Abstract:
The invention relates to a polypropylene composition which combines low sealing initiation temperature (SIT) and high melting point (Tm), thus having a broad sealing window.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an olefin polymerization process, wherein propylene and 1-butene and optionally ethylene are reacted in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst system so as to obtain a polypropylene, wherein the polypropylene comprises 1-butene-derived comonomer units in an amount of from 0.5 to 15 wt % and optionally ethylene-derived comonomer units in an amount of up to 3 wt %, and the Ziegler-Natta catalyst system comprises an external donor of the formula (I) (R3)z(R2O)YSi(R1)X (I).
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of a compound of formula (V): comprising at least the step of reacting a compound of formula (VI) with a compound (VII) wherein; R2 is hydrogen or a C1-C20 hydrocarbyl radical provided that at least one R2 is not hydrogen; R5 is hydrogen or a C1-20 hydrocarbyl group optionally containing one or more heteroatoms from groups 14-16; R6 is hydrogen or a C1-20 hydrocarbyl group optionally containing one or more heteroatoms from groups 14-16; n is 1, 2 or 3; each R8 is a C1-20 hydrocarbyl group; and Hal is a halide; in the presence of a nickel imidazolidin-2-ylidene compound.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a polypropylene composition comprising comonomer units derived from ethylene in an amount of from 1.5 wt % to 35 wt %, and from at least one C5-12 alpha-olefin in an amount of from 1.0 mol % to 3.0 mol %, wherein the polypropylene composition has an amount of xylene solubles XS of at least 40 wt %, and the xylene solubles have an amount of ethylene-derived comonomer units of from 4.0 wt % to 70 wt %.
Abstract:
A heterophasic propylene ethylene copolymer composition having an MFR2 in the range from 1.0 to 55.0 g/10 min and a melting temperature in the range from 155 to 162° C., comprising: i) from 60 to 88 wt.-% of a xylene cold insoluble fraction (XCI) having an intrinsic viscosity iV(XCI) in the range from 1.40 to 2.50 dl/g, an isotactic pentad concentration [mmmm] of more than 97.0% and a content of 2,1-regiodefects in the range from 0.1 to 0.4 mol %, ii) from 12 to 40 wt.-% of a xylene cold soluble fraction (XCS) having an intrinsic viscosity iV(XCS) in the range from 1.80 to 3.20 dl/g and an ethylene content C2(XCS) in the range from 25 to 80 wt.-%, wherein the ratio of the intrinsic viscosities of the two fractions, iV(XCS)/iV(XCI), is in the range from 1.0 to 2.0.
Abstract:
A complex of formula (I) wherein M is zirconium or hafnium; each X independently is a sigma ligand; L is a divalent bridge selected from —R′2C—, —R′2C—CR′2—, —R′2Si—, —R′2Si—SiR′2—, —R′2Ge—, wherein each R′ is independently a hydrogen atom or a C1-C20-hydrocarbyl .group optionally containing one or more silicon atoms or heteroatoms of Group 14-16 of the periodic table or fluorine atoms, and optionally two R′ groups taken together can form a ring; R2 and R2′ are each independently a C1-C20 hydrocarbyl group, —OC1-20 hydrocarbyl group or —SC1-20 hydrocarbyl group; R5 is a —OC1-20 hydrocarbyl group or —SC1-20 hydrocarbyl group, said R5 group being optionally substituted by one or more halo groups; R5′ is hydrogen or a C1-20 hydrocarbyl group; —OC1-20 hydrocarbyl group or —SC1-20 hydrocarbyl group; said C1-20 hydrocarbyl group being optionally substituted by one or more halo groups; R6 and R6′ are each independently a C1-20 hydrocarbyl group; —OC1-20 hydrocarbyl group or —SC1-20 hydrocarbyl group; each R1 and R1′ are independently —CH2Rx wherein Rx are each independently H, or a C1-20 hydrocarbyl group, optionally containing heteroatoms.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a polypropylene composition which combines low sealing initiation temperature (SIT) and high melting point (Tm), thus having a broad sealing window.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an olefin polymerization process, wherein propylene and a C4 to C10 a-olefin, preferably 1-butene and optionally ethylene are reacted in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst so as to obtain a polypropylene, wherein the polypropylene comprises C4 to C10 a-olefin, preferably 1-butene-derived comonomer units in an amount of from 0.5 wt % to 15 wt % and ethylene-derived comonomer units in an amount of 0 wt % to 3 wt %, and wherein the Ziegler-Natta catalyst comprises i) an external donor of the formula (I): (R3)z(R2O)ySi(R1)x and ii) a solid Ziegler-Natta catalyst component being free of external carrier material.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an olefin polymerization process, wherein propylene and 1-butene and optionally ethylene are reacted in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst system so as to obtain a polypropylene, wherein the polypropylene comprises 1-butene-derived comonomer units in an amount of from 0.5 to 15 wt % and optionally ethylene-derived comonomer units in an amount of up to 3 wt %, and the Ziegler-Natta catalyst system comprises an external donor of the formula (I) (R3)z(R2O)YSi(R1)X (I).
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of a copolymer of propylene and ethylene comprising polymerizing propylene and ethylene in the gas phase in the presence of a solid particulate catalyst free from an external carrier comprising: (i) a symmetrical complex of formula (I), wherein M is zirconium or hafnium; each X is a sigma ligand; L is a divalent bridge selected from —R′2C—, —R′2C—CR′2—, —R′2Si—, —R′2Si—SiR′2—, —R′2Ge—, wherein each R′ is independently a hydrogen atom, C1-C20-alkyl, tri(C1-C20-alkyl)silyl, C6-C20-aryl, C7-C20-arylalkyl or C7-C20-alkylaryl; R2 is a C1-C20 hydrocarbyl radical; m is 2 to 5; R9 is a H or C1-C20 hydrocarbyl radical; R7 is a hydrogen atom or a C1-10 hydrocarbyl radical; n is 0 to 3; R1 is a C1-C20 hydrocarbyl radical and optionally two adjacent R1 groups taken together can form a further mono or multicyclic ring condensed to Ph ring optionally substituted by one or two groups R4; and R4 is a C1-C10 alkyl radical; and (ii) a cocatalyst, preferably comprising an organometallic compound of a Group 13 metal; wherein the xylene soluble fraction of the propylene ethylene copolymer has an ethylene content of at least 10 wt % and an intrinsic viscosity of at least 1.2 dl/g.