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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael E. Rowland, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Che I. Kao, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Assignee:
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 8/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 8/00 ;
Abstract
A process for improving the green strength of ethylene/&agr;-olefin/diene polymers is described comprising (A) selecting an ethylene/&agr;-olefin/diene polymer having a Mooney viscosity at 125 C up to about 80 and a percent gel (% gel) up to about 30 percent and (B) partially crosslinking the ethylene/&agr;-olefin/diene polymer selected in step (A) to make a modified ethylene/&agr;-olefin/diene polymer satisfying the equations MV≦100 and