Abstract:
A method to produce a tile comprising at least the following layered sections: a wear layered section, a décor layered section and a base layered section; and wherein the wear layered section comprises the following: A) a compositional layer A formed from a composition A comprising at least one olefm-based polymer; wherein the décor layered section comprises the following: B1) a compositional layer B1 formed from a composition B1 comprising a propylene-based polymer; B2) a compositional layer B2 formed rl from a composition B2 comprising an olefm-based polymer; wherein the base layered section comprises the following: C) a compositional layer C formed from a composition C comprising an olefin-based polymer; wherein the method comprises the following step(s): i) heat laminating compositional layer A to compositional layer B1, at a temperature T1≤140° C.; and wherein, for a continuous production of the tile, T1 is the temperature at the surface of the compositional layer with the highest, or equivalent, surface temperature; and for a batch production of the tile, T1 is the interfacial temperature between the two compositional layers; ii) heat laminating compositional layer B2 to compositional layer C, at a interfacial temperature T2≤140° C.; and wherein, for a continuous production of the tile, T2 is the temperature at the surface of the compositional layer with the highest, or equivalent, surface temperature; and for a batch production of the tile, T2 is the interfacial temperature between the two compositional layers.
Abstract:
A modifier for forming sub-ambient temperature use containers includes (a) from 10 wt % to 50 wt % of a block composite, a specified block composite, or a crystalline block composite, (b) from 20 wt % to 90 wt % of a first polyolefin copolymer, the first polyolefin copolymer being derived from ethylene and at least one of a C3 to C10 alpha-olefin, having a melt index from 0.5 g/10 min to 1500 g/10 min, and having a density from 0.850 g/cm3 to 0.910 g/cm3, and (c) optionally, from 30 wt % to 70 wt % of a second polyolefin copolymer, the second polyolefin copolymer being derived from ethylene and at least one of a C3 to C10 alpha-olefin, having a melt index from 100 g/10 min to 2000 g/10 min, and having a density from 0.860 g/cm3 to 0.900 g/cm3.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a multilayered film comprising a first layer and a second layer; and a tie layer; where the tie layer comprises a crystalline block composite and where the tie layer is disposed between the first layer and the second layer; the first layer being disposed on a first surface of the tie layer; the second layer being disposed on a second surface of the tie layer; where the second surface is opposedly disposed to the first surface; where the multilayered film is biaxially oriented. Disclosed herein too is a method of manufacturing the aforementioned multilayer film.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a composition comprising a propylene based polymer; a polymeric ethylene ionomer; a vulcanizing agent that is a crosslinker and that is reactive with the polymeric ethylene ionomer; and a compatibilizer that is a crystalline block composite including (1) a crystalline ethylene based polymer, (2) a crystalline alpha-olefin based polymer derived from a C3-10 α-olefin, and (3) a block copolymer comprising 10 to 90 wt % of a crystalline ethylene block comprising at least 85 wt % of units derived from ethylene and 10 to 90 wt % of a crystalline alpha-olefin block comprising at least 90 wt % of units derived from the C3-10 α-olefin.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present invention relate to multilayer films, packages formed therefrom, and methods of preparing multilayer films. In one aspect, a multilayer film comprises a coextruded, multilayer film comprising at least five layers in which Layer A is a skin layer, Layer B is a tie layer, Layer C is a barrier layer, Layer D is a second tie layer, and Layer E is polyolefin, each layer having opposing facial surfaces and arranged in the order A/B/C/D/E. Layer A comprises polyethylene terephthalate, Layer C comprises polyamide or ethylene vinyl alcohol, and Layer E comprises polypropylene or polyethylene.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a multilayer film comprising two outer layers; where each outer layer comprises polyethylene; two tie layers; where each tie layer comprises a crystalline block copolymer composite; where each tie layer has a first face and a second face that are opposed to each other, and where the first face of each tie layer contacts at least one outer layer; and a core layer; where the core layer comprises a polypropylene; where the second face of each tie layer contacts the core layer; and where the core layer has a thicknesses that is greater than 50% of the total thickness of the multilayer film.