Polyolefin dispersion technology used for resin coated sand

A POLYMER-COATED PARTICULATE MATERIAL HAVING: A PARTICULATE SUBSTRATE; AND AN APPLIED COMPOUND, WHEREIN THE APPLIED COMPOUND COATS AT LEAST 50% OF THE SURFACE OF THE PARTICULATE SUBSTRATE, AND WHEREIN, AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION, THE APPLIED COMPOUND INCLUDES A DISPERSION INCLUDING: A THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER; AND A STABILIZING COMPOUNDS. IN ANOTHER ASPECT, EMBODIMENTS DISCLOSED HEREIN RELATE TO A METHOD OF FORMING A POLYMER-COATED PARTICULATE MATERIAL, THE METHOD INCLUDING THE STEPS OF: INCORPORATING A PARTICULATE SUBSTRATE AND A DISPERSION, THE DISPERSION COMPRISING: A THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER; A STABILIZING COMPOUND; AND A DISPERSION MEDIUM SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF AN ORGANIC SOLVENT, WATER, AND COMBINATIONS THEREOF; REMOVING AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE DISPERSION MEDIUM.