Shell Oil Comapny

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Union Carbide Chemicals and Plastics Company, Inc.

Micromet Technology, Inc.

Robert C. Job

Robert C Job

Ronald J Hoxmeier

Bridget A Spence

Steven M Nestlerode

Larry L Sterna

Israel G Burstain

Donald F Haas

Brian L Goodall

Ananda M Chatterjee

Donn A DuBois

Stanley E Wilson

John C Chadwick

Daniel P Zilker, Jr

Donna A DuBois

Todd Job

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A thermoplastic elastomer produced without a hydrogenation step is functionalized utilizing a free radical initiator and a functionalizing monomer having at least one point of unsaturation. The base polymers can be produced by copolymerizing an &agr;-olefin capable of producing an amorphous backbone with a comonomer which provides a &ldquo;hook&rdquo; for grafting to with a living polystyrene chain. Another method is to copolymerize an &agr;-olefin monomer system capable of producing an amorphous backbone with a comonomer containing a functional group from which an anionically polymerizable monomer is grown from the backbone. A third method involves copolymerizing an &agr;-olefin monomer system capable of giving an amorphous backbone with an olefin-terminated polystyrene comonomer. In a less preferred embodiment, a conventional EPDM polymer can be metallated and a monoalkenyl aromatic compound anionically polymerizable monomer grown from the backbone.

Functionalized thermoplastic elastomer

A thermoplastic elastomer produced without a hydrogenation step is functionalized utilizing a free radical initiator and a functionalizing monomer having at least one point of unsaturation. The base polymers can be produced by copolymerizing an &agr;-olefin capable of producing an amorphous backbone with a comonomer which provides a &ldquo;hook&rdquo; for grafting to with a living polystyrene chain. Another method is to copolymerize an &agr;-olefin monomer system capable of producing an amorphous backbone with a comonomer containing a functional group from which an anionically polymerizable monomer is grown from the backbone. A third method involves copolymerizing an &agr;-olefin monomer system capable of giving an amorphous backbone with an olefin-terminated polystyrene comonomer. In a less preferred embodiment a conventional EPDM polymer can be metallated and a monoalkenyl aromatic compound anionically polymerizable monomer grown from the backbone.

A thermoplastic elastomer produced without a hydrogenation step is functionalized utilizing a free radical initiator and a functionalizing monomer having at least one point of unsaturation. The base polymers can be produced by copolymerizing an .alpha.-olefin capable of producing an amorphous backbone with a comonomer which provides a 'hook' for grafting to with a living polystyrene chain. Another method is to copolymerize an .alpha.-olefin monomer system capable of producing an amorphous backbone with a comonomer containing a functional group from which an anionically polymerizable monomer is grown from the backbone. A third method involves copolymerizing an .alpha.-olefin monomer system capable of giving an amorphous backbone with an olefin-terminated polystyrene comonomer. In a less preferred embodiment, a conventional EPDM polymer can be metallated and a monoalkenyl aromatic compound anionically polymerizable monomer grown from the backbone.

A method of producing graft block copolymers which comprises (a) grafting a halosilane of the formula

Process for making block graft copolymers by grafting halosilanes onto

A graft block copolymer is comprised of a saturated olefinic backbone with pendent anionic polymer side chains. The polymer is produced by copolymerizing an .alpha.--olefin with a 1-alkenyl monomer containing a functional group to which an anionically polymerized polymer can be grafted to produce graft block copolymer, anionically polymerizing at least one anionically polymerizable monomer to form living polymer chains, and then grafting the living polymer chains onto the copolymer to form the graft block copolymer.

Process for making graft block copolymers by grafting anionic polymer

A graft block copolymer is comprised of a completely saturated olefinic backbone with pendant anionic polymer side chains. The polymer is produced by copolymerizing an .alpha.-olefin with a monomer which contains a functional group which can be metallated so an anionic monomer can be polymerized therefrom, metallating the copolymer by reaction with metal alkyl or aryl compound and a metallation activator, and growing anionic polymer side chains from the copolymer backbone by reacting an anionically polymerized monomer with the metallated copolymer.

Process for making graft block copolymers by growing anionic polymer

A method of producing diamond crystals from a metallofullerite matrix independent of external application of pressure is disclosed. The method comprises hyperquenching a portion of a metallic sold comprising a metal carbon matrix of an allotropic metal and metallofullerites of that allotropic metal after the portion has been heated to or near the critical temperature for its percentage composition of the allotropic metal, carbon, and other effective ingredients. The quenching is conducted rapidly enough to collapse fullerene structures present in the matrix into diamond crystals. The resulting metal-carbon matrix of an allotropic metal, metallofullerites of the allotropic metal, and diamond crystals are also disclosed.

Method of producing diamond crystals from metallfullerite matrix and

A high activity olefin polymerization catalyst, useful in the polymerization of lower .alpha.-olefins, comprises the solid product resulting from contacting a complex magnesium-containing, titanium-containing alkoxide compound with alkylaluminum halide, optionally employed in conjunction with a selectivity control agent.

Olefin polymerization catalyst

A process and a catalyst for the production of mildly elastomeric primarily isotactic polyolefins characterized by intermediate average block lengths wherein olefins are polymerized in the presence of the catalyst which comprises the reaction product of a magnesium alkoxide and a tetravalent titanium halide which takes place in the presence of an electron donor, an organoaluminum compound, and a selectivity control agent which is an effectively unhindered heterocyclic aromatic nitrogen compound.

Process and catalyst for producing mildly elastomeric primarily

A metallic solid comprising an metal-carbon matrix of an allotropic metal and metallofullerites of the allotropic metal is disclosed, along with an associated method of forming the solid by interrupting and temporarily holding a metal-carbon melt at the point through the cooling curve at which the solidifying metal passes through the allotropic transformation stage for the metal defined by the overall proportion of allotropic metal and carbon in the melt.

Solid metal-carbon matrix of metallofullerites and method of forming same

An improved high activity olefin polymerization catalyst catalyzes the production of polymeric lower .alpha.-olefin having good properties and a relatively narrow particle size distribution. The catalyst is produced from an organoaluminum cocatalyst, a selectivity control agent and a novel olefin polymerization procatalyst which is prepared by contacting a tetravalent titanium halide, a halohydrocarbon, an electron donor and the solid procatalyst precursor obtained by heating an adduct of a carbonated magnesium ethoxide and a phenolic compound of enhanced acidity.

A process and a catalyst for the production of elastomeric primarily syndiotactic polypropylene characterized by short average block lengths wherein propylene is polymerized in the presence of the catalyst which comprises the reaction product of a magnesium alkoxide and a tetravalent titanium halide which takes place in the presence of an electron donor, an organoaluminum compound, and a selectivity control agent which is an effectively hindered heterocyclic aromatic nitrogen compound wherein the hindrance is not provided by a C1.sup.- or methoxy group.

Process for the production of elastomeric, primarily syndiotactic

A process and a catalyst for the production of elastomeric primarily syndiotactic polypropylene characterized by short average block lengths wherein propylene is polymerized in the presence of the catalyst which comprises the reaction product of a magnesium alkoxide and a tetravalent titanium halide which takes place in the presence of an electron donor, an organoaluminum compound, and a selectivity control agent which is an effectively hindered heterocyclic aromatic nitrogen compound wherein the hindrance is not provided by a Cl.sup.- or methoxy group.

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Robert C Job