Inventors:
Richard James Powell - Orange TX
George Wyatt Prejean - Orange TX
Assignee:
E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company - Wilmington DE
International Classification:
C08L 2308
Abstract:
Process for ionically crosslinking first copolymers formed by copolymerizing at least one alpha-olefin of the general formula RCH=CH. sub. 2 where R is hydrogen or hydrocarbyl having 1 to 8 carbon atoms and at least one alpha, beta-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid having 1 to 2 carboxylic acid groups and 3 to 8 carbon atoms, the alpha-olefin content of the first copolymer comprising at least 50 mole percent of the first copolymer, the alpha, beta-ethylenically unsaturated acid content of said first copolymer comprising 0. 2 to 25 mole percent of the first copolymer which comprises mixing the first copolymer with a cation-supplying blend of 20 to 80 percent by weight of substantially water-insoluble zinc oxide and/or zinc hydroxide and/or zinc carbonate, 0 to 10 percent by weight of a lubricant and a complemental amount of a second copolymer with a melt index of 50 to 2000 g. /10 min. formed as the first copolymer, at a pressure of 100 to 10,000 p. s. i. , at a temperature above the melting point of both the first and second copolymers and between 100. degree. C. and 330. degree. C.