PROCESS FOR RECYCLING PROPYLENE-ETHYLENE COPOLYMERS

    公开(公告)号:US20240002559A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-04

    申请号:US18247342

    申请日:2021-09-27

    Applicant: Borealis AG

    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for recycling propylene-ethylene copolymers to obtain polymers having good optical and mechanical properties, as well as good processability. The invention further provides propylene-ethylene copolymer pellets obtained from the process, articles comprising or consisting of such pellets and the use of the propylene-ethylene copolymer pellets for injection molding applications. The process comprising the steps of (a) polymerizing propylene and ethylene in the presence of a single site catalyst in a continuous polymerization reactor under dynamic conditions, (b) collecting the resulting propylene-ethylene copolymer powders from step (a) to obtain a mixture (M) of propylene-ethylene copolymer powders having a MFR2 (ISO 1133, 230° C., 2.16 kg) in a raffle of from 1.5 to 80.0 g/ 10 min and an ethylene content in a range of from 1.0 to 4.0 wt. % based on the total weight of the mixture (M), (c) compounding said mixture (M) in an extruder in the presence of a radical initiator, and a clarifying agent in an amount of from 0.01 to 1.0 wt. %, based on the total weight of the mixture of propylene-ethylene copolymer powders, and (d) extruding the above mixture into pellets; wherein, in step a), the dynamic conditions are such that the ethylene content and the melt flow rate (MFR2) of the resulting copolymer gradually changes from a first predetermined ethylene content, E1, to a second predetermined ethylene content, E2, and from a first predetermined melt flow rate, MFR2-1, to a second predetermined melt flow rate, MFR2-2; wherein collecting the copolymer powders in step b) is started when the polymer produced in step a) has a first ethylene content, E1, and a melt flow rate MFR2-1, and collecting the copolymer powders in step b) is stopped when the polymer produced in step a) has a second ethylene content, E2, and a melt flow rate MFR2-2; and wherein said pellets obtained in step d) have (i) a MFR2 (ISO 1133, 230° C., 2.16 kg) in the range of from 20 to 120 g/10 in, (ii) a ratio of MFR2 pellets/MFR2 powder>1, (iii) an ethylene content in a range of from 1.0 to 4.0 wt %, (iv) a crystallization temperature Tc, determined by DSC according to ISO 11357-3:1999 in the range of from 100 to 125° C., and (v) a flexural modulus, determined in a 3-point-bending according to ISO 178 on injection molded specimens of 80×10×4 mm, prepared in accordance with EN ISO 1873-2, of 850 MPa or more.

    POLYMER COMPOSITION FOR MOULDED ARTICLE
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230279199A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-07

    申请号:US18017506

    申请日:2021-07-23

    Applicant: BOREALIS AG

    CPC classification number: C08K5/20 C08K5/0083 C08K5/3417 C08K3/34

    Abstract: Polyethylene composition comprising a) at least 89.0 wt. % of a multimodal polyethylene polymer; b) optionally 0.01 to 10.0 wt.-% of a colour pigment or a colour masterbatch comprising a colour pigment; c) 0.01 to 1.0 wt.-% of a nucleating agent of formula (I) or a nucleating agent of formula (II) wherein A=mono- or bicyclic aryl group; each X is independently a —CO—NH— group or —NH—CO— group; R1 to R3 are each independently a C1-C20 alkyl optionally substituted by one or more hydroxyl groups; C2-C20 alkenyl optionally substituted by one or more hydroxyl groups; C2-C20 alkyl interrupted by oxygen or sulfur; C3-C12 cycloalkyl optionally substituted by one or more C1-C20 alkyl; C3-C12 cycloalkyl-C1-6-alkylene- wherein the C3-12 cyclokalkyl is optional substituted by one or more C1-C20 alkyl groups.

    POLYMER COMPOSITION SUITABLE FOR MAKING BLOWN FILMS

    公开(公告)号:US20220363880A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-17

    申请号:US17765907

    申请日:2020-09-30

    Applicant: BOREALIS AG

    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer composition comprising at least the following components: A) 70.0 to 95.0 wt.-% based on the overall weight of the polymer composition of a C2C3 random copolymer; whereby said C2C3 random copolymer has a melting point in the range of 110 to 140° C. determined by differential scanning calorimetry according to ISO 11357-3; a MFR2 (230° C., 2.16 kg) determined according to ISO 1133 in the range of 0.5 to 4.0 g/10 min; and a total C2-content in the range of 1 to 10 wt.-% based on the overall weight of the C2C3 random copolymer; B) 5.0 to 30.0 wt.-% based on the overall weight of the polymer composition of a LDPE; whereby said LDPE has a density determined according to ISO 1183 in the range of 915 to 922 kg/m3; and a MFR2 (190° C., 2.16 kg) determined according to ISO 1133 in the range of 0.9 to 20.0 g/10 min; with the proviso that the weight proportions of components A) and B) add up to 100 wt.-%. In addition, the present invention refers to the articles, preferably blown films made of said polymer composition

    RANDOM PROPYLENE POLYMER COMPOSITION AND USE IN EXTRUSION BLOW MOULDING

    公开(公告)号:US20220073718A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-10

    申请号:US17423407

    申请日:2020-01-15

    Applicant: BOREALIS AG

    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a propylene polymer composition comprising at least one propylene copolymer (C-PP), and an α-nucleating agent (NU), wherein the propylene copolymer (C-PP) comprises two propylene copolymer fractions (PP1) and (PP2), wherein propylene copolymer fraction (PP1) is contained in the propylene copolymer (C-PP) in an amount of 30 to 70 wt. % and the propylene copolymer fraction (PP2) is contained in the propylene copolymer (C-PP) in an amount of 70 to 30 wt. %, the comonomer content of propylene copolymer fraction (PP1) is in the range of 0.5 to 2.5 wt.-% and the comonomer content of the propylene copolymer fraction (PP1) is lower compared to the comonomer content of the propylene copolymer fraction (PP2), and the propylene polymer composition has (a) a melt flow rate MFR2 (230° C.) measured according to according to ISO 1133 of 1 to 5 g/10 min., and (b) a comonomer content of 4.0 to 8.0 wt. %, the comonomer(s) being ethylene and/or at least one C4 to C12 α-olefin. The above propylene polymer composition has improved impact and optical properties. The invention further provides a method of producing the above propylene polymer composition and an extrusion blow molded article comprising the above propylene polymer composition.

    PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HETEROPHASIC COPOLYMERS OF PROPYLENE

    公开(公告)号:US20180244904A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-30

    申请号:US15552466

    申请日:2016-02-18

    Applicant: BOREALIS AG

    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing a heterophasic copolymer composition. The polymerisation is conducted in the presence of an olefin polymerisation catalyst comprising a solid catalyst component further comprising titanium, magnesium, halogen and an internal donor, and a cocatalyst, the process comprising the steps of: (1) introducing streams of the solid catalyst component, the cocatalyst, propylene monomer and hydrogen into a first polymerisation reactor; (2) producing a first polymer of propylene in the first polymerisation reactor, the first polymer of propylene having a first melt flow rate MFR 2 of from 0.1 to 2.0 g/10 min; (3) withdrawing a stream comprising the first polymer of propylene from the first polymerisation reactor and passing it to a second polymerisation reactor; (4) introducing a stream of propylene monomer into the second polymerisation reactor; (5) producing a first polymer mixture comprising the first polymer of propylene and a second polymer of propylene in the second polymerisation reactor, the first polymer mixture having a second melt flow rate MFR2 of from 0.05 to 1.0 g/10 min and which second melt flow rate is less than the first melt flow rate; (6) withdrawing a stream comprising the first polymer mixture from the second polymerisation reactor and passing it to a third polymerisation reactor; (7) introducing streams of propylene monomer and the comonomer into the third polymerisation reactor; (8) producing the heterophasic copolymer composition comprising the first polymer mixture and a third copolymer of propylene in the third polymerisation reactor, the heterophasic copolymer composition having a third melt flow rate MFR2 of from 0.05 to 1.0 g/10 min, said heterophasic copolymer having a content of comonomer units of from 5 to 25% by mole; wherein the amount of xylene soluble fraction in the heterophasic copolymer determined according to ISO 16152 is from 14 to 35% by weight and intrinsic viscosity measured from the amorphous polymer (AM) of the heterophasic copolymer is from 1.5 to 4.4 dl/g; and (9) recovering the heterophasic copolymer composition from the third polymerisation reactor; characterised in that the internal donor is a compound having the structure according to formula (I); wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different being a linear or branched C1-C12-alkyl group and R is hydrogen or a linear, branched or cyclic C1 to C12-alkyl.

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