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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 1989
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul L Neill, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Gerald M Lancaster, Freeport, TX (US);
Kenneth L Bryce, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428500 ; 264259 ; 264275 ; 264278 ; 2642791 ; 26433117 ; 264254 ; 26433121 ;
Abstract
Melt-reacted blends of ethylene/carboxylic acid copolymers with metal oxides are improved by first incorporating the metal oxide into an ethylene copolymer of LDPE, HDPE, or LLDPE to form a concentrate or masterbatch, then melt-blending a minor amount of the concentrate into the ethylene/carboxylic acid copolymer thereby obtaining a uniform, homogeneous reaction of the metal oxide with the carboxylic acid groups. These melt-reacted blends provide tough molding resins. Especially preferred are melt-reacted blends of EAA with minor amounts of MgO/LLDPE concentrates.