MEDIUM DENSITY POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITIONS WITH BROAD ORTHOGONAL COMPOSITION DISTRIBUTION

    公开(公告)号:US20230399426A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-14

    申请号:US18250259

    申请日:2021-11-22

    CPC classification number: C08F210/16 C08F4/76 C08F4/02 C08F2800/20 C08F2420/10

    Abstract: Provided herein are metallocene-catalyzed polyethylene compositions that exhibit a high degree of broad orthogonal composition distribution (“BOCD”), meaning that they have a relatively high degree of short-chain branching in higher-molecular-weight chains, as compared to the short-chain branching in lower-molecular weight chains. The compositions may have 80 to 99.9 wt % units derived from ethylene and 0.1 to 20 wt % units derived from a C3 to C40 α-olefin comonomer; density from 0.925 to 0.950 g/cm3, melt index (I2.16) within the range from 0.1 to 5 g/10 min, and molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) within the range from 4.0 to 8.0. The polyethylene compositions may be formed any suitable polymerization method, although methods according to some embodiments may include utilizing a pre-trim catalyst slurry that is optionally combined with trim catalyst solution to achieve on-the-fly adjustment of catalyst ratios for producing these polyethylene compositions among other polyethylene compositions in a production campaign.

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