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Rohm and Haas Company

Styron Europe Gmbh

Jozef Van Dun

Pak-Wing Steve Chum

Kalyan Sehanobish

Fumio Matsushita

Patrick J C Schouterden

Noorallah Jivraj

Johan Vanvoorden

Ruddy A J Nicasy

Peter F Van Den Berghen

Akira Miyamoto

Larry Alan Meiske

Grant B Jacobsen

Frederik E Gemoets

Yi Jin

Lee Spencer

Ravindra S Dixit

Patrick J Schouterden

Peter L Wauteraerts

Ravi S Dixit

Rajen M Patel

Gary Robert Marchand

Shaoguang Feng

Colin Li Pi Shan

Yabin Sun

Selim Yalvac

Nicolas Cardoso Mazzola

Francois M Casati

Debkumar Bhattacharjee

Tao Han

Selim Bensason

Jian Zou

Paul A Cookson

Grant Berent Jacobsen

Alexander Williamson

Gagan Saini

Prashant Anil Tatake

Hanno R Van Der Wal

Yonghua Gong

Bradley Anson Jacobs

Stefan Ultsch

Yahong Zhang

Allan Walter Mclennaghan

Claudia Hernandez

Eva-Maria Kupsch

Maria Isabel Arroyo Villan

Sven Claessens

Russell P Barry

Bart Noordover

Claude T Van Nuffel

Bo Lyu

Varun Thakur

Kurt Brunner

Jouko Vyoerykkae

Sekhar Sundaram

Antoon De Smet

Marco Amici

Thomas Udhayasingh

Pascal Lakeman

Giacomo Parisi

Mike J Hale

Frederick E Gemoets

Larry A Meiski

Brian Anthony

Colin Lipishan

A composition comprises (A) an ethylene/alpha-olefin/diene interpolymer; (B) a peroxide comprising at least one peroxide bond; and (C) a bis-TEMPO compound having the Structure (I), wherein Rare each independently H or a C-Calkyl group; X is S, O, N, P, Se, a carbonyl group, a carboxyl group, an amide group, an azo group, an imino group, a carbamate group, a peroxy group, a phosphono group, a phosphate group, a sulfonyl group, a sulfinyl group, a sulfonate ester group, a sulfonate ester group, or combinations thereof; Y is a substitute or unsubstituted aliphatic alkyl group or aromatic alkyl group, a heterocyclic group, a siloxane group, an ethylene glycol group, an imide group, or combinations thereof; and n is greater than 1. The ratio of the molar amount of nitroxide groups of component (C) to the molar amount of the peroxide bonds of component (B) is from 0.100:1.000 to 2.000:1.000.

Air-curable ethylene/alpha-olefin/diene interpolymer composition

A composition comprises: (A) a polypropylene polymer; (B) a polyolefin elastomer; (C) a compound having the formula (I) defined herein; and (D) an additive component. And an article made from the composition.

Thermoplastic polyolefin compositions useful for aldehyde abatement

A method for making a copolymer polyol includes (a) forming a pre-compounded thermoplastic polymeric composition by compounding from 10 wt % to 90 wt % of a solid functional additive component with from 10 wt % to 90 wt % of a polystyrene component, (b) melting the pre-compounded thermoplastic polymeric composition to form a melted thermoplastic polymeric composition, (c) combining the melted thermoplastic polymeric composition with a carrier polyol component in the presence of a stabilizer component to form a pre-mixture that includes the pre-compounded thermoplastic polymeric composition dispersed within a continuous phase of the carrier polyol component, and (d) cooling the pre-mixture to form the copolymer polyol.

Copolymer polyol with functional additive in dispersed phase

The present disclosure provides a composition. In an embodiment a composition is provided and includes: (A) a carboxylic-functionalized ethylene/a-olefin interpolymer having (i) a density from 0.855 g/cc to 0.895 g/cc; and (ii) a melt viscosity, at 177&#xb0; C., less than, or equal to, 50,000 mPa&#xb7;s; and (B) a propylene-based interpolymer having (i) a density from 0.870 g/cc to 0.890 g/cc; and (ii) a melt viscosity, at 177&#xb0; C., less than, or equal to, 50,000 mPa&#xb7;s.

Adhesive composition

The present disclosure provides a composition. In an embodiment, the composition includes A) an ethylene/acrylate interpolymer or an ethylene/acetate interpolymer; B) an ethylene/&#x3b1;-olefin multi-block copolymer; and C) a flame retardant. In an embodiment, the ethylene/acrylate interpolymer is a functionalized ethylene/acrylate interpolymer. The present composition exhibits improved dirt pick-up resistance.

Polymeric formulation with dirt pick-up resistance

The present disclosure provides a composition comprising: A) a propylene/C4-C10 alpha-olefin interpolymer; (i)) a total unsaturation per mole of propylene from 0.010% to 0.030%, (ii) a density from 0.855 g/cc to 0.890 g/cc, and (iii) a melt viscosity, at 177 C, from 500 cP to 200,000 cP.

Compositions containing low molecular weight propylene-based polymers

The present disclosure is directed to processes for producing ultrasonic sealable film structures and flexible containers with ultrasonic seals. The film structure includes a first multilayer film and a second multilayer film. Each multilayer film includes a backing layer and a seal layer. Each seal layer includes an ultrasonic sealable olefin-based polymer (USOP) having the following properties: (a) a heat of melting, &#x394;Hm, less than 130 J/g, (b) a peak melting temperature, Tm, less than 125&#xb0; C., (c) a storage modulus in shear (G') from 50 MPa to 500 MPa, and (d) a loss modulus in shear (G&#x2033;) greater than 10 MPa. The multilayer films are arranged such that the seal layer of the first multilayer film is in contact with the seal layer of the second multilayer film. The seal layers form an ultrasonic seal having a seal strength from 30 N/15 mm to 80 N/15 mm when ultrasonically sealed at 4 N/mm seal force.

Process for producing ultrasonic seal, and film structures and flexible containers with same

The present disclosure is directed to compositions and film structures suitable for heat seal production. The heat sealable flexible film structure includes: a layer (A) comprising a propylene-based plastomer or elastomer ('PBPE') and a low density polyethylene; a layer (B), adjacent to layer (A), comprising at least 50 percent by weight of the layer (B) of an ethylene-based polymer; and an outermost layer (C) comprising a material having a melting point greater than 140&#xb0; C. Weight percents are based on the total weight of the respective layer. The heat sealable flexible film structure is used to make a flexible container () having one or more heat seals (). The heat seal () can be a frangible heat seal, a hard heat seal, or a combination thereof.

Flexible film composition for heat seals and container with same

The invention provides a layered structure comprising at least two layers: A) a first layer A, formed from a composition A, comprising a polyurethane; and B) a second layer B, formed from a composition B, comprising at least one functionalized polymer B comprising the following: i) at least one polymerized monomeric unit comprising a functional group selected from the group consisting of the following: a) an acid group, b) an anhydride group, c) a primary or secondary amine group, and d) combinations thereof; or ii) at least one reacted functionalization agent comprising a functional group selected from the group consisting of the following: e) an acid group, f) an anhydride group, g) a primary or secondary amine group, and h) combinations thereof; or iii) combinations thereof; and wherein the functionalized polymer B has a number-average molecular weight greater than 1,000 g/mole, and/or a melt index (I2) less than, or equal to, 2500 g/10 min.

Layered structures and articles prepared therefrom

A coating composition comprising: an aqueous dispersion comprising: the melt-kneading product of (A) a base polymer which comprises one or more thermoplastic polymers, (B) a stabilizing agent which comprises at least one component selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid grafted ethylene-based polymers and maleic anhydride grafted polyolefins; (C) a neutralizing agent; and (D) water; wherein the aqueous dispersion has a volume average particle size of less than about 5 &#x3bc;m is provided.

Coating composition, a film containing the same, and a method for forming a sealable film

The invention relates to a polyethylene composition with a bimodal molecular weight distribution and articles made therefrom, such as high topload blow moldings and transmission and distribution pipes. The composition comprises a low-molecular-weight (LMW) ethylene homopolymer component and a homogeneous, high-molecular-weight (HMW) ethylene interpolymer component, wherein the LMW component is characterized as having a molecular weight distribution, MWD, of less than about 8. The composition is characterized as having a bimodal molecular weight distribution, and a ductile-brittle transition temperature, T, of less than &#x2212;20&#xb0; C. In some embodiments, the HMW component is characterized by a reverse comonomer distribution.

Bimodal polyethylene composition and articles made therefrom

The present invention is an ignition resistant carbonate polymer composition, a method to make said composition and fabricated articles made therefrom. The ignition resistant carbonate polymer composition comprises: (i) an aromatic polycarbonate or an aromatic polyester carbonate, (ii) a graft polymer, (iii) optionally one or more thermoplastic vinyl (co)polymer, (iv) optionally one or more thermoplastic polyester polymer, (v) an aromatic phosphate compound, and (vi) a mixture of a fibril forming polytetrafluoroethylene polymer and a fluorothermoplast.

Ignition resistant carbonate polymer composition

The invention provides blends comprising an ethylene copolymer formed from ethylene with at least one comonomer selected from (a) the group comprising compounds represented by the formula HC&#x2550;CHR wherein R represents a C-Clinear, branched or cyclic alkyl group or a C-Caryl group, and (b) a C-Clinear, branched or cyclic diene. Each copolymer has a specific density, a specific molecular weight distribution, and a specific comonomer content distribution characteristic.

Ethylene copolymers and blend compositions

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