Process for making olefin-carbon monoxide copolymers from synthesis gas
The invention is related to non-linear olefin-carbon monoxide copolymer composition which is derived from an olefin feedstream and a synthesis gas feedstream. The invention is also related to a method for preparing olefin-carbon monoxide copolymers by heating an olefin feed and a synthesis gas feed in the presence of a free radical polymerization initiator. More particularly, the synthesis gas feed comprises predominantly carbon monoxide and hydrogen. The copolymers of the invention are useful as polyvinyl chloride plasticizers.
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
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Manika Abhimanyu O.
Varma-Nair Patil