Patent ID: 7744803
Filing Date: 2010-06-29
Classification: C08J,C08K,C08L,C09D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A process for preparing an ultraviolet-crosslinked, thermoset article or coating, comprising: (a) forming a blend comprising: (b) melt processing the blend to produce a melt-processed article or coating having a first set of dimensions; (c) cooling the melt-processed article or coating to a solid state; and (d) crosslinking the melt-processed article or coating by exposure to ultraviolet radiation to thereby produce said ultraviolet-crosslinked, thermoset article, wherein the crosslinking imparts thermoset characteristics to the article or coating such that, when the article or coating is heated to a temperature above the crystalline melting point of the polyolefin, it is softened but does not become liquid.