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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2008
Bharat I. Chaudhary, Princeton, NJ (US);
John Klier, Midland, MI (US);
Bharat I. Chaudhary, Princeton, NJ (US);
John Klier, Midland, MI (US);
Dow Global Technologies LLC, Midland, MI (US);
Abstract
The instant invention is a crosslinkable polyethylene composition obtained via a process comprising the steps of (1) providing a polyethylene component; (2) providing an organic peroxide crosslinking agent,(3) providing a crosslinking coagent which comprises at least two terminal carbon-carbon double bonds and is an alkadiene, alkatriene, or alkatetraene compound; (4) melt blending the polyethylene component, the crosslinking agent, and the crosslinking coagent at a temperature less than the decomposition temperature of the crosslinking agent; and (5) thereby forming the crosslinkable polyethylene composition. The crosslinkable polyethylene composition may further include a scorch inhibitor, a cure booster, a stable free radical, one or more conventional additives, and/or combinations thereof. The instant invention further includes articles comprising the crosslinked product of the crosslinkable polyethylene composition.