Compositions comprising a hydrocarbonaceous material

Abstract

A filler composition comprising a filler material and a hydrocarbonaceous material having a volatility of less than or equal to 5% at 200° and a time of 2 hours. The hydrocarboneous material may comprise a bituminous material comprising bitumen, oxibitumen, or mixtures thereof; petroleum/oil cracker residue bottoms, for example ethylene cracker residues (ECR); carbon black feedstock fuels comprising less than or equal to 5%, by weight, sulfur and having a molar hydrogen to carbon ratio between 0.90:1 and 1.10:1; linear or cyclic condensation products comprising an aromatic alcohol, for example, phenol, catechol, resorcinol, naphthol, and an aldehyde, for example formaldehyde, preferably where the aromatic alcohol is present in a molar excess; or mixtures thereof. Also disclosed are polymer compositions comprising the filler compositions and polymer compositions comprising a filler material, a hydrocarbonaceous material having a volatility of less than or equal to 5% at 200° and a time of 2 hours, and a polymer. A preferred filler material comprises carbon black, and preferred polymers include ethylene-containing polymers such as ethylene-propylene copolymer or ethylene-propylene terpolymers. The present invention also includes articles of manufacture incorporating the polymer compositions.

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