The Dow Chemical Company

Curtis E Peterson

Paul J Moses

Yi-Bin Huang

Roel H Vossen

Fibers having increased strength and small diameters can be produced from compositions comprising long chain branched syndiotactic vinyl aromatic polymers. Due to the increased fiber strength, less strand breakage occurs during processing which increases process productivity and yield.

Fibers made from long chain branched syndiotactic vinyl aromatic polymers

Fibers having increased strength and small diameters can be produced from compositions comprising long chain branched syndiotactic vinyl aromatic polymers derived from the polymerization of a vinyl aromatic monomer in the presence of from 10 to 1000 ppm, based on the amount of vinyl aromatic monomer, of a multifunctional monomer having more than one olefinic functionality. Due to the increased fiber strength, less strand breakage occurs during processing which increases process productivity and yield.

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Curtis E Peterson