Equistar Chemicals, LP

Quantum Chemical Corporation

Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.

Chun D Lee

Charles S Holland

Maged G Botros

James R Beren

Cindy Flenniken

Dinshong Dong

Ramesh N Shroff

Anthony J De Nicola, Jr

Timothy S Schloemer

Sameer D Mehta

Jeffrey A Jones

Manivakkam J Shankernarayanan

Claudio Cavalieri

Monica Galvan

Harilaos Mavridis

Vu Anh Dang

Gisella Biondini

Richard W Fries

Steven W Horwatt

Enrico Costantini

Enrico Masarati

Leslie Wild

Richard J Fezza

Mick C Hundley

Vincent Baudier

William R Podborny

James J Pickering

Donald L Broughton

Mark F McManus

Mark F Mcmanus

A cable article made from or containing a polyolefin composition made from or containing: (i) from 20.0 wt % to 80.0 wt % of component T1) being an interpolymer of ethylene and less than 7 wt %, of a polymerizable comonomer; (ii) from 0.5 wt % to 5.0 wt % of a peroxide; and (iii) from 20.0 wt % to 80.0 wt % of component T2). Component T2) is made from or contains: A) 5-35% by weight of a propylene homopolymer or a propylene ethylene copolymer; B) 20-50% by weight of a copolymer of ethylene and a C-Calpha-olefin containing from 0.1% to 20% by weight of alpha-olefin units; and C) 30-60% by weight of a copolymer of ethylene and propylene containing from 25% to 75% by weight of ethylene units. The cable article is selected from the group consisting of cable insulation and cable jacketing.

Polyolefin composition for cable insulation

The present disclosure provides a method for crosslinking polyolefins through using a substantially-miscible, polyolefin-based, silane-crosslinking-agent carrier and related moisture-crosslinkable polyolefin-based compositions. The method is for crosslinking a first polyolefin includes the steps of:

Methods of crosslinking and compositions

The present disclosure provides a peroxide-modified polyethylene, related compositions, and wire-and-cable products made therefrom. The process for preparing the peroxide-modified polyethylene including the steps of: (A) preparing a first Ziegler-Natta-catalyzed polyethylene in a first reactor; (B) transferring the first Ziegler-Natta-catalyzed polyethylene from the first reactor to a second reactor; (C) admixing a first amount of an organic peroxide to the second reactor; (D) reacting the organic peroxide with a polyethylene composition made from or containing the first Ziegler-Natta-catalyzed polyethylene, thereby coupling the polyethylene components and forming the peroxide-modified polyethylene; and (E) collecting the peroxide-modified polyethylene.

Peroxide-modified polyethylene, compositions, and applications

The present disclosure relates to pipes comprising bimodal high molecular weight high density polyethylene which has been extruded in the presence of one or more organic peroxides that are present in an amount ranging from 30 ppm to 200 ppm. The pipe has an improved long-term hydrostatic strength. Also provided are methods for preparing pipes having these characteristics.

Low-sag polyethylene pipes and methods thereof

The present disclosure provides a polyolefin-based composition suitable for use as adhesives and/or tie-layer adhesive compositions as well as a multi-layered structure made from and/or containing the polyolefin-based composition. The polyolefin-based composition is made from and/or contains (a) a grafted polyolefin composition, (b) a first polymer composition, (c) a polypropylene-containing blend composition, and (d) optionally, an additives composition having one or more additives.

Polyolefin-based compositions, adhesives, and related multi-layered structures prepared therefrom

The present disclosure provides a polyolefin-based composition made from or containing (A) a first grafted polyolefin composition, (B) a second grafted polyolefin composition made from or containing a first metallocene-catalyzed linear low density polyethylene grafted with an unsaturated monomer, (C) a second metallocene-catalyzed linear low density polyethylene composition, (D) a Ziegler-Natta-catalyzed linear low density polyethylene composition, (E) an elastomeric composition made from or containing (i) an elastomeric ethylene copolymer and (ii) an ethylene-propylene elastomer, and (F) a tackifier composition. Optionally, the polyolefin-based composition may be further made from or contain an additives composition. The polymeric composition is suitable for use as a tie-layer adhesive composition.

A low-smoke, non-halogenated flame retardant composition made from and/or containing polypropylene, magnesium dihydroxide, and aluminum magnesium layered double hydroxide modified with a hydrogenated fatty acid is disclosed. A composition containing and/or made from (a) a polypropylene, (b) a first distribution of magnesium dihydroxide particles having a d50 in the range of about 0.75 microns to about 1.25 microns, (c) a second distribution of magnesium dihydroxide particles having a d50 in the range of about 1.50 microns to about 3.50 microns, and (d) aluminum magnesium layered double hydroxide modified with a hydrogenated fatty acid is disclosed. A power cable having a jacket made from and/or containing a low-smoke non-halogenated flame retardant composition is also disclosed.

Low-smoke, non-halogenated flame retardant composition and related power cable jackets

A process of extruding a blend of an irradiated first propylene polymer and a non-irradiated second propylene polymer, where the first propylene polymer comprises a non-phenolic stabilizer. The irradiation of the first propylene polymer extrudate is conducted in a reduced oxygen environment, and the irradiated first propylene polymer and the non-irradiated second propylene polymer are blended at a temperature below their respective melting points. The blend has a viscosity retention of 20 to 35%.

Controlled rheology formulations containing high melt strength polypropylene for extrusion coating

Disclosed is a method for preparing polyolefin-based adhesives. In the method, a maleated polyolefin is blended, in sequence, with a polyolefin elastomer and then with a linear low density polyethylene. The polyolefin-based adhesive made according to the method of the invention shows improved clarity and adhesion in multilayer polyolefin films.

Preparation of polyolefin-based adhesives

Disclosed is a polyolefin-based adhesive. The adhesive comprises a maleated polyolefin. The maleated polyolefin is let-down in a linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE). The let-down LLDPE is selected from those which have a melt index MIwithin the range of 0.1 dg/min to 5 dg/min, preferably from 1 dg/min to 3 dg/min, and comprises a TREF soluble fraction having an intrinsic viscosity less than 0.9 dl/g. The adhesive composition can be used in multilayer polyolefin films and multilayer pipes.

Adhesive compositions suitable for use as tie-layer adhesives in multi-layer films and sheets are provided. The adhesive compositions contain an olefin polymer base resin, a modified polyolefin and a paraffinic liquid hydrocarbon.

Adhesive compositions

The present invention relates to a process comprising extruding a blend of an first propylene polymer comprising a non-phenolic stabilizer and a non-irradiated second propylene polymer, wherein the irradiation of the first propylene polymer was conducted in a reduced oxygen environment, and the irradiated first propylene polymer and the non-irradiated second propylene polymer were blended at a temperature below the melting point of the first and second propylene polymers.

Extrusion processes using high melt strength polypropylene

A process of extruding a blend of an irradiated extrudate of a first propylene polymer and a non-irradiated second propylene polymer, where the first propylene polymer comprises a non-phenolic stabilizer. The irradiation of the first propylene polymer extrudate is conducted in a reduced oxygen environment, and the irradiated extrudate of the first propylene polymer and the non-irradiated second propylene polymer are blended at a temperature below their respective melting points. The blend has an ARPSW of &#x2266;3.0 micron.

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Cincinnati, OH, United States of America

Chun D Lee