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.

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 application relates to an encapsulant for a PV module, a method of manufacturing the same, and a PV module. The encapsulant according to an embodiment of the present application has excellent heat resistance or the like and improved creep properties, exhibits a haze with a certain level or less and excellent optical properties such as transparency or the like, when the encapsulant is applied to a PV module, physical properties such as durability, transparency, or the like are improved, and thus excellent generating efficiency of the PV module may be obtained.

The present application relates to an encapsulant for a PV module, a method of manufacturing the same, and a PV module. The encapsulant according to an embodiment of the present application has excellent heat resistance or the like and improved creep properties, exhibits a haze with a certain level or less and excellent optical properties such as transparency or the like, when the encapsulant is applied to a PV module, physical properties such as durability, transparency, or the like are improved, and thus excellent generating efficiency of the PV module may be obtained.

Provided is a method of making a polymeric composition comprising (a) providing a dispersion of initial polyolefin particles in an aqueous medium, wherein the initial polyolefin particles comprise (i) one or more hydrocarbon polyolefin, (ii) one or more non-hydrocarbon polyolefin, and (iii) one or more crosslinking agent; (b) contacting the initial polyolefin particles with a peroxide initiator to form crosslinked polyolefin particles.

Provided is a method of making a polymeric composition comprising (a) providing a dispersion of initial polyolefin particles in an aqueous medium, wherein the initial polyolefin particles comprise (i) one or more hydrocarbon polyolefin, (ii) one or more non-hydrocarbon polyolefin, and (iii) one or more crosslinking agent; (b) contacting the initial polyolefin particles with a peroxide initiator to form crosslinked polyolefin particles.

A process to form a functionalized ethylene-based polymer composition comprises reacting an ethylene-based polymer composition in at least one extruder with at least one functionalization agent and at least one free radical initiator at a melt temperature of greater than or equal to 200 C. The functionalized ethylene-based polymer composition has a yellowness index (YI) value of less than or equal to 45 and a functionalization content of greater than or equal to 2.0 wt %, based on the weight of the functionalized ethylene-based polymer composition.

A process to form a functionalized ethylene-based polymer composition comprises reacting an ethylene-based polymer composition in at least one extruder with at least one functionalization agent and at least one free radical initiator at a melt temperature of greater than or equal to 200 C. The functionalized ethylene-based polymer composition has a yellowness index (YI) value of less than or equal to 45 and a functionalization content of greater than or equal to 2.0 wt %, based on the weight of the functionalized ethylene-based polymer composition.

A molding material including a resin material that has a graft chain containing constituent units derived from a fluorine-containing compound and a non-fluorinated compound. The graft chain thereof may be formed, for example, using ionizing radiation.