Abstract:
Applicants have discovered that certain polyethylene (PE) homopolymers or copolymers of ethylene and C3 to C-f o alpha-olefin monomers are more suitable for oriented processes than other polyethylene resins. In an aspect, the PE has a MFI of 0.3 g/10 min. to 5.0 g/10 min,, a melting point of from 11O0C to 140°C, a density of from 0.912 g/cm 3 to 0.965 g/cm 3 (%), a haze of 10% or less, a clarity of at least 90, and a gloss of at (east 60. The polyethylene is heated and formed into an article, cooled, and then the article is stretch oriented. In an embodiment, the film, tape, the melt extruded, injection blow molded, injection stretch blow molded, cast, and thermoformed articles that can be produced with this polyethylene has a thickness of 0.1 miI to 100 mils. The polyethylene exhibits excellent elasticity, toughness, stretch and optical properties for such applications.
Abstract translation:申请人已经发现,某些聚乙烯(PE)均聚物或乙烯与C 3 -C 10α-烯烃单体的共聚物比其它聚乙烯树脂更适用于取向过程。 在一方面,PE具有0.3g / 10min的MFI。 至5.0g / 10min,熔点为110℃至140℃,密度为0.912g / cm 3至0.965g / cm 3(% ),10%以下的雾度,至少90度的透明度和(东60°)的光泽度。将聚乙烯加热形成制品,冷却,然后制品被拉伸取向,在一个实施方案中, 可以用该聚乙烯生产的薄膜,胶带,熔体挤出,注塑吹塑,注射拉伸吹塑,铸造和热成型制品的厚度为0.1-1100密耳,聚乙烯具有优异的弹性,韧性,拉伸性和 这种应用的光学性能。
Abstract:
A controlled rheology polypropylene that is made from Ziegler-Natta produced random copolymer and an additive formulation, extruded in the presence of a peroxide, exhibits low fluid retention and can be used to make medical/laboratory grade equipment, such a pipette tips.
Abstract:
Polymer articles and processes of forming the same are described herein. The processes generally include providing an ethylene based polymer, blending the ethylene based polymer with a modifier to form modified polyethylene and forming the modified polyethylene into a polymer article, wherein the polymer article exhibits a haze that is at least about 10% less than a polymer article prepared, with a similarly modified polyethylene.
Abstract:
Thin polymer sheets and used thereof are described. A polymer sheet can include greater than 90 wt.% of a single-site catalyzed polyolefin (PO) and have a thickness of at least 0.0254 cm. The sheet can be used to produce molded articles.
Abstract:
A process forming a high MFR polypropylene includes providing a reactor powder polypropylene, the reactor powder polypropylene having a melt flow rate of less than 100 dg/min. The process also includes mixing the reactor powder polypropylene with a free- radical initiator to form a powder/initiator mixture and subjecting the powder/initiator mixture to post-reactor forming. The present disclosure further provides for a vis-broken polypropylene and a polymer article.
Abstract:
A method of forming a thermoformed article may include melt extruding polyethylene to form an extruded sheet. The rheological breadth parameter of the polyethylene may change by no more than about 5% after extrusion relative to the rheological breadth parameter of the polyethylene prior to extrusion. The extruded sheet may be thermoformed within a mold to form the thermoformed article. During thermoforming, the extruded sheet may be subjected to solid- state stretching in one or more directions. The thermoformed article may be retrieved from the mold. The polyethylene may have a rheological breadth parameter of from 0.20 to 0.40, a multimodal molecular weight distribution, a polydispersity (Mw/Mn) of from 5 to 18, a density ranging from 0.940 to 0.970 g/cc, may exhibit tensile strain-hardening, or combinations thereof.
Abstract:
A process including vis-breaking of polypropylene in the presence of 3,6,9-triethyl-3,6,9- trimethy1-1,4,7-triperoxonane to obtain vis-broken polypropylene is provided. The vis- broken polypropylene may be pelletized to obtain pellets. A ratio of a melt flow rate (MI 2 ) of the pellets to a melt flow rate (MI 2 ) of the polypropylene prior to the vis-breaking may be greater than 1 : 1 and at most 4: 1. The pellets may be used to form articles.
Abstract:
Polymer blends and methods of forming same are described herein. The polymer blends generally include a single site transition metal catalyst formed polypropylene, a single site transition metal catalyst formed polyethylene and a polythylene compatible nucleator.
Abstract:
Polymer articles and processes of forming the same are described herein. The processes generally include providing a bimodal ethylene based polymer, blending the bimodal ethylene based polymer with a nucleator to form modified polyethylene and forming the modified polyethylene into a polymer article, wherein the polymer article is selected from pipe articles and blown films.
Abstract:
The present Invention relates to polyethylene films, and to processes for making films. In particular the invention relates to solid state stretched films that may be monoaxially or biaxially oriented. The processes can tolerate high draw ratios and lower extrusion pressures and amperes while producing films having high tensile strength and modulus as well as low shrinkage. The polyethylene used to make the films has a density of from 0.940 to less than 0.960, a molecular weight distribution of greater than 10, a melt flow index ranging from 0.30 dg.min to 1.00 dg.min and a weight average molecular weight of 300,000 or less.