A method of producing a polar-group-containing olefin copolymer which comprises 99.999 to 80 mol % of structural units derived from at least one of ethylene and -olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms and 20 to 0.001 mol % of structural units derived from at least one polar-group-containing monomer which contains an epoxy group and is represented by structural formula (I) or (II), the method comprising random copolymerization in the presence of a transition metal catalyst to obtain a copolymer having a linear molecular structure.

Provided herein are multimodal elastomer compositions comprising a first polymer fraction and a second polymer fraction, and methods for making such compositions. The elastomer compositions are preferably ethylene, -olefin, copolymers or ethylene, -olefin, polyene terpolymers. The elastomer compositions have high Mooney viscosity, thereby providing for improved elastomeric properties in compounds and other articles formed from the elastomer compositions. Surprisingly, the high Mooney viscosity compositions exhibit a much lower than expected viscosity when formulated into elastomer compounds. Thus, the processing detriments typically associated with high Mooney viscosity elastomers are minimized through the use of the elastomer compositions, and methods for making them, disclosed herein.

Provided herein are multimodal elastomer compositions comprising a first polymer fraction and a second polymer fraction, and methods for making such compositions. The elastomer compositions are preferably ethylene, -olefin, copolymers or ethylene, -olefin, polyene terpolymers. The elastomer compositions have high Mooney viscosity, thereby providing for improved elastomeric properties in compounds and other articles formed from the elastomer compositions. Surprisingly, the high Mooney viscosity compositions exhibit a much lower than expected viscosity when formulated into elastomer compounds. Thus, the processing detriments typically associated with high Mooney viscosity elastomers are minimized through the use of the elastomer compositions, and methods for making them, disclosed herein.

The invention provides a composition comprising a first composition that comprises an ethylene/alpha-olefin/non-conjugated polyene interpolymer that has the following properties: A) a Mw greater than, or equal to, 150,000 g/mole; and B) a peak area from 21.3 ppm to 21.8 ppm that is greater than, or equal to, 3.0 percent of the total integral area from 19.5 ppm to 22.0 ppm, as determined by 13C NMR; and wherein the first composition has a tan delta (190 C at 0.1 rad/sec) less than, or equal to, 1.0.

The invention provides a composition comprising a first composition that comprises an ethylene/alpha-olefin/non-conjugated polyene interpolymer that has the following properties: A) a Mw greater than, or equal to, 150,000 g/mole; and B) a peak area from 21.3 ppm to 21.8 ppm that is greater than, or equal to, 3.0 percent of the total integral area from 19.5 ppm to 22.0 ppm, as determined by 13C NMR; and wherein the first composition has a tan delta (190 C at 0.1 rad/sec) less than, or equal to, 1.0.

The invention provides a composition comprising a first composition that comprises at least one ethylene/alpha-olefin/nonconjugated polyene interpolymer; and wherein the first composition has a Mooney Viscosity (ML1+4, 125C) greater than, or equal to, 10, and wherein the first composition has a 13C NMR % Peak Area, which is the {[(13C NMR peak area from 21.3 ppm to 21.8 ppm) divided by the (total integral area from 19.5 ppm to 22.0 ppm)]100}, that is greater than 3.5 percent, as determined by 13C NMR.

The invention provides a composition comprising a first composition that comprises at least one ethylene/alpha-olefin/nonconjugated polyene interpolymer; and wherein the first composition has a Mooney Viscosity (ML1+4, 125C) greater than, or equal to, 10, and wherein the first composition has a 13C NMR % Peak Area, which is the {[(13C NMR peak area from 21.3 ppm to 21.8 ppm) divided by the (total integral area from 19.5 ppm to 22.0 ppm)]100}, that is greater than 3.5 percent, as determined by 13C NMR.

Provided herein are multimodal elastomer compositions comprising a first polymer fraction and a second polymer fraction, and methods for making such compositions. The elastomer compositions are preferably ethylene, -olefin, copolymers or ethylene, -olefin, polyene terpolymers. The elastomer compositions have high Mooney viscosity, thereby providing for improved elastomeric properties in compounds and other articles formed from the elastomer compositions. Surprisingly, the high Mooney viscosity compositions exhibit a much lower than expected viscosity when formulated into elastomer compounds. Thus, the processing detriments typically associated with high Mooney viscosity elastomers are minimized through the use of the elastomer compositions, and methods for making them, disclosed herein.

Provided herein are multimodal elastomer compositions comprising a first polymer fraction and a second polymer fraction, and methods for making such compositions. The elastomer compositions are preferably ethylene, -olefin, copolymers or ethylene, -olefin, polyene terpolymers. The elastomer compositions have high Mooney viscosity, thereby providing for improved elastomeric properties in compounds and other articles formed from the elastomer compositions. Surprisingly, the high Mooney viscosity compositions exhibit a much lower than expected viscosity when formulated into elastomer compounds. Thus, the processing detriments typically associated with high Mooney viscosity elastomers are minimized through the use of the elastomer compositions, and methods for making them, disclosed herein.

A process for preparing an ethylene copolymer in the presence of free-radical polymerization initiator at pressures from 150 MPa to 350 MPa and temperatures from 100 C. to 350 C., by copolymerizing ethylene and a comonomer having a CC bond and optionally further comonomers, wherein the comonomer having the CC bond is represented by formula ##STR00001##
wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or methyl; X.sup.1 is COO or CONH; R.sup.2 is CH.sub.2O, OCO, Si(CH.sub.3).sub.2, Si(CH.sub.3).sub.2O or CR.sup.5R.sup.6 wherein R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are independently selected from hydrogen, methyl, ethyl and hydroxyl;
n is an integer from 1 to 32 and R.sup.2 is same or different from each other when n is 2 to 32; and R.sup.3 is CC and R.sup.4 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-C.sub.10 linear or branched alkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.10 linear or branched hydroxyalkyl or phenyl, or the unit R.sup.3-R.sup.4 stands for ##STR00002##
wherein X.sup.2 is F, Cl, Br or I.