Abstract: A mineral adhesion promoter composition for bitumen including at least of a hydroxyl-functionalized propylene-based copolymer preferably having a hydroxyl-functionalized olefin comonomer content between 0.1 and 0.6 mol %, more preferably 0.2 to 0.5 mol %, and aluminum-containing residue including an elemental aluminum content from a quantity of 0.05 to 1.5 wt % of the hydroxyl-functionalized propylene-based copolymer; to a modified bitumen composition including at least: mineral adhesion promoter composition according to the invention and neat bitumen; and finally to an asphalt composition including the modified bitumen composition according to the invention and some mineral.

Abstract: Hot melt adhesive comprising a polar group-containing olefin copolymer having: number average molecular weight (Mn) between 10 to 50 kg/mol, crystallinity (Xc) content below 30%, enthalpy (?H) between 5 to 65 J/g, polydispersity index (Ð) from 2 to 6, melting temperature (Tm) between 4° and 120° C., and comprising at least 80 mol % of a constituent unit represented by the following formula (1), optionally a constituent unit represented by the following formula (2), and between 0.1 to 1 mol %, of a constituent unit represented by the following formula (3): wherein: R1 is H or CH3; R2 is selected from the list comprising: hydrocarbyl group having 0 to 10 carbon atoms, R3 is either selected from the list comprising: hydrocarbyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, R4, R5, R6 can be identical or different and selected from the list comprising hydrogen, hydrocarbyl group having 0 to 10 carbon atoms.

Abstract: The invention relates to a film comprising a functionalized polyolefin polymer and to the use of the film as an encapsulant film for a photovoltaic module. The functionalized polyolefin polymer is a polymer selected from: (a) a propylene copolymer, (b) a propylene terpolymer, (c) an ethylene terpolymer, and (d) a polymer mixture comprising any combination of polymers (a) to (c). Further, the functionalized polyolefin polymer comprises <0.8 wt %, of an inorganic metal oxide such as alumina, based on the total weight of the functionalized polyolefin polymer. The invention further relates to an encapsulated solar cell comprising encapsulant layers comprising the film. The invention further relates to a photovoltaic module comprising the encapsulated solar cell and to a process for making the photovoltaic module.

Abstract: A coated filament includes an inorganic filament and a polymer composition includes a thermoplastic polymer, wherein the polymer composition is in direct contact with the filament, wherein the coated filament has a length of 100 mm or longer. Further, a method for producing a coated filament includes producing an uncoated inorganic filament from an inorganic melt; providing a molten polymer composition comprising a thermoplastic polymer; applying the molten polymer composition to the uncoated inorganic filament, and allowing the molten polymer composition to solidify; obtaining a coated filament including an inorganic filament which is coated with the polymer composition and wherein the inorganic filament is in direct contact with the polymer composition; and cutting the coated filament into pieces having a length of 100 mm or longer, or bundling a plurality of said coated filaments into a filament bundle or a yarn.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an asphalt composition comprising a modified bitumen with a hydroxyl-functionalized polymer configured to create a thermally reversible cross-linking network within the composition, wherein the hydroxyl functionalized polymer is selected from the group comprising: hydroxyl functionalized polyolefin thermoplast, hydroxyl functionalized polyolefin elastomer, hydroxyl functionalized polyolefin plastomer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a film comprising a functionalized polyolefin polymer and to the use of the film as an encapsulant film for a photovoltaic module. The functionalized polyolefin polymer is a polymer selected from: (a) a propylene copolymer, (b) a propylene terpolymer, (c) an ethylene terpolymer, and (d) a polymer mixture comprising any combination of polymers (a) to (c). Further, the functionalized polyolefin polymer comprises <0.8 wt %, of an inorganic metal oxide such as alumina, based on the total weight of the functionalized polyolefin polymer. The invention further relates to an encapsulated solar cell comprising encapsulant layers comprising the film. The invention further relates to a photovoltaic module comprising the encapsulated solar cell and to a process for making the photovoltaic module.

Abstract: The invention relates to a polyacrylate-based graft copolymer comprising a polyacrylate backbone and polyolefin side chains grafted thereon, wherein the graft copolymer is prepared by reacting a first polymer and a second polymer, wherein the first polymer comprises recurring units having the structure (I) and optionally further recurring units having the structures (II): Formulae (I), (II) wherein R1, R3 is H or CH3 and R2 is a hydrocarbon moiety comprising 1 to 6 carbon atoms, one of R4 and R5 is H and the other one of R5 and R4 is COOR2, C?N, Cl, or an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon moiety optionally containing one or multiple hetero atom functionalities, wherein R2 in (I) is different from R2 in (II) and the second polymer is a functionalized polyolefin having one or multiple hydroxyl functional groups, wherein the graft copolymer is formed by transesterification of the COOR2 group of (I) or (II) with the hydroxyl functional group of the functionalized polyolefin.

Abstract: A copolymer, methods of making the polymer, methods of recycling the polymer and compositions including the polymer are described. The copolymer, can contain repeating units of Formula (I), and repeating units of Formula (11), where X is an aliphatic group for each of Formulas (I) and (II); Z is a first polyolefin group containing at least 45 carbon atoms, preferably 45 to 1,000 carbon atoms, and has a degree of saturation 98 to 100%; Z? is an aliphatic group; the structure of Z is different than Z?, and wherein Formula (I) or Formula (11), or both, comprise 0.01 to 40 ester groups per 1,000 backbone carbon atoms.

Abstract: A polymer, methods of making the polymer, methods of recycling the polymer and compositions including the polymer are described. The polymer can contain repeating units of Formula (I), where X is an aliphatic group, and Z is an aliphatic group comprising at least 45 carbon atoms, preferably 45 to 1.000 carbon atoms, and has a degree of saturation of 98 to 100%, wherein the polymer comprises 0.01 to 40 ester groups per 1000 backbone carbon units, and wherein the polymer has a melt temperature (Tm) of 40° C. to 180° C.

Abstract: Hot melt adhesive including a polar group-containing olefin copolymer has: number average molecular weight (Mn) between 10 to 50 kg/mol, crystallinity (Xc) content below 30%, enthalpy (?H) between 5 to 65 J/g, polydispersity index (PDI) from 2 to 6, melting temperature (Tm) between 40 and 120° C., and including at least 80 mol % of a constituent unit of formula (1), optionally a constituent unit of formula (2), and between 0.1 to 1 mol %, of a constituent unit of formula (3): wherein R1 is H or CH3; R2 is a hydrocarbyl group having 0 to 10 carbon atoms; R3 is a hydrocarbyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, when X is hydroxyl functionality or a hydrocarbyl group having 0 to 10 carbon atoms, when X is polar organic group containing at least one carboxylic acid functionality and 0 to 6 carbon atoms.

Abstract: The invention relates to a film Film comprising a random graft copolymer having a polypropylene (PP) backbone and from 3 to 8 polyester segments covalently bonded to said backbone, wherein the number average molecular weight (Mn) of the polypropylene backbone ranges between 10.000 and 100.000 Dalton (as determined with HT-SEC in o-DCB at 150° C.), wherein the Mn of each polyester segment ranges between 5.000 and 25.000 Daltons, wherein the amount of PP ranges between 45 and 80 mol %, wherein the amount of polyester segments ranges between 55 and 20 mol %, wherein the film has a thickness in the range of 0.01-10 mm, wherein the polypropylene and polyester domains form independently continuous phases, and wherein the mol % is calculated relative to the total moles of monomer units present in the copolymer. The invention further relates to a nano porous PP membrane and its use.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for solution copolymerization process to produce a functionalized polyolefin using a catalyst system comprising a hafnium or zirconium or titanium complex supported by a dianionic tri- and/or tetra-dentate ligand and a co-catalyst selected from the group: MAO, MMAO, DMAO, SMAO or ammonium salts or trityl salts of fluorinated tetraarylborates.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for solution copolymerization process to produce a functionalized polyolefin using a catalyst system comprising a bis-phenolate hafnium or zirconium complex and a co-catalyst selected from the group: MAO, MMAO, DMAO, SMAO or ammonium salts or trityl salts of fluorinated tetraarylborates.

Abstract: Hot melt adhesive including a randomly hydroxyl functionalized branched olefin copolymer has: number average molecular weight between 10 to 50 kg/mol, crystallinity content below 30%, enthalpy between 5 to 65 J/g, polydispersity index from 2 to 6, melting temperature between 40 and 120° C., optionally, more than two hydroxyl functionalities per polymer chain and consisting of at least 80 mol % of a unit of formula (1), optionally a unit of formula (2), and between 0.1 to 1 mol %, of a unit of formula (3): wherein: R1 is H or CH3; R2 is a C0-10 hydrocarbyl group; R3 is a C2-10 hydrocarbyl group, and the hydroxyl functionalized olefin copolymer has undergone an addition reaction with a di-, tri-or polyisocyanates of formula (4): O?C?N—R4N?C?O)n Wherein, R4 is a C1-10 hydrocarbyl group.

Abstract: Hot melt adhesive including a polar group-containing olefin copolymer has: number average molecular weight (Mn) between 10 to 50 kg/mol, crystallinity (Xc) content below 30%, enthalpy (?H) between 5 to 65 J/g, polydispersity index (PDI) from 2 to 6, melting temperature (Tm) between 40 and 120° C., and including at least 80 mol % of a constituent unit of formula (1), optionally a constituent unit of formula (2), and between 0.1 to 1 mol %, of a constituent unit of formula (3): wherein R1 is H or CH3; R2 is a hydrocarbyl group having 0 to 10 carbon atoms; R3 is a hydrocarbyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, when X is hydroxyl functionality or a hydrocarbyl group having 0 to 10 carbon atoms, when X is polar organic group containing at least one carboxylic acid functionality and 0 to 6 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A polymer, methods of making the polymer, methods of recycling the polymer and compositions including the polymer are described. The polymer can contain repeating units of Formula (I), where n is 1 and denotes number of repeat units, X is an aliphatic group, and Z is an aliphatic hydro-carbon group having at least 45 carbon atoms, preferably 45 to 1,000 carbon atoms, and has a degree of saturation 98 to 100%. The polymer contains 0.01 to 40 ester groups per 1000 backbone carbon units and has a melt temperature (Tm) of 40° C. to 180° C. as measured by DSC at a heating rate of 10° C. per min.

Abstract: A copolymer, methods of making the polymer, methods of recycling the polymer and compositions including the polymer are described. The copolymer, can contain repeating units of Formula (I), and repeating units of Formula (II), for each of Formulas (I) and (II), n is independently 1 and denotes number of repeat units, X is an aliphatic group for each of Formulas (I) and (II), Z is a first polyolefin group comprising at least 45 carbon atoms, preferably 100 to 700 carbon atoms, and has a degree of saturation 98 to 100%; and Z? is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group. Formula (I) or Formula (II), or both, comprise 0.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising a) a propylene homopolymer and/or a propylene copolymer consisting of at least 70.0 wt % of propylene monomer units and at most 30.0 wt % of comonomer units selected from ethylene monomer units and ?-olefin monomer units having 4 to 10 carbon atoms, b) an optional ethylene-?-olefin copolymer, c) glass fibers and d) a reaction product of d1) a functionalized polypropylene and d2) a polyetheramine, wherein the total amount of a) and b) is 10.0 to 80.0 wt % or 20.0 to 80.0 wt % with respect to the total composition, the amount of c) is 5.0 to 50.0 wt % with respect to the total composition, the amount of d2) is at least 5.0 wt % with respect to the total composition and the weight ratio of d2) to d1) is at least 0.050.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for solution copolymerization process to produce a functionalized polyolefin using a catalyst system comprising a hafnium or zirconium complex of a polyvalent aryloxyether and a co-catalyst selected from the group: MAO, MMAO, DMAO, SMAO or ammonium salts or trityl salts of fluorated tetraarylborates.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an asphalt composition comprising a modified bitumen with a hydroxyl-functionalized polymer configured to create a thermally reversible cross-linking network within the composition, wherein the hydroxyl functionalized polymer is selected from the group comprising: hydroxyl functionalized polyolefin thermoplast, hydroxyl functionalized polyolefin elastomer, hydroxyl functionalized polyolefin plastomer.