Dow Global Technolgoies LLC

Miguel Alberto Prieto

Julien H J M Damen

Ronald P Markovich

Daniel James Falla

Dale M Elley-Bristow

Felipe B Martinez

Russell P Barry

Yunwa Wilson Cheung

Ronald Wevers

Brad Maurice Moncla

Thomas Allgeuer

Gert Johannes Claasen

James G Kennedy

Aaron M Bujnowski

Enrique Torres

Katja Oswald

Martin Pavlik

Roger Daniel Kocher

Ronald Paul Markovich

Russell Paul Barry

Julien HJM Damen

Crosslinked foams having high filler loadings, which may be formed from A) a polyolefin having a crystallinity of 21 percent or less, an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer having a vinyl acetate content of less than 15 mole percent, or a combination thereof; B) a polyolefin having a viscosity between 500 and 20,000 cP, as measured using ASTM D1084 (Brookfield Viscosity at 350&#xb0; F.); and C) a filler, wherein the crosslinked foam includes from 10 to 80 parts filler per hundred parts of components A, B, and C, by weight. In other aspects of embodiments disclosed herein, the crosslinked foam may optionally include one or more of: D) at least one polyolefin having a crystallinity of greater than 21 weight percent, an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer having a vinyl acetate content of 15 mole percent or greater, or a combination thereof; and E) a scorch retarder.

PE-based crosslinked elastomeric foam with high filler loadings for making shockpads and articles used in footwear and flooring applications

A method of forming an article that includes applying an aqueous dispersion to a porous substrate, wherein the aqueous dispersion includes a thermoplastic polymer, a dispersing agent, and water. The method includes removing at least a portion of the water, to result in an article formed that is breathable.

Polyolefin dispersion technology used for porous substrates

A polymer composition comprises at least an ethylene/&#x3b1;-olefin interpolymer and at least one other polymer. The other polymer can be selected from a second ethylene/&#x3b1;-olefin interpolymer, an elastomer, a polyolefin, a polar polymer, and an ethylene/carboxylic acid interpolymer or ionomer thereof. The ethylene/&#x3b1;-olefin interpolymer is a block copolymer having at least a hard block and at least a soft block. The soft block comprises a higher amount of comonomers than the hard block. The block interpolymer has a number of unique characteristics disclosed here. Also provided are gaskets, bottle cap liners, and closures that comprise or obtained from a compositon comprising at least one ethylene/&#x3b1;-olefin interpolymer and at least one polyolefin. The gaskets are capable of compression sealing various containers, without contaminating the contents. Liquid containers particularly benefit from the use of the novel gasket materials disclosed herein.

Cap liners, closures and gaskets from multi-block polymers

Foamable compositions and foams comprise at least an ethylene/&#x3b1;-olefin interpolymer. The foam has a density from greater than 150 to about 500 kg/m. The foamable compositions further comprise a blowing agent and a crosslinking agent. The ethylene/&#x3b1;-olefin interpolymers are a multi-block copolymer comprising at least one soft block and at least one hard block. Methods of making the foamable compositions and foams; and foamed articles made from the foams are also described.

Foams made from interpolymers of ethylene/&#x3b1;-olefins

A polymer composition comprises at least an ethylene/&#x3b1;-oleiln interpolymer and at least one other polymer. The other polymer can be selected from a second ethylene/&#x3b1;-olefin interpolymer, an elastomer, a polyolefin, a polar polymer, and an ethylene/carboxylic acid interpolymer or ionomer thereof. The ethylene/&#x3b1;-olefin interpolymer is a block copolymer having at least a hard block and at least a soft block. The soft block comprises a higher amount of comonomers than the hard block. The block interpolymer has a number of unique characteristics disclosed here. Also provided are gaskets, bottle cap liners, and closures that comprise or obtained from a compositon comprising at least one ethylene/&#x3b1;-olefin interpolymer and at least one polyolefin. The gaskets are capable of compression sealing various containers, without contaminating the contents. Liquid containers particularly benefit from the use of the novel gasket materials disclosed herein.

Cap liners, closures, and gaskets from multi-block polymers

The present invention provides an article formed by impregnating a fibrous structure with a compound, the compound including an aqueous dispersion, the dispersion having (a) at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of an ethylene-based thermoplastic polymer, a propylene-based thermoplastic polymer, and mixtures thereof; (b) at least one polymeric stabilizing agent; and (c) water; and removing at least a portion of the water from the impregnated fibrous structure. The present invention also provides a method of forming a stiffened textile. The method may include the steps of: forming a compound, the compound including an aqueous dispersion having (a) at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of an ethylene-based thermoplastic polymer, a propylene-based thermoplastic polymer, and mixtures thereof, (b) at least one polymeric stabilizing agent, and (c) water; impregnating a textile with the compound; and removing at least a portion of the water from the impregnated textile.

Aqueous polyolefin dispersions for textile impregnation

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Miguel Alberto Prieto