Dow Global Technolgoies LLC

Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology Corporation

Rohm and Haas Company

Georgia Tech Research Corporation

Union Carbide Corporation

Dow Silicones Corporation

Jeffrey Morris Cogen

Timothy James Person

Mohamed Esseghir

Yabin Sun

Saurav S Sengupta

Bharat Indu Chaudhary

Manish Talreja

Paul J Caronia

Neil W Dunchus

Michael J Keogh

Geoffrey David Brown

Haiyang Yu

Manish K Mundra

Hongyu Chen

Yu Cai

Chao He

Jeffrey C Munro

Robert F Eaton

Laurence Herbert Gross

Rajen M Patel

Gary Robert Marchand

Jinder Jow

Abhijit Ghosh-Dastidar

Thomas Peterson

Chester J Kmiec

John Klier

Suh Joon Han

Yunfeng Yang

Hong Yang

Gangwei Sun

Weiming Ma

Wei Zhang

Yi Zhang

Colin Li Pi Shan

Sukrit Mukhopadhyay

Ralph Craig Even

Liang Chen

Carlos Alfonso Cruz

Colin LiPiShan

Lin Fu

Cheng Chen

Ashish Batra

Laura Bauerle Weaver

Wenyi Huang

Lixin Sun

Mary Anne Leugers

Kyoung Moo Koh

Anthony Charles Neubauer

Weijun Zhou

Alexander Williamson

Xiangyang Tai

Kainan Zhang

Paul J Brigandi

Karl M Seven

Dachao Li

Antoni Adamczyk

Yanli Huo

Yichi Zhang

Anny L Flory

Xindi Yu

Yongyong Yang

Thomas S Lin

Gerrit Groot-Enzerink

Thomas Herbert Peterson

Charles L Liotta

Tian Lan

Suzanne M Guerra

Hong Liang Zhang

Gabriele Goethel

Michael Q Tran

Scott Hanley Wasserman

Alfred Mendelsohn

Kaustubh Gupte

Dirk B Zinkweg

Junsi Gu

Susan Song

Sreejit Nair

Mark Alan Rickard

Yuanqiao Rao

Yonghua Gong

Stefan Ultsch

Lisa S Madenjian

Guang Ming Li

Thomas J Parsons

Yuyan Li

Robert Scott Moglia

Dakai D Ren

Journey Lu Zhu

Jessica Ye Huang

Peter C Dreux

Jianxin Zhang

Saswati Pujari

Qian Gou

Jeffrey D Wenzel

Sari-Beth Samuels

Brian R Maurer

Robert E Scheid, Jr

Stacey A Saba

Jerker B L Kjellqvist

Decai Yu

Disclosed is a process includes providing (A) an ethylene/MOCOS copolymer composed of (i) units derived from ethylene, (ii) from 0.01 wt % to 0.5 wt % units derived from a comonomer, and (iii) optionally units derived from a termonomer. The comonomer is a monocyclic organosiloxane (MOCOS) of formula (I) [R, RSiO]wherein n is an integer greater than or equal to 3, each Ris independently a (CC) alkenyl or a HC═C (R)—C(═O)—O—(CH)wherein Ris H or methyl; m is an integer from 1 to 4; and each Ris independently H, (CC) alkyl, phenyl, or R. The process includes mixing (B) a free radical initiator with (A) the ethylene/MOCOS copolymer to form a mixture, heating the mixture, and forming a crosslinkable ethylene/MOCOS copolymer composition having a gel content greater than 70%.

Crosslinked polymers of ethylene and monocyclic organosiloxane and process

A crosslinkable polyolefin formulation comprises (A) a polyethylene polymer and (B) an arylketone of formula (I) as defined herein; products made therefrom; methods of making and using same; and articles containing same.

Polyolefin formulation

The present disclosure relates to an encapsulant film made from a curable composition comprising: (A) a polyolefin polymer; (B) an organic peroxide; (C) a silane coupling agent; and (D) a co-agent comprising a monocyclic organosiloxane of formula (I).

Polyolefin compositions for photovoltaic encapsulant films

The present disclosure relates to unsaturated polyolefins and processes for preparing the same. The present disclosure further relates to curable formulations comprising the unsaturated polyolefins that show improved crosslinking.

Curable compositions comprising unsaturated polyolefins

A semiconductive composite material comprising a non-polar organic polymer, a polar organic copolymer, and an electrical conducting effective amount of an ultra-low-wettability carbon black. Also a method of making the composite material; a crosslinked polyethylene product made by curing the composite material; manufactured articles comprising a shaped form of the inventive composite material or product; and methods of using the inventive composite material, product, or articles.

Composite of non-polar organic polymer, polar organic polymer, and ultra-low-wettability carbon black

A crosslinkable polyolefin composition comprising an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer elastomer having a melt index from 0.6 to 6.2 grams per 10 minutes, a crosslinking effective amount of an alkenyl-functional monocyclic organosiloxane, and from 0.29 to 0.44 wt % of an organic peroxide; products made therefrom; methods of making and using same; and articles containing same.

Polyolefin composition

A method includes steps of (a) blending a polymeric composition, including: (i) 5 wt % to 45 wt % of a silanol-functionalized polyolefin based on a total weight of the polymeric composition; (ii) 55 wt % to 90 wt % of a polybutylene terephthalate based on a total weight of the polymeric composition having a melt flow index from 21 g/10 min. to 35 g/10 min. at 250° C. and 2.16 kg; (iii) a condensation catalyst; and (iv) 0.5 wt % to 10 wt % of hydroxy terminated poly(dimethylsiloxane) based on a total weight of the polymeric composition; and (b) extruding the polymeric composition.

Polymeric compositions for optical fiber cable components

A catalyst system comprising a combination of a tin-based moisture-cure catalyst, a titanium(IV) compound that is titanium dioxide or a titanium alkoxide, and zinc oxide. A catalyst masterbatch comprising the catalyst system and a carrier resin. A moisture-curable prepolymer formulation comprising the catalyst masterbatch and a (hydrolyzable silyl group)-functional polyolefin prepolymer. Methods of making and using same. Cured polymer products made therefrom. Articles containing or made from same.

Catalyst system

A polymeric composition includes (a) 1 wt % to 45 wt % of an ethylene-based polymer; (b) 50 wt % to 90 wt % of a polybutylene terephthalate having a melt flow index from 21 g/10 min. to 35 g/10 min at 250 C and 2.16 Kg; and (c) 3.5 wt % to 10 wt % of a compatibilizer comprising a maleated ethylene-based polymer and ethylene n-butylacrylate glycidyl methacrylate.

Compatibilized polymeric compositions for optical fiber cable components

The present disclosure provides a composition. The composition includes (i) an ethylene-based polymer; (ii) an organic peroxide, (iii) a triorganoaminophosphine, and (iv) a protic acid-source compound ('PASC') selected from a protic acid, a protic acid-generator compound (“PAGC”), and combinations thereof. The present disclosure also provides a coated conductor. The coated conductor includes a conductor and a coating on the conductor, the coating containing a composition including (i) an ethylene-based polymer; (ii) an organic peroxide, (iii) a triorganoaminophosphine, and (iv) a protic acid-source compound (“PASC”) selected from a protic acid, a protic acid-generator compound (“PAGC”), and combinations thereof.

Ethylene-based polymer composition containing a triorganoaminophosphine

The present disclosure provides a pellet. In an embodiment, the pellet includes a body having a first end and an opposing second end. The body is composed of a polymeric material. The body has a length and a diameter (body diameter). A channel having a diameter (channel diameter), extends through the body from the first end to the second end. The pellet has a channel diameter-to-body diameter ratio from 0.05 to 0.45. The present disclosure also provides a process for soaking the pellet in a liquid additive and forming a loaded pellet with the additive in the pellet body.

Hollow pellets and methods of soaking

The present disclosure provides a composition. The composition includes (i) an ethylene-based polymer; (ii) an organic peroxide, (iii) a phosphine oxide, and (iv) a protic acid-source compound ('PASC') selected from a protic acid, a protic acid-generator compound (“PAGC”), and combinations thereof. The present disclosure also provides a coated conductor. The coated conductor includes a conductor and a coating on the conductor, the coating containing a composition including (i) an ethylene-based polymer; (ii) an organic peroxide, (iii) a phosphine oxide, and (iv) a protic acid-source compound (“PASC”) selected from a protic acid, a protic acid-generator compound (“PAGC”), and combinations thereof.

Ethylene-based polymer composition containing a phosphine oxide

A coagent masterbatch comprising a semi-crystalline polyolefin carrier resin and an alkenyl-functional coagent. An electron-beam curable formulation comprising the coagent masterbatch and a polyolefin compound. A method of making the masterbatch and formulation; an electron-beam-cured polyolefin product prepared therefrom; a manufactured article comprising or made from the masterbatch, formulation, or product; and a method of using the manufactured article.

Masterbatch with semi-crystalline polyolefin carrier resin

A method of making a homogeneous mixture of polyolefin solids and liquid additive without melting the polyolefin solids during the making. The method comprises applying acoustic energy at a frequency of from 20 to 100 hertz to a heterogeneous mixture comprising the polyolefin solids and the liquid additive for a period of time sufficient to substantially intermix the polyolefin solids and the liquid additive together and while maintaining temperature of the heterogeneous mixture above the freezing point of the at least one liquid additive and below the melting temperature of the polyolefin solids, thereby making the homogeneous mixture without melting the polyolefin solids.

Method of making a homogeneous mixture of polyolefin solids and liquid additive

A method of making a homogeneous mixture of polyolefin solids and a particulate solid additive without melting the polyolefin solids or the particulate solid additive during the making. The method comprises applying acoustic energy at a frequency of from 20 to 100 hertz to a heterogeneous mixture comprising the polyolefin solids and the particulate solid additive for a period of time sufficient to substantially intermix the polyolefin solids and the particulate solid additive together and while maintaining temperature of the heterogeneous mixture below the melting point of the at least one particulate solid additive and below the melting temperature of the polyolefin solids, thereby making the homogeneous mixture without melting the polyolefin solids or the at least one particulate solid additive.

Method of making a homogeneous mixture of polyolefin solids and solid additive

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