Abstract:
A polymer composition has homogenous dispersion of a first polymer with a second polymer. The first polymer includes but is not limited to ethylene based homopolymer and ethylene based copolymer. The second polymer has molecular weight higher than the molecular weight of the first polymer and heat of fusion greater than 200 J/g.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta catalyst system to be used in the preparation of ultra-high molecular weight polymers (UHMWP). The system includes at least one procatalyst, at least one co-catalyst, at least one hydrocarbon medium and at least one external donor, wherein the ratio of elemental magnesium to elemental titanium to halide, in the procatalyst, is 1 : 1.3: 3.7; the ratio of elemental aluminum, present in the co-catalyst to elemental titanium, present in the procatalyst, ranges between 6:1 and 12: 1; and the ratio of elemental silicon, present in the external donor to elemental titanium, present in the procatalyst, ranges between 1 : 10 and 10: 1. The present disclosure also provides a process for preparation of UHMWPE using the heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta catalyst system of the present disclosure.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a process for the preparation of high strength and high modulus polyethylene products/ laminates consisting of steps such as providing a pre-dried, at least 50% disentangled ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) powder, feeding the UHMWPE powder having temperature ranging from -15 °C to 50 °C, at the nip of at least one pair of heated, polished counter rotating calendaring rollers, rotating at different roller speeds to obtain at least one pre- laminate and hot stretching the pre-laminate(s) at a pre-determined temperature and pre-determined stretching speed to obtain high strength laminates. The laminates provided by the present disclosure have tensile strength ranging between 0.5 GPa and 3.0 GPa and tensile modulus ranging between 40 GPa and 200 GPa.