Ethylene copolymers and films with excellent sealing properties

    公开(公告)号:US11046843B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-29

    申请号:US16524600

    申请日:2019-07-29

    摘要: An ethylene copolymer composition comprises: a first ethylene copolymer having a density of from 0.855 to 0.913 g/cm3, a molecular weight distribution, Mw/Mn of from 1.7 to 2.3, and a melt index, I2 of from 0.1 to 20 g/10 min; a second ethylene copolymer having a density of from 0.875 to 0.936 g/cm3, a molecular weight distribution, Mw/Mn of from 2.3 to 6.0, and a melt index, I2 of from 0.3 to 100 g/10 min; and optionally a third ethylene copolymer; where the first ethylene copolymer has more short chain branches per thousand carbon atoms than the second ethylene copolymer and the density of the second ethylene copolymer is equal to or higher than the density of the first ethylene copolymer. The ethylene copolymer composition has a density of from 0.865 to 0.913 g/cm3; a melt index, I2 of from 0.5 to 10 g/10 min; and a fraction eluting at from 90 to 105° C., having an integrated area of greater than 4 weight percent in a CTREF analysis; and at least 0.0015 parts per million (ppm) of hafnium.
    Blown film made from the ethylene copolymer composition has a hot tack window (HTW) of at least 45° C. (at a film thickness of about 2 mil) and a seal initiation temperature (SIT) of less than 95° C. (at a film thickness of about 2 mil).

    MANUFACTURING ETHYLENE INTERPOLYMER PRODUCTS AT HIGHER PRODUCTION RATE

    公开(公告)号:US20190135959A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-09

    申请号:US15805287

    申请日:2017-11-07

    IPC分类号: C08F210/16 C08J5/18

    摘要: This disclosure relates to an improved continuous solution polymerization process wherein production rate is increased. Process solvent, ethylene, optional comonomers, optional hydrogen and a bridged metallocene catalyst formulation are injected into a first reactor to form a first ethylene interpolymer. Optionally, process solvent, ethylene, optional comonomers, optional hydrogen and a bridged metallocene catalyst formulation are injected into a second reactor forming a second ethylene interpolymer. The first and second reactors may be configured in series or parallel modes of operation. Optionally, a third ethylene interpolymer is formed in a third reactor, wherein a homogeneous catalyst formulation or a heterogeneous catalyst formulation is employed. In solution, the first, optional second and optional third ethylene interpolymers are combined, the catalyst is deactivated, the solution is optionally passivated and following a phase separation process an ethylene interpolymer product is recovered.

    ETHYLENE INTERPOLYMERS CATALYZED USING MIXED HOMOGENEOUS CATALYST FORMULATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20230295355A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-21

    申请号:US18041051

    申请日:2021-10-06

    IPC分类号: C08F210/16 C08F4/659

    摘要: An ethylene interpolymer product comprises a first component with an undetectable level of long-chain branches and a second component with a detectable level of long-chain branches wherein said first component has a weight-average molecular weight higher than said second component. The ethylene interpolymer product is characterized as having (a) an Arrhenius type flow activation energy Ea greater than or equal to 33 kJ/mol and less than or equal to 45 kJ/mol; and (b) a number-average relaxation time tn measured at 190° C. greater than or equal to 2 ms and less than or equal to 15 ms, wherein said number-average relaxation time is calculated using zero-shear viscosity η0 at 190° C. in kPa·s and plateau modulus Formula (I) at 190° C. in MPa, according to Formula (II). Film made from the ethylene interpolymer product may be characterized by a hot-tack peak strength from about 12 N to about 20 N and a lubricated puncture resistance from about 100 J/mm to about 150 J/mm.







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