Dow Global Technologies 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

Kainan Zhang

Paul J Brigandi

Haiyang Yu

Manish K Mundra

Karl M Seven

Dachao Li

Antoni Adamczyk

Yanli Huo

Yu Cai

Hongyu Chen

Jeffrey C Munro

Robert F Eaton

Laurence Herbert Gross

Yichi Zhang

Anny L Flory

Yongyong Yang

Thomas S Lin

Gerrit Groot-Enzerink

Jessica D Drazba

Rajen M Patel

Gary Robert Marchand

Chao He

Jinder Jow

Abhijit Ghosh-Dastidar

Thomas Peterson

Charles L Liotta

Tian Lan

Suzanne M Guerra

Xindi Yu

Hong Liang Zhang

Gabriele Goethel

Michael Q Tran

Raghunath Roy

Chester J Kmiec

John Klier

Suh Joon Han

Gangwei Sun

Scott Hanley Wasserman

Alfred Mendelsohn

Kaustubh Gupte

Dirk B Zinkweg

Susan Song

Sreejit Nair

Buo Chen

Wei Zhang

Yi Zhang

Colin Li Pi Shan

Ralph Craig Even

Liang Chen

Carlos Alfonso Cruz

Colin LiPiShan

Cheng Chen

Ashish Batra

Wenyi Huang

Lin Fu

Lixin Sun

Mary Anne Leugers

Laura Bauerle Weaver

Kyoung Moo Koh

Anthony Charles Neubauer

Weijun Zhou

Hong Yang

Yunfeng Yang

Alexander Williamson

Mark Alan Rickard

Yonghua Gong

Stefan Ultsch

Weiming Ma

Thomas J Parsons

Lisa S Madenjian

Guang Ming Li

Robert Scott Moglia

Journey Lu Zhu

Dakai D Ren

Jessica Ye Huang

Jianxin Zhang

Saswati Pujari

Jeffrey D Wenzel

Qian Gou

Robert E Scheid, Jr

Sari-Beth Samuels

Caroline H Laufer

Jiawen Xiong

Junsi Gu

Kawai Peter Pang

Jerker B L Kjellqvist

Sari B Samuels

Stacey A Saba

Zhe Du

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

A moisture-curable formulation comprising a (hydrolyzable silyl group)-functional polyolefin prepolymer and an ascorbyl carboxylate ester. Methods of making and using same, a cured polyolefin made therefrom, and articles containing or made from same.

Moisture-curable polyolefin formulation

A semiconductive composite material consisting essentially of a non-polar organic polymer 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 and ultra-low-wettability carbon black

A coagent masterbatch comprising a semi-crystalline polyolefin carrier resin and an alkenyl-functional coagent. A peroxide curable formulation comprising the coagent masterbatch and a polyolefin compound. A method of making the masterbatch and formulation; a peroxide-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.

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