jul 24, 2018

Abstract

The invention provides a panel comprising at least the following components: a) at least one hollow container; b) an inlet; c) an outlet; and wherein the inlet is connected to the end of the at least one hollow container; and the outlet is connected to an opposite end of the at least one hollow container; and wherein the at least one hollow container comprises at least one component formed from a composition comprising the following components: A) an ethylene-based polymer; B) a compound selected from Formula 1, as described herein; and C) a compound selected from Formula 2, as described herein; and wherein the weight ratio of Component C to Component B (C/B) is greater than, or equal to, 1.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A solar panel comprising at least the following components:
a) at least one hollow container;
b) an inlet;
c) an outlet; and
wherein the inlet is connected to the end of the at least one hollow container; and the outlet is connected to an opposite end of the at least one hollow container;
and wherein the at least one hollow container comprises at least one component formed from a composition comprising the following components:

A) an ethylene-based polymer;
B) a compound selected from Formula 1:

wherein R1 and R2 are each independently selected from a C1-C20 alkyl group,
X is selected from Cl, Br, I, F, OH, NH 2 , NHR′ or NR′R″, where R′ and R″ are each independently a C1-C6 alkyl,
n is from 1 to 10, and
m is from 10 to 30,

and wherein this compound is present in an amount greater than, or equal to, 500 ppm, based on the total weight of the composition;
C) a compound selected from Formula 2:

wherein R1, R2 and R3 are each independently selected from a C1-C20 alkyl group;
R4, R5, R6, R7, R8 and R9 are each independently selected from a C1-C20 alkyl group,
X1, X2 and X3 are each independently selected from Cl, Br, I, F, OH, NH 2 , NHR′ or NR′R″, where R′ and R″ are each independently a C1-C6 alkyl,
n is from 1 to 6,
m is from 1 to 6, and
o is from 1 to 6;

and wherein the weight ratio of Component C to Component B (C/B) is from 1 to 6;
D) a component D selected from Formula 3:

wherein R1 and R2 are each independently selected from a C1-C20 alkyl group,
X is selected from Cl, Br, I, F, OH, NH 2 , NHR′ or NR′R″, where R′ and R″ are each independently a C1-C6 alkyl,
n is from 1 to 10, and m is from 1 to 10,
and wherein the weight ratio of Component D to Component B (D/B) is from 1 to 2;

E) a component E, selected from Formula 4:

wherein R1 and R2 are each independently selected from a C1-C20 alkyl group, and wherein the weight ratio of Component E to Component B (E/B) is from 0.8 to 1 . 5 .

2. The panel of claim 1 , wherein the at least one hollow container has a wall thickness less than, or equal to, 1 mm.

3. The panel of claim 1 , wherein the at least one hollow container has a wall thickness greater than, or equal to, 0.05 mm.

4. The panel of claim 1 , wherein the at least one hollow container has an inner diameter greater than, or equal to, 0.25 inch.

5. The panel of claim 1 , wherein the panel comprises at least two hollow containers.

6. The panel of claim 5 , wherein the at least two hollow containers are arranged in a parallel configuration.

7. The panel of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises greater than, or equal to, 50 weight percent of the ethylene-based polymer, based on the weight of the composition.

8. The panel of claim 1 , wherein, for the composition, the weight ratio of C/B is from 1 to 2.2.

9. The panel of claim 1 , wherein for the composition, Component B is present in an amount from 1000 to 2500 ppm, based on the weight of the composition.

10. The panel of claim 1 , wherein for the composition, Component C is present in an amount from 1000 to 3000 ppm, based on the weight of the composition.

11. The panel of claim 1 , wherein for the composition further comprises a Component F selected from Formula 5:

wherein R1 and R2 are each independently selected from a C1-C20 alkyl group; Z is selected from Cl, Br, I, F, OH, NH 2 , NHR′ or NR′R″, where R′ and R″ are each independently a C1-C6 alkyl; and n is from 1 to 10.

12. A solar panel of claim 1 consisting of the following components:
a) at least two hollow containers, each in the form of a vertical tube;
b) an inlet;
c) an outlet; and
wherein the inlet is connected to the end of the at least two hollow containers by heat fusion, insertion fitting, or a combination thereof; and
the outlet is connected to an opposite end of the at least two hollow containers by heat fusion, insertion fitting, or a combination thereof.

13. The panel of claim 12 , wherein the major axis of inlet is oriented perpendicular to the major axis of the at least one hollow container.

14. The panel of claim 13 , wherein the inlet is a tube.

15. The panel of claim 12 , wherein the major axis of inlet is oriented perpendicular to the major axis of the at least one hollow container.

16. The panel of claim 15 , wherein the outlet is a tube.

Assignees

• Dow Global Technologies Llc

Inventors

• Chang Dane

Classifications

• C08K5/18

  with aromatically bound amino groups · CPC title

• C08K5/01

  Hydrocarbons {(C08K5/0091 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• C08K5/1345

  Carboxylic esters of phenolcarboxylic acids · CPC title

• F24S10/501

  having conduits of plastic material · CPC title

• C08K5/0008

  Organic ingredients according to more than one of the "one dot" groups of C08K5/01 - C08K5/59 · CPC title