Abstract: An improved method of free radical polymerization conducted in the presence of a relatively low molecular weight macromonomer such as can be made with a metal chelate chain transfer catalyst. This method has various uses, including reducing the molecular weight of a variety of crosslinkable polymers and copolymers.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 7, 1996
Date of Patent:
June 30, 1998
Assignee:
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Inventors:
Joseph A. Antonelli, Charles T. Berge, Michael J. Darmon, Christopher E. Murphy