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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 23, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian W Walther, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
James R Bethea, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Assignee:
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
524570 ; 524579 ; 524158 ;
Abstract
Artificial latexes that are film forming at room temperature can be prepared from a copolymer of ethylene and a C.sub.3 -C.sub.20 .alpha.-olefin. The copolymer is characterized by having a polydispersity index not greater than 2.5; random distribution of comonomer units along the polymer backbone; and a homogeneity index of at least 75. The copolymer preferably contains no polar substituents, which are generally necessary to make useful latexes from polyethylene.