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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 1988
Filed:
Sep. 05, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Chad A Strait, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Gerald M Lancaster, Freeport, TX (US);
Ricky L Tabor, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Assignee:
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
525257 ; 525 53 ; 525285 ;
Abstract
Maleic anhydride can be satisfactorily grafted to polymers at low pressures by feeding the polymer through a co-rotating, twin-screw extruder and injecting the maleic anhydride and a free radical initiator into the extruder. The maleic anhydride and initiator can be pre-mixed in a solvent solution. The solvent and unreacted maleic anhydride can be removed by low pressure devolatilization.