Abstract:
Extrusion blow molded bottle comprising a propylene copolymer having a melt flow rate MFR2 (230° C.) of 2.0 to 6.0 g/10 min, a xylene cold soluble content of 20.0 to 40.0 wt.-%, and a comonomer content of more than 4.5 to 12.0 wt.-%, wherein the comonomer content of xylene cold soluble fraction of the extrusion blow molded article is of 16.0 to 28.0 wt.-%.
Abstract:
Propylene copolymer having a melt flow rate MFR2 (230° C.) in the range of more than 0.5 to below 2.5 g/10 min, a xylene cold soluble content (XCS) in the range of 30.0 to 40.0 wt-%, a comonomer content in the range of more than 7.5 to 12.0 wt.-%, wherein further the comonomer content of xylene cold soluble (XCS) fraction of the propylene copolymer is in the range of 16.0 to 28.0 wt.-%.
Abstract:
Propylene copolymer a. comprising at least 1-hexene as a comonomer, b. having a comonomer content in the range of 1.0 to 3.0 wt.-%, c. having a xylene soluble fraction equal or below 2.5 wt.-%, and d. being partially crystallized in the β-modification.
Abstract:
Reactor grade thermoplastic polyolefins with high flowability and excellent surface quality comprising (A) 40-90 wt % of a propylene homo- or copolymer matrix with an MFR in accordance with ISO 1 133 (230° C., 2.16 kg load) of ≧200 g/10 min and (B) 2-30 wt % of an elastomeric ethylene-propylene copolymer having an intrinsic viscosity IV (according to ISO 1628 with decalin as solvent) of ≦2.8 dl/g and an ethylene content of >50 to 80 wt % and (C) 8-30 wt % of an elastomeric ethylene-propylene copolymer having an intrinsic viscosity IV (according to ISO 1628 with decalin as solvent) of 3.0-6.5 dl/g and an propylene content of 50 to 80 wt %, the reactor grade thermoplastic polyolefins being obtainable by a multistage polymerization process with at least 3 polymerization steps in the presence of a catalyst system comprising (i) a Ziegler-Natta procatalyst which contains a trans-esterification product of a lower alcohol and a phthalic ester and (ii) an organometallic cocatalyst and (iii) external donor represented by formula (I) Si(OCH2CH3)3(NR1R2) wherein R1 and R2 can be the same or different a represent a hydro-carbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, as well as the use of these reactor grade thermoplastic polyolefins and molded articles produced from them.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a propylene polymer composition comprising (a) at least 90 wt. %, based on the weight of the total propylene homopolymer composition, of a propylene homopolymer having (i) a pentad isotacticity (mmmm) of equal or more than 98.0 mol.-%, determined by quantitative 13C NMR spectroscopy, (ii) a relative amount of erythro regio-defects of not more than 0.2 mol.-%, determined by quantitative 13C NMR spectroscopy, as described herein, and (b) a nucleating agent (B) selective for the beta-modification of isotactic polypropylene in an amount of from 0.001 to 1.0 wt. %, based on the weight of the total propylene homopolymer composition, wherein said propylene homopolymer composition has a melt flow rate MFR2 (230° C., 2.16 kg) according to ISO 1133 of 0.1 to 10 g/10 min., a beta-phase content of not less than 80%, measured by wide angle x-ray scattering (WAXS). Further disclosed is a moulded propylene homopolymer product obtainable by compression moulding or extrusion of the propylene homopolymer composition.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a polypropylene composition comprising a crystalline fraction (CF) and a soluble fraction (SF), both determined according to CRYSTEX QC analysis, whereby said soluble fraction (SF)—is present in the polypropylene composition in an amount in the range of 10.0 to 35.0 wt.-%, preferably in the range of 11.0 to 32.5 wt.-%, more preferably in the range of 12.0 to 30.0 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the polypropylene composition, —has an intrinsic viscosity (iV(SF)) of at least 2.0 dl/g, preferably in the range of 2.3 to 4.5 dl/g, more preferably in the range of 2.5 to 4.3 dl/g, and—has an ethylene content (C2(SF)) in the range of 14.0 to 29.0 wt.-%, preferably in the range of 17.0 to 26.0 wt.-%, more preferably in the range of 19.0 to 24.0 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the soluble fraction (SF), as determined by FT-IR spectroscopy calibrated by quantitative 13C-NMR spectroscopy; wherein the ratio of the intrinsic viscosity of the soluble fraction to the intrinsic viscosity of the crystalline fraction (iV(SF)/(iV(CF)) is in the range of 2.5 to 5.0, preferably in the range of 2.6 to 4.8; and wherein the polypropylene composition has a melt flow rate MFR2 (230° C., 2.16 kg, ISO 1133) in the range of 105 to 320 g/10 min, preferably in the range of 107 to 300 g/10 min, more preferably in the range of 110 to 280 g/10 min; a process for producing said polypropylene composition; an article comprising said polypropylene composition; and the use of said polypropylene composition for the production of an article.
Abstract:
Provided are multilayer polymer films comprising LLDPE, LDPE and a random propylene-ethylene copolymer which films suitable for packaging applications and are mechanically recyclable, and to recycled polymer compositions formed by mechanically recycling such films. The recycled polymer compositions may be combined with a polypropylene random copolymer and used to form further polymer films suitable for packaging applications applications.
Abstract:
It is provided a polymer composition including at least the following components A) 40 to 94 wt.-% based on the overall weight of the polymer composition of a polymer blend, including a1) 50 to 95 wt.-% of polypropylene; a2) 5 to 50 wt.-% of polyethylene; C) 3 to 30 wt.-% based on the overall weight of the polymer composition of a compatibilizer being a copolymer of propylene and 1-hexene, including b1) 30 to 70 wt.-% of a first random copolymer of propylene and 1-hexene; and b2) 30 to 70 wt.-% of a second random copolymer of propylene and 1-hexene having a higher 1-hexene content than the first random propylene copolymer b1); 3 to 30 wt.-% of a modifier selected from the group consisting of plastomers, heterophasic polypropylene copolymers different from component B) and mixtures thereof; with the provisos that the weight proportions of components a1) and a2) add up to 100 wt.-%; the weight proportions of components b1) and b2) add up to 100 wt.-%; the weight proportions of components A), B) and C) add up to 100 wt.-%; component A) has a MFR2 (230° C., 2.16 kg) determined according to ISO 1133 in the range from 1.0 to 50.0 g/10 min; and component B) has a 1-hexene content in the range from 2.0 to 8.0 wt.-%.
Abstract:
A monophasic bimodal propylene/ethylene/1-butene random terpolymer composition (PP) comprising: a) 40 to 90 wt.-% of a first random terpolymer fraction (PP1), having a C2 content in the range from 0.3 to 3.0 mol-%, and a C4 content in the range from 1.0 to 5.0 mol-%; and b) 10 to 60 wt.-% of a second random terpolymer fraction (PP2), having a C2 content in the range from 3.0 to 7.0 mol-%, and a C4 content in the range from 2.0 to 6.0 mol-%, having: i) a C2 content in the range from 1.0 to 4.0 mol-%; ii) a C4 content in the range from 1.5 to 4.5 mol-%; iii) an MFR2 in the range from 3.0 to 10 g/10 min; and iv) a content of 2,1-regiodefects in the range from 0.1 to 1.5 mol %.
Abstract:
Polypropylene composition having a melting temperature Tm of 135° C. to 140° C. (DSC according to ISO 11357/part 3), —an MFR2 of 0.05 to 0.50 g/10 min (2.16 kg, 230° C., IS01133), a XS according to IS016152 of 0.2 to 2.5 wt.-%, and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of at least 2.8 and less than 6.0, wherein Mn is the number average molecular weight and Mw is the weight average molecular weight both being determined by Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) according to ISO 16014-4:2003, and ASTM D 6474-99, whereby the polypropylene composition comprises units derived from 1-hexene in an amount of 1.80 wt.-% to 5.0 wt.-%.