Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Non-extrusion process for functionalization of low viscosity polyolefins
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Application No.: US15760815Application Date: 2016-09-22
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Publication No.: US11136427B2Publication Date: 2021-10-05
- Inventor: Shrikant Dhodapkar , Gregory E. Johnson , Rennisha R. Wickham , Santosh S. Bawiskar , Guang Ming Li , Harold W. Boone
- Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Midland
- Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
- Current Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Midland
- Agency: Quarles & Brady LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2016/053017 WO 20160922
- International Announcement: WO2017/053517 WO 20170330
- Main IPC: C08F255/02
- IPC: C08F255/02 ; C08F6/00

Abstract:
A process to form a first composition comprising a functionalized olefin-based polymer comprises: a) polymerizing a composition comprising an olefin to form a reaction product comprising an olefin-based polymer; b) subjecting at least a portion of the reaction product to at least one devolatilization to form a polymer-rich melt, wherein step b) occurs downstream from and in-line with step a); and c) reacting at least a portion of the polymer-rich melt with at least one functionalization agent and, optionally, at least one free-radical initiator to form the first composition, wherein step c) occurs downstream from and in-line with step b), wherein “the viscosity of the functionalized olefin-based polymer (177° C./350° F.)” to “the viscosity of the olefin-based polymer (177° C./350° F.)” is from 0.1 to 5.0.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180258209A1 Non-Extrusion Process for Functionalization of Low Viscosity Polyolefins Public/Granted day:2018-09-13
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