The present invention relates to polymer oxidates prepared by reacting
polyethylene which has been obtained using metallocene catalysts and which
has a weight-average molar mass above 40,000 g/mol with oxygen or
oxygen-containing gas mixtures.
These polymer oxidates have high suitability for preparing aqueous
dispersions, as a material added when dispersing pigments in
masterbatches, or for surface-modification or for polar modification of
polyolefins. Another advantageous application sector is use as an
additive, e.g. as a lubricant for plastics processing.