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Environmentally degradable ethylene polymeric compositions

CA 1089580 A · Owner: Union Carbide Corporation · Inventors: Potts, James E.; Sracic, Albert M.; Cornell, Stephen W.

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An environmentally degradable polymer composition comprising an ethylene polymer base resin and a synergistic combination of an auto-oxidative = polymer or low molecular weight organic compound; certain polyvalent transition metal salt; and an antioxidant additive for the ethylene polymer. A product of this composition when discarded to the environment is caused to deteriorate by the action of the elements thereby, hastening the deterioration of litter.

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  • Granted November 11, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 11, 1997.
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FiledAugust 24, 1972
GrantedNovember 11, 1980
Term endedNovember 11, 1997
Patent numberCA 1089580 A
Classification (IPC)C08K5/09 +2 more

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197319761979198219851988199119941997Application filedAug 24, 1972Patent grantedNov 11, 1980Term endedNov 11, 1997

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