Abstract: A composition having a polymer-film composition having a compound having the structure: wherein: each R is independently selected; each R is a C1-20 alkyl moiety, C2-22 alkenyl moiety, C6-40 cycloalkyl moiety, C6-40 cycloalkylene moiety, C2-20 alkyl glycol ether moiety, C10-C16 linear alkyl alcohol moiety, or Y—OH moiety; each Y is a C2-40 alkylene moiety, C6-40 cycloalkylene moiety, C2-20 alkylene glycol ether, or a C3-40 alkylene lactone; m is an integer ranging from 1 to 100; x is an integer ranging from 2 to 1,000; and the polymer-film composition having an oxidized polymer-film surface.

Abstract: An extruded film manufactured by a process comprising the steps: compounding a composition having: a polyolefin, a first component that is a polyethylene glycol, a polyethylene glycol mono-ester, or a polyethylene glycol di-ester, and a second component that is a phosphorus-containing compound having one of the following two structures: wherein each R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 is independently selected and is a C10-C18 alkyl moiety; n is an integer ranging from 3-11; and the sum of x1+x2 is an integer ranging from 1-251, or wherein each R1, R2, R3 and R4 is independently selected and is a C10-C18 alkyl moiety; m is an integer ranging from 3-11; and x is an integer ranging from 1-122, wherein the composition does not include a fluorine-containing compound; and manufacturing an extruded film using the compounded composition, wherein the film has reduced melt fracture relative to a film manufactured by the same process and with a composition that is otherwise the same but does not include the first component o

Abstract: A manufacturing process comprising the steps: compounding a composition having: a polyolefin, a first component that is a polyethylene glycol, a polyethylene glycol mono-ester, or a polyethylene glycol di-ester, and a second component that is a phosphorus-containing compound having one of the following two structures: wherein each R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 is independently selected and is a C10-C18 alkyl moiety; n is an integer ranging from 3-11; and the sum of x1+x2 is an integer ranging from 1-251, or wherein each R1, R2, R3 and R4 is independently selected and is a C10-C18 alkyl moiety; m is an integer ranging from 3-11; and x is an integer ranging from 1-122, wherein the composition does not include a fluorine-containing compound; and extruding the compounded composition through a die, and wherein the manufacturing process has a reduced rate of die buildup relative to a manufacturing process that is otherwise the same but does not include the first component or the second component.

Abstract: A composition having a polymer-film composition having a compound having the structure: wherein: each R is independently selected; each R is a C1-20 alkyl moiety, C2-22 alkenyl moiety, C6-40 cycloalkyl moiety, C6-40 cycloalkylene moiety, C2-20 alkyl glycol ether moiety, C10-C16 linear alkyl alcohol moiety, or Y—OH moiety; each Y is a C2-40 alkylene moiety, C6-40 cycloalkylene moiety, C2-20 alkylene glycol ether, or a C3-40 alkylene lactone; m is an integer ranging from 1 to 100; x is an integer ranging from 2 to 1,000; and the polymer-film composition having an oxidized polymer-film surface.

Abstract: A composition having a polymer-film composition having a compound having the structure: wherein: each R is independently selected; each R is a C1-20 alkyl moiety, C2-22 alkenyl moiety, C6-40 cycloalkyl moiety, C6-40 cycloalkylene moiety, C2-20 alkyl glycol ether moiety, C10-C16 linear alkyl alcohol moiety, or Y—OH moiety; each Y is a C2-40 alkylene moiety, C6-40 cycloalkylene moiety, C2-20 alkylene glycol ether, or a C3-40 alkylene lactone; m is an integer ranging from 1 to 100; x is an integer ranging from 2 to 1,000; and the polymer-film composition having an oxidized polymer-film surface.

Abstract: A composition having a polymer-film composition having a compound having the structure: wherein: each R is independently selected; each R is a C1-20 alkyl moiety, C2-22 alkenyl moiety, C6-40 cycloalkyl moiety, C6-40 cycloalkylene moiety, C2-20 alkyl glycol ether moiety, C10-C16 linear alkyl alcohol moiety, or Y—OH moiety; each Y is a C2-40 alkylene moiety, C6-40 cycloalkylene moiety, C2-20 alkylene glycol ether, or a C3-40 alkylene lactone; m is an integer ranging from 1 to 100; x is an integer ranging from 2 to 1,000; and the polymer-film composition having an oxidized polymer-film surface.

Abstract: A composition having polyvinylchloride; and a chlorinated ester having the chemical structure: wherein R1 is a C6-22 chlorinated-hydrocarbon moiety, wherein R2 is a C1-C18 hydrocarbon moiety, wherein n is 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein if n is greater than 1, each R1 is the same or different; and wherein the chlorinated ester is 15-70% by weight chlorine; wherein the chlorinated ester is a product of a process that uses fatty-acid-ester reactants having less than two C?C double bonds; and wherein the chlorinated ester is a product of a process that does not use fatty-acid-ester reactants having two or more C?C double bonds.

Abstract: A composition having polyvinylchloride; and a chlorinated ester having the chemical structure: wherein R1 is a C6-22 chlorinated-hydrocarbon moiety, wherein R2 is a C1-C18 hydrocarbon moiety, wherein n is 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein if n is greater than 1, each R1 is the same or different; and wherein the chlorinated ester is 15-70% by weight chlorine; wherein the chlorinated ester is a product of a process that uses fatty-acid-ester reactants having less than two C?C double bonds; and wherein the chlorinated ester is a product of a process that does not use fatty-acid-ester reactants having two or more C?C double bonds.