Process for making olefin-carbon monoxide copolymers from synthesis gas
AssigneeExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
InventorsAbhimanyu O. Patil, Manika Varma-Nair
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Abstract
The invention is related to non-linear olefin-carbon monoxide copolymer composition which is derived from an olefin feedstream and a synthesis gas feedstream. The invention is also related to a method for preparing olefin-carbon monoxide copolymers by heating an olefin feed and a synthesis gas feed in the presence of a free radical polymerization initiator. More particularly, the synthesis gas feed comprises predominantly carbon monoxide and hydrogen. The copolymers of the invention are useful as polyvinyl chloride plasticizers.
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A copolymerization method comprising reacting an olefin feed and a synthesis gas feed under free radical copolymerization conditions to form an olefin-carbon monoxide copolymer.
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