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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2017
Exxonmobil Chemical Patents Inc., Baytown, TX (US);
Wanli Wang, Katy, TX (US);
Michael W. Bednarik, Fairlawn, OH (US);
Peite Bao, Houston, TX (US);
Yi Ping Ni, Shanghai, CN;
Ying Ying Sun, Houston, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc., Baytown, TX (US);
Abstract
A process of heat shrinking an article is provided. The process includes shaping a thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) into an article, the TPV having: a partially vulcanized rubber dispersed in a continuous thermoplastic phase, wherein more than 5 wt % of the rubber is extractable in boiling xylene, and wherein the thermoplastic phase comprises a thermoplastic resin having a Tm>110° C. and a propylene-based elastomer (PBE) having a Tm<110° C.; and heating the article to a temperature between about 100° C. and 250° C. to shrink the article.