Recent Journal Article and US Patents

Polyethylene

Blends

12/8/2009

7,629,404
Thermoplastic polyolefin composition

12/4/2009

Preparation, structural development, and mechanical properties of microfibrillar composite materials based on polyethylene/polyamide 6 oriented blends 
(p 2918-2932) Journal of Applied Polymer  Science 115 #5 (2010)
Abstract

11/27/2009

Low Temperature Izod Impact Studies of Blends Based on Impact Grade Polypropylene and Ethylene--Octene Copolymer  
(2879-2888) Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites 28 #23 (2009)
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Copolymers

12/15/2009

7,632,573
Polymers of ethylene and, optionally, copolymerizable esters, films using such polymers and stretch hood packaging processes using such films

12/4/2009

Novel Copolymers of Trisubstituted Ethylenes and Styrene. 6. Trialkoxy Ring-Substituted Ethyl 2-Cyano-1-oxo-3-phenyl-2-propenylcarbamates
(1 – 5)  Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A - Pure and Applied Chemistry 47 #1 (2010)

11/27/2009

Composition effects on ethylene/propylene copolymers studied by GPC-MALS and GPC-IR
(42-49)  European Polymer Journal 46  #1 (2010)

11/27/2009

Separation of propene/1-alkene and ethylene/1-alkene copolymers by high-temperature adsorption liquid chromatography
(5443-5448)  Polymer 50 #23 (2009)

11/27/2009

The use of SSA fractionation to detect changes in the molecular structure of model ethylene–butene copolymers modified by peroxide crosslinking
(1639-1645) Polymer Degradation and Stability 94 #10 (2009)

Crosslinked Polyethylene

12/15/2009

7,632,574
Method of cross-linking a filled polymer based on polyethylene

12/4/2009

Effect of silane-grafting on water tree resistance of XLPE cable insulation 
(p 3168-3176) Journal of Applied Polymer  Science 115 #6 (2010)
Abstract

11/27/2009

Kinetics and dynamics of thermally-induced shape-memory behavior of crosslinked short-chain branched polyethylenes
(5490-5498)  Polymer 50 #23 (2009)

Crystallization

12/4/2009

Influence of branching on the thermal and crystallization behavior of bimodal polyethylenes synthesized with binary late-transition-metal catalyst combinations 
(p 3045-3055) Journal of Applied Polymer  Science 115 #5 (2010)
Abstract

Degradation

11/27/2009

XPS and XAES of polyethylenes aided by line shape analysis: The effect of electron irradiation
(1714-1721) Polymer Degradation and Stability 94 #10 (2009)

Film

12/15/2009

7,632,907
Polyethylene film having improved mechanical and barrier properties and method of making same

12/4/2009

Vapor Phase Epitaxy of Perylo[1,12-b,c,d]thiophene on Highly Oriented Polyethylene Thin Films
(9321–9324) Macromolecules 42 #23 (2009)

Foams

12/4/2009

COMPRESSION MOLDING OF POLYETHYLENE FOAMS UNDER A TEMPERATURE GRADIENT: MORPHOLOGY AND FLEXURAL MODULUS
(237-248) Cellular Polymers 28  #4 (2009)

12/4/2009

Postconsumer high-density polyethylene/agave fiber foamed composites coated with chitosan for the removal of heavy metals 
(p 2971-2980) Journal of Applied Polymer  Science 115 #5 (2010)
Abstract

Grafting

12/4/2009

Two-stage grafting onto polyethylene fiber by radiation-induced graft polymerization and atom transfer radical polymerization 
(p 3369-3375) Journal of Applied Polymer  Science 115 #6 (2010)
Abstract

HDPE

12/4/2009

Thermal-induced percolation in high-density polyethylene/carbon black composites
(6350-6356) Polymer 50 #26 (2009)

11/27/2009

Synthesis and kinetics of non-isothermal degradation of amide grafted high density polyethylene
(1860-1866) Polymer Degradation and Stability 94 #10 (2009)

11/27/2009

Polymer Network Mobility and Environmental Stress Cracking Resistance of High Density Polyethylene
(1252 – 1261) Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering 48 #12 (2009)

11/27/2009

STORAGE STABILITY OF ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATED HDPE
(303-307) Polymers and Polymer Composites 16 #5 (2008)

11/27/2009

MODELING THE EFFECT OF STRAIN RATE ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF HDPE/CLAY NANOCOMPOSITE FOAMS
(561-575) Polymers and Polymer Composites 16 #8 (2008)

LDPE

12/4/2009

STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION AND MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR OF LDPE STRUCTURAL FOAMS. A COMPARISON WITH CONVENTIONAL FOAMS
(289-302) Cellular Polymers 28  #4 (2009)

12/4/2009

Synthesis and characterizations of calcium di(meth)acrylate divinyl monomers and melt surface graft functionalization with linear low density poly(ethylene) 
(p 2582-2590) Journal of Applied Polymer  Science 115 #5 (2010)
Abstract

11/27/2009

EFFECT OF CLAY MODIFICATION ON PHOTO-OXIDATION OF POLYETHYLENE/CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES
(535-546) Polymers and Polymer Composites 16 #8 (2008)

11/27/2009

BLENDING TECHNIQUES AFFECTING MECHANICAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES BY FLY ASH/LDPE AND CACO"3/LDPE COMPOSITES
(281-290) Polymers and Polymer Composites 17 #5 (2009)

LLDPE

11/24/2009

7,622,529
Polymer blends from interpolymers of ethylene/alpha-olefin with improved compatibility

11/24/2009

7,622,179
Three dimensional random looped structures made from interpolymers of ethylene/.alpha.-olefins and uses thereof

Nanocomposites

12/8/2009

7,629,406
Use of organoclay in HDPE nanocomposites to provide barrier properties in containers and film

12/4/2009

Preparation and properties of chlorosulfonated polyethylene/organomontmorillonite nanocomposites 
(p 3365-3368) Journal of Applied Polymer  Science 115 #6 (2010)
Abstract  

12/4/2009

Low percolation threshold and high conductivity in carbon black filled polyethylene and polypropylene composites 
(p 3527-3534) Journal of Applied Polymer  Science 115 #6 (2010)
Abstract

11/27/2009

Effect of PEgMA/amine silane compatibilizer on clay dispersion of polyethylene-clay nanocomposites
(921-933) Polymer Bulletin 63 #6 (2009)

11/27/2009

Nonisothermal crystallization kinetics of high-density polyethylene/barium sulfate nanocomposites 
(p 2342-2349) Polymer  Engineering &  Science 49 #12 (2009)
Abstract

Polymerization

12/1/2009

7,625,982
Multimodal polyethylene compositions and pipe made from same

11/24/2009

7,622,536
Apparatus and method for the production of polyethylene and ethylene copolymers

12/4/2009

Synthesis of Supported Nickel Diimine Catalysts for Ethylene Slurry Polymerization 
(p 1979-1988) Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 210 #22 (2009)
Abstract  

11/27/2009

Influence of Silica Support Size on the Polymerisation of Ethylene Using a Supported Metallocene Catalyst 
(p 45-51) Macromolecular Symposia 285 #1 (2009)
Abstract

11/27/2009

Gas-Phase Polymerization with Transition Metal Catalysts Supported on Montmorillonite - A Particle Morphological Study 
(p 64-73) Macromolecular Symposia 285 #1 (2009)
Abstract

11/27/2009

CRYSTAF Analysis of Polyethylene Synthesized with Phillips Catalyst 
(p 74-80) Macromolecular Symposia 285 #1 (2009)
Abstract

11/27/2009

Heterogeneous Copolymerization of Ethylene and -olefins Using Aluminohydride-Zirconocene/SiO₂/MAO by High-Throughput Screening 
(p 90-100) Macromolecular Symposia 285 #1 (2009)
Abstract

11/27/2009

Influence of Metallocene Type on the Order of Ethylene Polymerization and Catalyst Deactivation Rate in a Solution Reactor 
(p 101-114) Macromolecular Symposia 285 #1 (2009)
Abstract

Recycling

11/27/2009

Catalytic cracking of polyethylene waste in horizontal tube reactor
(1678-1683Polymer Degradation and Stability 94 #10 (2009)

Solutions

11/27/2009

The Modified Sanchez−Lacombe Equation of State Applied to Polydisperse Polyethylene Solutions
(10664–10681)  Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 48 #23 (2009)

UHMWPE

12/1/2009

7,624,694
Resilient device

11/27/2009

On the morphology of some irradiated ultra high molecular weight polyethylenes
(1621-1631) Polymer Degradation and Stability 94 #10 (2009)

11/27/2009

Single-walled carbon nanotube/ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene composites with percolation at low nanotube contents 
(p 2440-2446) Polymer  Engineering &  Science 49 #12 (2009)
Abstract

11/27/2009

Rheological properties of UHMWPE/iPP blends 
(p 1121-1126) Polymers for Advanced Technologies 20 #12 (2009)
Abstract

Waxes

11/24/2009

7,622,031
Method for preparing oxidized polyolefin waxes