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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Dow Global Technologies Llc, Midland, MI (US);
Inventors:
Karl M. Seven, Collegeville, PA (US);
Mohamed Esseghir, Collegeville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Dow Global technologies LLC, Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 23/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 23/06 (2013.01); C08L 2205/035 (2013.01); C08L 2205/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Wet buffer tubes for use in fiber optic cables are made from a composition comprising in weight percent (wt %) based on the weight of the composition: (A) 22-49% polypropylene (PP), (B) 50-65% high density polyethylene (HDPE), (C) 7-12% compatibilizer comprising in wt % based on the weight of the compatibilizer: (1) 30-90% olefin block composite comprising ethylene-propylene (EP) copolymer, isotactic polypropylene (iPP), and an EP-iPP diblock polymer, and (2) 10-70% maleic anhydride grafted HDPE (MAH-g-HDPE); and (D) 0.05-5.0% nucleating agent.