Olefin-Based Polymers, a Process for Making the Same, and a Medium Voltage Cable Sheath Comprising the Same
OwnerDavid Denton, Sarah L. Martininventors
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Abstract
Olefm-based polymers containing boron and aluminum at a B:Al molar ratio of less than one are useful in the manufacture of medium and high voltage wire and cable sheath coverings. Such polymers exhibit good dielectric properties, e.g., a dissipation factor less than 0.05 radians as measured by ASTM D-150-98. The typical source of the boron and aluminum in these polymers are the cocatalysts used to make the polymers, i.e., cocatalysts containing boron and/or aluminum.
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A medium voltage cable comprising a sheath, the sheath comprising an olefin-based polymer made with a constrained geometry catalyst (CGC) system in which the CGC system comprises boron and aluminum atoms at a molar ratio of boron to aluminum of less than 1.
The cable of Claim I in which the CGC system comprises (1) a metal coordination complex, (2) a boron-containing activating cocatalyst, and (3) an aluminum-containing activating cocatalyst, the two cocatalysts present in an amount such that the boron and aluminum are present at a B:Al molar ratio of less than one.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.