Process for preparing an ethylene-unsaturated polycarboxylic compound graft copolymer
AssigneeQuantum Chemical Corporation
InventorsLeslie Wild, Jeffrey A. Jones
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Abstract
A process for preparing an ethylene-unsaturated polycarboxylic graft copolymer is disclosed. In this process an ethylene polymer having terminal double bond functionality is contacted with an unsaturated polycarboxylic compound in the presence of a catalytically effective amount of an organic peroxide.
Claims3
A process for preparing an ethylene-maleic anhydride graft copolymer comprising contacting a polyethylene wax having a viscosity in the range of between about 100 cp and about 20,000cp and characterized by terminal double bond functionality of between about 1.25 and about 2.5 unsaturated branches per 1,000 carbon atoms with maleic anhydride, present in a concentration of between about 1 wt. % and about 15 wt. %, based upon the weight of said polyethylene wax, in the presence of an organic peroxide, present in a concentration of between about 0.01% and about 1% by weight, based on the weight of the polyethylene wax, said organic peroxide selected from the group consisting of 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-di(tert-butylperoxy)hexane and ditertiarybutyl peroxide.
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