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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2011
Weiqing Weng, Houston, TX (US);
Sunny Jacob, Seabrook, TX (US);
Peijun Jiang, League City, TX (US);
Armenag H. Dekmezian, Kingwood, TX (US);
Aspy K. Mehta, Humble, TX (US);
Peter W. Manders, Hudson, OH (US);
Pradeep Shirodkar, Stow, OH (US);
Palanisamy Arjunan, Houston, TX (US);
Weiqing Weng, Houston, TX (US);
Sunny Jacob, Seabrook, TX (US);
Peijun Jiang, League City, TX (US);
Armenag H. Dekmezian, Kingwood, TX (US);
Aspy K. Mehta, Humble, TX (US);
Peter W. Manders, Hudson, OH (US);
Pradeep Shirodkar, Stow, OH (US);
Palanisamy Arjunan, Houston, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for preparing a thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) comprising: contacting a thermoplastic polymer, a cross-linkable elastomer, at least one curative, and at least one cure activator in a solvent to form Composition A. The solvent is then removed, and thereafter the cross-linkable elastomer is at least partially cured. The average particle size of the cross-linkable elastomer is 10 microns or less after the solvent is removed.