Abstract:
Stretch blow molded containers produced from a propylene polymer composition produced with a Ziegler Natta catalyst, the propylene polymer composition comprising: A. 25.0 wt % to 65.0 wt % of a homopolymer or minirandom copolymer of propylene containing up to 1.0 wt % of at least one of ethylene and C4-C10α-olefins, having an isotactic index greater than about 80%; and B. 35.0 wt % to 75.0 wt % of a random copolymer of propylene and at least one olefin chosen from ethylene and C4-C10 α-olefins, containing about 0.3 to about 30 wt % of said olefin, and having an isotactic index greater than 60.0%; wherein the propylene polymer composition has a melt flow rate of 1 to 25 and a molecular weight distribution greater than 3.5.
Abstract:
Crystalline polymers and copolymers of propylene having total MIL values>2 g/10 minutes, total [η] values in tetrahydronaphthalene at 135° C.≦2.8 dl/g, mW/MN values>20, a fraction insoluble in xylene at 25° C.≧94, and including from 10 to 60% by weight of a fraction (A) having [η]≧2.6, are prepared by way of sequential polymerization in at least two stages, in the presence of a particular Ziegler-Natta catalysts supported on magnesium halides. These polymers have high melt strength, high mechanical properties, and are particularly adequate for the manufacture of articles by using various conversion technologies, such as for example extrusion in thin sheets to be subjected to thermoforming, as well as for injection molding, and blow molding.
Abstract:
A heterophasic polyolefin composition comprising (percent by weight): (A) 50-0% of a crystalline propylene polymer having a polydispersity index value from 5.2 to 10 and a content of isotactic pentads (mmmm) higher than 97.5 molar %; said polymer containing at least 95% of recurring units deriving from propylene; (B) 5-20% of a first elastomeric copolymer of ethylene with at least a C3-C8 α-olefin comonomer, said copolymer containing from 25 to less than 40% of ethylene, and being soluble in xylene at room temperature in an amount from higher 85 to 95 wt % the intrinsic viscosity [η] of the xylene soluble fraction ranging from 2.5 to 4.5 dL/g; and (C) 10-45% of a second elastomeric copolymer of ethylene with at least a C3-C8 α-olefin comonomer, said copolymer containing from 50 up to 75% of ethylene, and being soluble in xylene at room temperature in an amount from 50 to 85 wt %, the intrinsic viscosity [η] of the xylene soluble fraction ranging from 1.8 to 4.0 dL/g; wherein the sum of amounts of copolymer (B) and copolymer (C) ranges from 20 to 50% based on the total amount of components (A) to (C), the total amount of ethylene based on the total amount of components (A) to (C) is up to 23% by weight and the ratio between the ethylene content of the fraction insoluble in xylene at room temperature (C2xif) multiplied by the weight percentage of the fraction insoluble in xylene at room temperature (% XIF) and the ethylene content of the fraction soluble in xylene at room temperature (C2xsf) multiplied by the weight percentage of fraction soluble in xylene at room temperature (% SXF), i.e. (C2xif % XIF)/(C2xsf·% SXF), satisfies the following relation (I), wherein x is the total amount of ethylene.
Abstract:
Pipe systems having at least one layer comprising a semi-crystalline random polymer of propylene and 0.2 to 5 wt % 1-hexen and optionally a recurring unit selected from ethylene and a C4-C10 α-olefin in an amount from more than 0 to 9% by moles. The polymer exhibits broad molecular weight distribution, in terms of the ratio of weight average molecular weight to numeric aver-age molecular weight formula (1), ranging from 5 to 11, molecular weight distribution of monomodal type and hexen-1 content in the fraction with an intrinsic viscosity of equal to or higher than 3.3 dl/g lower than the hexen-1 content in the fraction with an intrinsic viscosity of less than 3.3 dl/g. ( Mw/ Mn) (I)
Abstract:
Filled olefin polymer concentrates having improved mechanical properties and scratch resistance comprising: A. about 1.0 to about 40.0 wt % of an oxidized olefin polymer material; B. about 0.5 to about 40.0 of a maleated polypropylene; and C. about 7.0 to about 80.0 wt % of a filler chosen from fiberglass, carbon fibers, graphite fibers, whiskers, metal fibers, aramides, talc, wollastonite, calcium carbonate, mica, glass microspheres, ceramic microspheres, glass wool, rock wool, stainless steel wool, steel wool, gypsum, alumina, alumina-silica, silica, and mixtures thereof; wherein the sum of components A+B+C is equal to 100 wt %.
Abstract:
Articles, in particular non-pressure mono- or multi-layer pipes, prepared by extrusion, moulding and combination thereof, comprising a heterophasic polyolefin composition comprising (1) 65-95% of a crystalline propylene polymer insoluble in xylene at ambient temperature in an amount over 85% and having a polydispersity index ranging from 4 to 13 and an intrinsic viscosity value ([η]1) of over 2.2 dl/g, and (2) 5-35% of an elastomeric olefin polymer of ethylene with a C3-C10 α-olefin having an ethylene content ranging from 15 to 85% and an intrinsic viscosity value ([η]2) of at least 1.4 g/ml. The [η]1/[η]2 ratio ranging from 0.45 to 1.6. The articles typically have modulus of elasticity in tension higher than 2000 MPa. The invention also relates to the said heterophasic polyolefin composition and an extrusion process for producing the said articles.
Abstract:
A stretchable wrap film comprising a polymer blend comprising (percent by weight): I) 50 to 90% of an ethylene polymer composition comprising a recurring unit derived from an ester selected from (1) ethylenically unsaturated organic monomer of esters of unsaturated C3-C20 monocarboxylic acids and C1, to C24 monovalent aliphatic or alicyclic alcohols, and (2) vinyl esters of saturated C2-C18 carboxylic acids, wherein the ester content ranging from 2.5 to 8 wt % based on the total weight of the final ethylene polymer composition; the ethylene polymer composition having a density ranging from 0.920 to 0.94 g/mL; and II) 10 to 50% of an ethylene-based polymer component having a density ranging from 0.9 to 0.930 g/mL and a melt flow rate up to 4 g/10 min. The stretchable wrap film has a ratio between the value of MD tear resistance and the value of TD tear resistance over 0.3 and a value of MD tensile strength at 30% ranging between 6.5 to 15 N. The stretchable film is suited for use as stretch, cling wraps in various bundling, packaging and wrapping operations.
Abstract:
A process for making a graft copolymer of an olefin polymer material in at least two polymerization stages comprising: a) treating a reactive, peroxide-containing olefin polymer material (A) at a temperature from about 80° C. to a temperature below the softening point of the polymer material with about 5 to about 120 parts per hundred parts of the polymer material (A) by weight (pph) of at least one grafting monomer which is polymerizable by free radicals; b) treating the stage a) graft copolymer at a temperature from about 80° C. to a temperature below the softening point of the stage a) graft copolymer, which is the same as or different from the temperature used in stage a), with about 5 to about 120 pph of at least one grafting monomer which is different from the monomer used in stage a) and polymerizable by free radicals.
Abstract:
A process for making a thermoplastic polyolefin elastomer comprising: a) preparing a polymer mixture comprising: (I) about 70 to about 95% by weight of a heterophasic polyolefin; (II) about 4.9 to about 27% by weight of a reactive, peroxide-containing olefin polymer; (III) about 0.1 to about 3.0% by weight of an organic peroxide; and (IV) optionally, about 1 to about 10% by weight of a co-agent having a molecular structure containing at least two aliphatic unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds; wherein (I)+(II)+(III)+(IV) equals 100%; b) extruding or compounding in molten state the polymer mixture, thereby producing a melt mixture; and optionally c) pelletizing the melt mixture.
Abstract:
A process for making a flame retardant olefin polymer material comprising: a) preparing a polymer mixture comprising: I. about 70.0 to about 98.0 wt % of a reactive, peroxide-containing olefin polymer material (A); II. about 1.5 to about 22.5 wt % of at least one non-polymerizable halogenated flame retardant containing at least one aliphatic, unsaturated carbon-carbon bond; and III. about 0.5 to about 7.5 wt % of at least one metal synergist; wherein the sum of components I+II+III is equal to 100 wt %; b) extruding or compounding in molten state the polymer mixture, thereby producing a melt mixture; and optionally c) pelletizing the melt mixture.