Patent ID: 7262239

Claim:
A method comprising: (a) providing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds of the general formula (I) and optionally compounds of the general formula (II): A-B-C-B-A (I) A-B-Acyl (II) wherein each A independently represents a R—C(O)O— group, wherein in formula I R represents a linear alkyl group having 9 carbon atoms and each B independently represents a —(C 2 H 4 O) 5 — group, and wherein in formula II R represents an alkyl group having from 7 to 21 carbon atoms and each B represents a —(C n H 2n O) k — group wherein n represents a number of from 2 to 4 and k represents a number of from 1 to 15; and C represents a —CH 2 —CH(CH 3 — group; (b) combining the at least one compound and a polyolefin-containing material to form a mixture; and (c) subjecting the mixture to further processing to form an article.