A thermoplastic elastomer composition and method of making the thermoplastic elastomer are disclosed. The thermoplastic elastomer may comprise a polymer blend. The polymer bland may comprise a non-crosslinked elastomer, oil, polyethylene, and anti-oxidant. The oil may be from about 15 wt. % to about 50 wt. % oil. The polyethylene may be from about 3 wt. % to about 30 wt. %. The anti-oxidant may be from about 0 to about 0.5 wt. %.

A polymer composition is provided with improved stress whitening resistance, having at least one thermoplastic polymer material and a dielectric liquid. A process for preparing the polymer composition, a cable having at least one electrically insulating layer obtained from the polymer composition, and a process for preparing the cable are also provided.

A composite material and method of producing a composite material for use in fabrication, building and construction is disclosed. A composition as disclosed herein comprises a high proportion of particulate waste material dispersed in a matrix of thermoplastic polymer and wax. A method of producing a composite material comprises melt mixing thermoplastic polymer and wax with a particulate material, thereby dispersing the particulate material in a melt mixture of the composite material.

Historically, bitumen from oil sands has been carried over land using trucks, pipelines, or by rail, and over water using tankers. Each mode of transportation faces economic or technical challenges of its own. Here there is provided a method for transporting bitumen, comprising: receiving in a dry bulk shipping container a load of discrete pellets with bitumen entrapped into the pellets, wherein the pellets have non-stick outer surfaces configured to prevent the bitumen from sticking to walls of the container when the pellets are carried in the container; and transporting the dry bulk shipping container containing the pellets over a distance. Alternatively or additionally, the pellets may have non-stick outer surfaces configured to prevent the load from caking when the pellets are carried in the container such that the load of bitumen pellets is substantially free-flowing when the transporting is completed.

Polymer composition comprising, (A) a first polyolefin component, wherein the first polyolefin component comprises, preferably consists of, a multimodal polyolefin polymer; (B) a second polyolefin component; and (C) optionally a filler, wherein the first polyolefin component (A) is present in an amount of from 65 wt. % to 99 wt. % based on the total polymer composition and the second polyolefin component (B) is present in an amount of from 35 wt. % down to 1 wt. % based on the total polymer composition; and wherein the polymer composition has a SHI ( 1/100) of from 6 to 25, a G′ (5 kPa) of 3000 Pa or less, and an environmental stress crack resistance (ESCR) of 1500 h or more when determined according to IEC 60811-406:2012, procedure B (reagent is a solution of 10% solution (by volume) in water of Igepal CO-630 (Antarox CO-630)).

A process for preparing ethylene polymers including the step of polymerizing ethylene or copolymerizing ethylene and one or more comonomers at a temperature from 100° C. to 350° C. and a pressure of from 110 MPa to 350 MPa in a continuously operated tubular polymerization reactor, thereby yielding a reaction mixture, wherein the tubular polymerization reactor has a reactor cooling jacket for removing the heat of the reaction and a pressure control valve, the reaction mixture leaves the reactor through the pressure control valve, the reaction mixture then passes a post-reactor cooler equipped with a post-reactor cooling jacket, the reactor cooling jacket is provided with a reactor coolant having an inlet temperature and the post-reactor cooling jacket is provided with a post-reactor coolant having an inlet temperature, and the inlet temperature of the post-reactor coolant is independently controlled from the inlet temperature of the reactant coolant.

A biobased polymer composition for pharmaceutical articles includes a low density polyethylene, in which at least a portion of ethylene is obtained from a renewable source of carbon. The biobased polymer composition exhibits an Emission Factor ranging from −3.5 to 0 kg CO2.sub.e/kg of the biobased polymer composition, and is biocompatible for use in pharmaceutical packaging. A pharmaceutical article includes the biobased polymer composition and has a volume ranging from 0.04 ml to 10000 ml. A method for forming a pharmaceutical article includes extruding the biobased polymer composition at a temperature ranging from 100 to 250° C. and at a screw speed ranging from 20 to 100 rpm. A method for producing a biobased polymer composition includes polymerizing ethylene at least partially obtained from a renewable source of carbon to form a low density polyethylene.

A biodegradable resin composition and a method for producing the biodegradable resin composition are disclosed. The biodegradable resin includes three components, polyethylene, a biodegradable resin, and at least one selected from polybutylene adipate terephthalate and maleic anhydride copolymer, thereby providing excellent compatibility and mechanical properties.

Provided herein are polymer compositions comprising a polymer and polymer processing aid (PPA) comprising a blend of at least two of: (i) a polyethylene glycol; (ii) a surfactant comprising a sorbitan ester or a polysorbate; and (iii) a metal salt of a fatty acid. The polymer can be a C.sub.2-C.sub.6 olefin homopolymer or a copolymer of two or more C.sub.2-C.sub.20 α-olefins, and the polymer composition can take the form of polymer pellets; a polymer melt; reactor-grade polymer granules and/or polymer slurries; or other form of polymer composition containing the PPA and optionally one or more other additives. The polymer composition is preferably free or substantially free of fluorine, including fluoropolymer-based PPAs.

Disclosed is a polyolefin thermal insulation foam and use thereof, and to a method for preparing a physically foamed polyolefin thermal insulation foam, which can be recycled well and which has excellent flexibility characteristics.