ETHYLENE-OCTENE COPOLYMERS WITH IMPROVED PROPERTY PROFILE

    公开(公告)号:US20230312789A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-05

    申请号:US18022595

    申请日:2021-09-27

    Applicant: Borealis AG

    Abstract: Ethylene-1-octene copolymer characterized by a density in the range of 850 kg/m3 to 930 kg/m3 measured according to ISO 1183-187, a melt flow rate MFR2 (190° C., 2.16 kg) in the range of from 0.3 g/10 min to 100 g/10 min measured according to ISO 1133, a MFR10/MFR2 of from 5.0 to 15.0, a Mw/Mn of from 2.0 to 5.0, 1.0 to below 20 vinyl unsaturation units/100,000 C atoms, more than 5.0 to 35 vinylidene unsaturation units/100,000 C atoms, more than 5.0 to 30 vinylene unsaturation units/100,000 C atoms, more than 15.0 to 60 trisubstituted unsaturation units/100,000 C atoms, 26 to 150 total unsaturation units/100,000 C atoms, wherein the total unsaturation units/100,000 C atoms is the sum of vinyl unsaturation units/100,000 C atoms, vinylidene unsaturation units/100,000 C atoms, vinylene unsaturation units/100,000 C atoms and trisubstituted unsaturation units/100,000 C atoms, an unsaturation degree for unsaturation types e) to h) according to formula (I) wherein a vinyl unsaturation degree is in the range of from 5.0 to 15.0%, a vinylene unsaturation degree is in the range of from 20.0 to 30.0%, and wherein the sum of the vinyl unsaturation degree and vinylidene unsaturation degree is at least 30.0% and up to 50.0%.









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    Polyethylene Pipe Resin with High Resistance to Slow Crack Growth

    公开(公告)号:US20230257489A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-17

    申请号:US18014219

    申请日:2021-07-07

    Applicant: Borealis AG

    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyethylene composition comprising a base resin which comprises (A) a first ethylene homo- or copolymer fraction, and (B) a second ethylene-hexene-1 copolymer fraction, wherein fraction (A) has a lower molecular weight than fraction (B) and wherein fraction (B) is present in an amount of from 51.0 to 58.5 wt. %, preferably 52.0 to 57.5 wt. %, more preferably 53.0 to 57.0 wt. % based on the total weight of the base resin, wherein fraction (B) of the base resin has a content of units derived from hexene-1 from 0.80 to 1.45 mol %, preferably of from 0.82 to 1.35 mol % and more preferably of from 0.85 to 1.30 mol %, wherein the base resin has a number average molecular weight Mn of 8,500 g/mol or higher, and wherein the polyethylene composition has a melt flow rate MFRs from 0.10 to 0.30 g/10 min, preferably from 0.15 to 0.28, and still more preferably from 0.16 to 0.25 g/10 min, to a process for producing the polyethylene composition, to an article, especially a pipe comprising the polyethylene composition and to the use of the polyethylene composition for the production of an article, especially a pipe.

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