PATENTS

1741. ------. [JACOBSON, R. A.] (E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.). Mixture of Polyethylene With Hydrocarbon Obtained by Hydrogenation of Carbon Monoxide. United States Patent 2,499,756, Mar. 7, 1950. Chem. Abs., vol. 44, 1950, p. 4719.

Properties of polyethylene films are improved by addition of various quantities of paraffin hydrocarbons having a melting point > 120° and obtained from CO by hydrogenation.