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Kevin Paul Rogers

Bharat Indu Chaudhary

Sarat Munjal

Arkady L Krasovskiy

Manish Talreja

Rajesh P Paradkar

Bruce Michael Hasch

Saurav S Sengupta

Manish K Mundra

Christopher R Eddy

A copolymer of ethylene and hydrolysable silane includes from 0.1 wt % to 5.0 wt % hydrolysable silane groups and has a Mz(abs)/Mw(abs) of less than or equal to 9.5; a ratio of Mz(abs)/Mw(abs) to polydispersity of less than or equal to 1.5; a polydispersity of 6.6 or greater; a Density×Polydispersity of 6.0 or greater; or an Amorphous Content at Room Temperature×Polydispersity of 360 or greater. Methods for forming a moisture-crosslinkable polymer composition include forming a copolymer of ethylene and hydrolysable silane at a polymerization temperature of greater than or equal to 180° C. to less than or equal to 400° C. at a pressure from 5,000 psi to 50,000 psi; and adding a silanol condensation catalyst to the copolymer of ethylene and hydrolysable silane.

Moisture crosslinkable copolymers of ethylene and hydrolysable silane

A moisture-curable polyethylene formulation comprising a (hydrolyzable silyl group)-functional polyethylene copolymer and a condensation cure catalyst. The formulation is designed to be rapidly moisture curable under ambient conditions. Also methods of making and using same; cured polymer products made therefrom; and articles containing or made from same.

Rapidly moisture-curable polyethylene formulation

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