A process for the preparation of a maleated polyethylene wax is disclosed. This process entails mixing in the melt phase polyethylene, maleic anhydride, free radical initiator and a chain transfer agent m-di-isopropylbenzene. This process can be a continuous process either in a stirred reactor or twin screw extruder. The resulting maleated polyethylene wax has a high acid number, essentially no objectionable odor, and a Gardner color number less than 3.
This is a file-wrapper continuation application of application Ser. No. 08/435,915, filed May 5, 1995 now abandoned which is a divisional of application 08/168,542 filed Dec. 16, 1993 which issused as U.S. Pat. No. 5,420,303 on May 30, 1995.
