Dow Global Technolgoies LLC

Dow Silicones Corporation

Weiming Ma

Hong Yang

Yuyan Li

Yunfeng Yang

Chao He

Hongyu Chen

Yabin Sun

Brian M Habersberger

Yonghua Gong

Jeffrey Morris Cogen

Bin Li

Kainan Zhang

Given Jing Chen

Lan Lu

Bharat Indu Chaudhary

Mohamed Esseghir

Timothy James Person

Haiyang Yu

Wenyi Huang

Lisa S Madenjian

Yongchun Chen

Hang Wu

David Hong Fei Guo

Jeffrey D Wenzel

Qian Gou

Lotus Hua Huang

Wilson Xiao Wei Yan

Xiao Yi Pang

Xiaowei Wilson Yan

Nicholas J Horstman

A composition for use as a film layer comprises (A) an olefin-based polymer having a volume resistivity greater than 5.0*10ohm·cm; (B) a hydrophobic-treated fumed silica; (C) an alkoxysilane; (D) an organic peroxide; and (E) from 0 wt % to 1.5 wt % of a crosslinking co-agent.

PV module with film layer comprising hydrophobic-treated fumed silica

A composition comprising the following: a) an ethylene/alpha-olefin/interpolymer; b) a peroxide; c) a “Si-containing compound” selected from the following (i) through (v): (i), where each R is independently selected from a C1-C3 alkyl, and n is from 1 to 16; (ii), where each R is independently methyl or ethyl, and n is from 1 to 18; (iii), where each R is independently methyl or ethyl; (iv) a vinyl oligomericsiloxane; or (v) any combination of (i) through (iv).

Ethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymer compositions with high glass adhesion

The present disclosure relates to an encapsulant film made from a curable composition comprising: (A) a polyolefin polymer; (B) an organic peroxide; (C) a silane coupling agent; and (D) a co-agent comprising a monocyclic organosiloxane of formula (I).

Polyolefin compositions for photovoltaic encapsulant films

A composition for use as a film layer comprises (A) an olefin-based polymer having a volume resistivity greater than 5.0*10ohm·cm; (B) a hydrophilic fumed silica; (C) an alkoxysilane; (D) an organic peroxide; and, optionally, (E) from 0 wt % to 1.5 wt % of a crosslinking co-agent.

PV module with film layer comprising hydrophilic fumed silica

The present disclosure relates to a curable composition for an encapsulant film, the curable composition comprising: (A) a polyolefin; (B) a fumed alumina; (C) an organic peroxide; (D) a silane coupling agent; (E) a crosslinking co-agent; and, optionally, (F) an additive component comprising a UV stabilizer, wherein the polyolefin has a volume resistivity of less than 4.0E+15 ohm·cm. The present disclosure further relates to an encapsulant film made from such a curable composition and a PV module containing such an encapsulant film.

Photovoltaic encapsulant films comprising fumed alumina

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

An encapsulant film is made from a composition comprising (A) a non-polar ethylene-based polymer having a density of 0.850 g/cc to 0.890 g/cc; (B) an organic peroxide; (C) a silane coupling agent; and (D) a co-agent comprising triallyl phosphate.

Non-polar ethylene-based compositions with triallyl phosphate for encapsulant films

An encapsulant film is made from a composition comprising (A) a non-polar ethylene-based polymer; (B) an organic peroxide; (C) a silane coupling agent; and (D) a co-agent comprising a compound of Structure I wherein R-Reach is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a C-Chydrocarbyl group, a C-Csubstituted hydrocarbyl group, and combinations thereof. 

Non-polar ethylene-based polymer compositions for encapsulant films

This disclosed is an encapsulant film made from a curable composition comprising: (A) a polyolefin polymer; (B) an organic peroxide; (C) a silane coupling agent; and (D) a co-agent comprising a silane compound of formula (I). This further disclosed is a process for preparing said encapsulant film.

The present disclosure relates to an encapsulant film made from a curable composition comprising: (A) a polyolefin polymer; (B) an organic peroxide; (C) a silane coupling agent; and (D) a co-agent comprising a monocyclic organosilazane of formula (I).

Embodiments of this invention relate to a composition comprising of (A) an anhydride and/or carboxylic acid functionalized, chlorinated olefin-based polymer and/or (b) a styrene-based polymer and/or a functionalized styrene-based polymer, (B) a polyamide wax slurry, and (C) organic solvent, and which composition can be used as an adhesive to bond a fabric to a polyolefin elastomer (POE) thermoplastic sheet, articles made from the composition, and methods of producing the composition and articles.

Adhesive formulations for fabric/POE adhesion

Flame retardant compositions that include a thermoplastic polyurethane, a metal hydrate flame retardant and a phosphorus-based flame retardant are provided. The compositions are characterized by good flame retardant properties, as well as high insulation resistance.

Thermoplastic polyurethane composition with high insulation resistance

The present disclosure provides a flexible, halogen-free, flame retardant composition. The composition includes from about 25 wt % to about 95 wt % of a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU); from about 5 wt % to about 50 wt % of an olefin block copolymer (OBC); and from about 30 wt % to about 70 wt % of a flame retardant. The flame retardant is selected from resorcinol bis(diphenyl 5 phosphate) (RDP), bis diphenyl phosphate (BDP), bisphenol-A bis(diphenyl phosphate) (BPADP), aluminum trihydrate (ATH), a nitrogen/phosphorus-based halogen-free flame retardant, epoxidized novolac resin, and combinations thereof. The composition requires no compatibilizer for the TPU and OBC. The composition finds application in wire and cable structures.

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Shanghai, China

Weiming Ma