Ethylene-1-octene copolymer characterized by a density in the range of 850 kg/m.sup.3 to 930 kg/m.sup.3 measured according to ISO 1183-187, a melt flow rate MFR2 (190° C., 2.16 kg) in the range of from 0.3 g/10 min to 100 g/10 min measured according to ISO 1133, a MFR.sub.10/MFR.sub.2 of from 5.0 to 15.0, a Mw/Mn of from 2.0 to 5.0, 1.0 to below 20 vinyl unsaturation units/100,000 C atoms, more than 5.0 to 35 vinylidene unsaturation units/100,000 C atoms, more than 5.0 to 30 vinylene unsaturation units/100,000 C atoms, more than 15.0 to 60 trisubstituted unsaturation units/100,000 C atoms, 26 to 150 total unsaturation units/100,000 C atoms, wherein the total unsaturation units/100,000 C atoms is the sum of vinyl unsaturation units/100,000 C atoms, vinylidene unsaturation units/100,000 C atoms, vinylene unsaturation units/100,000 C atoms and trisubstituted unsaturation units/100,000 C atoms, an unsaturation degree for unsaturation types e) to h) according to formula (I) wherein a vinyl unsaturation degree is in the range of from 5.0 to 15.0%, a vinylene unsaturation degree is in the range of from 20.0 to 30.0%, and wherein the sum of the vinyl unsaturation degree and vinylidene unsaturation degree is at least 30.0% and up to 50.0%.

[00001]$\begin{array}{cc}{\mathrm{unsaturation}}_{\mathrm{Type}}\mathrm{degree}\left(\%\right)=\frac{{\mathrm{unsaturation}}_{\mathrm{Type}}\mathrm{units}/100,000C\mathrm{atoms}}{\mathrm{total}\mathrm{unsaturation}\mathrm{units}/100,000C\mathrm{atoms}}*100& \left(I\right)\end{array}$

The present invention relates to silane crosslinking catalyst comprising: —75 to 85 wt.-% of an olefin acrylate interpolymer and—15 to 25 wt.-% of a hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS) having a number average molecular weight Mn of 1500 to 4000 g/mol; and—optionally up to 5 wt.-% wax, wherein the silane crosslinking catalyst is free of tin, carboxylic acid(s) and sulphonic acid(s), all weight percentages with respect to the total weight of the silane crosslinking catalyst.

The present invention relates to silane crosslinking catalyst comprising: —75 to 85 wt.-% of an olefin acrylate interpolymer and—15 to 25 wt.-% of a hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS) having a number average molecular weight Mn of 1500 to 4000 g/mol; and—optionally up to 5 wt.-% wax, wherein the silane crosslinking catalyst is free of tin, carboxylic acid(s) and sulphonic acid(s), all weight percentages with respect to the total weight of the silane crosslinking catalyst.

Disclosed are maleic anhydride-grafted cyclic olefin copolymers, methods for preparing maleic anhydride-grafted cyclic olefin copolymers, low temperature methods for laminating anodes comprising the maleic anhydride-grafted cyclic olefin copolymers, and anodes and alkali ion batteries that comprise the maleic anhydride-grafted cyclic olefin copolymers.

Disclosed are maleic anhydride-grafted cyclic olefin copolymers, methods for preparing maleic anhydride-grafted cyclic olefin copolymers, low temperature methods for laminating anodes comprising the maleic anhydride-grafted cyclic olefin copolymers, and anodes and alkali ion batteries that comprise the maleic anhydride-grafted cyclic olefin copolymers.

The present disclosure provides a low dielectric resin composition having good melt processability and excellent low dielectric characteristics in a high frequency band as compared to low dielectric materials such as liquid crystal polymers. A molded article and a film, each of which is formed from the low dielectric resin composition, a multilayer film obtained by superposing a metal foil on at least one main surface of the film, and a flexible printed wiring board which includes the film are also provided. The present disclosure includes, as a low dielectric resin composition, a resin composition which contains (A) a liquid crystal polymer and (B) a graft-modified polyolefin having a polar group. The low dielectric resin composition has a dielectric constant of 2.80 or less at a frequency of 10 GHz and a dielectric loss tangent of 0.0025 or less at a frequency of 10 GHz.

The present disclosure provides a low dielectric resin composition having good melt processability and excellent low dielectric characteristics in a high frequency band as compared to low dielectric materials such as liquid crystal polymers. A molded article and a film, each of which is formed from the low dielectric resin composition, a multilayer film obtained by superposing a metal foil on at least one main surface of the film, and a flexible printed wiring board which includes the film are also provided. The present disclosure includes, as a low dielectric resin composition, a resin composition which contains (A) a liquid crystal polymer and (B) a graft-modified polyolefin having a polar group. The low dielectric resin composition has a dielectric constant of 2.80 or less at a frequency of 10 GHz and a dielectric loss tangent of 0.0025 or less at a frequency of 10 GHz.

The present invention relates to silane crosslinking catalyst comprising: —75 to 85 wt.-% of an olefin acrylate interpolymer and—15 to 25 wt.-% of a hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS) having a number average molecular weight Mn of 1500 to 4000 g/mol; and—optionally up to 5 wt.-% wax, wherein the silane crosslinking catalyst is free of tin, carboxylic acid(s) and sulphonic acid(s), all weight percentages with respect to the total weight of the silane crosslinking catalyst.

The present invention relates to silane crosslinking catalyst comprising: —75 to 85 wt.-% of an olefin acrylate interpolymer and—15 to 25 wt.-% of a hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS) having a number average molecular weight Mn of 1500 to 4000 g/mol; and—optionally up to 5 wt.-% wax, wherein the silane crosslinking catalyst is free of tin, carboxylic acid(s) and sulphonic acid(s), all weight percentages with respect to the total weight of the silane crosslinking catalyst.

The invention provides a multimodal linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) which has been grafted with an acidic grafting agent to form a grafted LLDPE (g-LLDPE), wherein said LLDPE is a copolymer of ethylene and at least one -olefin comonomer and wherein said LLDPE has an MFR.sub.2 of 0.05 to 50 g/10 min, preferably 0.05 to 10 g/10 min.