High-Density Polyethylene Compositions, Method of Making the Same, Articles Made Therefrom, and Method of Making Such Articles

    公开(公告)号:US20080221273A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-09-11

    申请号:US12067832

    申请日:2007-05-02

    摘要: The instant invention is a high-density polyethylene compositions, and method of making the same. The high-density polyethylene composition of the instant invention includes a first component, and a second component. The first component is a high molecular weight ethylene alpha-olefin copolymer having a density in the range of 0.915 to 0.940 g/cm3, and a melt index (I21) in the range of 0.5 to 10 g/10 minutes. The second component is a low molecular weight ethylene polymer having a density in the range of 0.965 to 0.980 g/cm3, and a melt index (I2) in the range of 50 to 1500 g/10 minutes. The high-density polyethylene composition has a melt index (I2) of at least 1, a density in the range of 0.950 to 0.960 g/cm3, and g′ of equal or greater than 1. The method of producing a high-density polyethylene composition include the following steps: (1) introducing ethylene, and an alpha-olefin comonomer into a first reactor; (2) copolymerizing the ethylene with the alpha-olefin comonomer in the first reactor thereby producing a first component, wherein the first component being a high molecular weight ethylene alpha-olefin copolymer having a density in the range of 0.915 to 0.940 g/cm3, and a melt index (I21) in the range of 0.5 to 10 g/10 minutes; (3) introducing the first component and additional ethylene into a second reactor; (4) polymerizing the additional ethylene in the second reactor thereby producing a second component, wherein the second component being a low molecular weight ethylene polymer having a density in the range of 0.965 to 0.980 g/cm3, and a melt index (I2) in the range of 50 to 1500 g/10 minutes; and (5) thereby producing the high-density polyethylene composition, wherein the high-density polyethylene composition having a melt index (I2) of at least 1, a density in the range of 0.950 to 0.960 g/cm3, and g′ of equal or greater than 1.