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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 25, 1993
Naohiro Mikawa, Saitama, JP;
Satoshi Ueki, Saitama, JP;
Naomi Koyama, Saitama, JP;
Hiroyuki Furuhashi, Saitama, JP;
Tetsuya Morioka, Saitama, JP;
Shigeyuki Toki, Saitama, JP;
Tonen Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An ethylene polymer which Is capable of being degraded by microorganisms is provided which comprises a recurring unit represented by the general formula ##STR1## in which R is a divalent hydrocarbon group containing 2 to 20 carbon atoms, R' is a divalent hydrocarbon group containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms and A is a polyethylene segment comprising a recurring unit represented by the formula --CH.sub.2.CH.sub.2 -- and having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 300 to 300,000, and the ethylene polymer having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 500 to 5,000,000.