SG160416A1 - IMPACT MODIFICATION OF THERMOPLASTICS WITH ETHYLENE/a- OLEFIN INTERPOLYMERS - Google Patents

IMPACT MODIFICATION OF THERMOPLASTICS WITH ETHYLENE/a- OLEFIN INTERPOLYMERS

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SG160416A1
SG160416A1 SG201001861-2A SG2010018612A SG160416A1 SG 160416 A1 SG160416 A1 SG 160416A1 SG 2010018612 A SG2010018612 A SG 2010018612A SG 160416 A1 SG160416 A1 SG 160416A1
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ethylene
thermoplastics
olefin interpolymers
impact modification
compositions
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Miridula Kapur
Mehmet Demirors
Wu Shaofu
Yunwa Wilson Cheung
Pradeep Jain
David Winn Fuchs
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Dow Global Technologies Inc
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SG201001861-2A 2005-03-17 2006-03-15 IMPACT MODIFICATION OF THERMOPLASTICS WITH ETHYLENE/a- OLEFIN INTERPOLYMERS SG160416A1 (en)

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PCT/US2005/008917 WO2005090427A2 (en) 2004-03-17 2005-03-17 Catalyst composition comprising shuttling agent for ethylene multi-block copolymer formation
US71792805P 2005-09-16 2005-09-16

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