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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 1985
Filed:
Oct. 31, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
John R Dombroski, Kingsport, TN (US);
J Maynard Hawkins, Kingsport, TN (US);
Mark A Pollock, Johnson City, TN (US);
Alan P Leonard, Kingsport, TN (US);
Thomas A Mitchell, Kingsport, TN (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
264118 ; 264141 ; 264143 ; 264145 ; 264185 ; 26433115 ; 521 64 ; 524557 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a process for the formation of olefin-vinyl alcohol copolymer pellets which comprises mixing particles of the copolymer with water to obtain a wet cake containing about 20-70% solids by weight to thereby obtain a plasticized mass of the copolymer, thereafter extruding the copolymer at a temperature of about 5.degree.-7.degree. C. below the melting point of the mass through a nozzle to form a rod, and dividing the rod into individual pellets.