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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2018
Exxonmobil Chemical Patents Inc., Baytown, TX (US);
Yong Yang, Kingwood, TX (US);
Alexander I. Norman, Houston, TX (US);
Andy H. Tsou, Houston, TX (US);
Kimari T. M. Slaughter, Baytown, TX (US);
Bethany M. Welke, Seabrook, TX (US);
Dinara R. Sunagatullina, Wheeling, IL (US);
ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc., Baytown, TX (US);
Abstract
A composite comprising a polyethylene and within a range from 1 wt % to 25 wt % of at least one cyclic-olefin copolymer by weight of the composition, where the polyethylene may have a density of at least 0.90 g/cm, and where the cyclic-olefin copolymer has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of at least 30° C. Disclosed also is the feature of orienting the composite to form an oriented article, wherein the article comprises rods having an average length of at least 1 μm, and at least 5 nm in average diameter.