Gaskets made from homogeneous linear olefin polymers
AssigneeThe Dow Chemical Company
InventorsSteve M. Hoenig, Edward E. Greene
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Abstract
Gaskets comprising at least one homogeneous linear ethylene polymer are disclosed. The gaskets are particularly useful for sealing beverage containers and do not contribute to taste and/or odor of the packaged product, which is especially useful in food-stuff applications.
Claims11
An article of manufacture comprising a non-polar cap having adhered thereto a gasket, which gasket in turn comprises at least one homogeneous linear ethylene polymer having an absence of long chain branching, wherein the at least one homogeneous linear ethylene polymer is a homopolymer of ethylene, an interpolymer of ethylene with at least one C.sub.3 -C.sub.20 alpha-olefin, or a copolymer of ethylene with a C.sub.3 -C.sub.20 alpha-olefin, and wherein the polymer has a composition distribution breadth index greater than 50 percent.
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