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Compositions of ethylene polymers for the manufacture of films

US4623581A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 3, 1983
Grant dateNov 18, 1986
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Expiry dateJun 3, 2003

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08L23/0869
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A composition comprising from 2 to 25 weight percent of at least one free radical ethylene polymer with a specific gravity between 0.91 and 0.94, and from 75 to 98 weight percent of at least one copolymer of ethylene and at least one .alpha.-olefin containing at least 4 carbon atoms, with a specific gravity between 0.905 and 0.940 and a melt index between 0.4 and 3 dg/minute, wherein the average proportion of .alpha.-olefin units in the copolymer is between 1 and 8 mole percent, wherein the copolymer comprises crystalline fractions and amorphous fractions, wherein the distribution of the .alpha.-olefin units in the copolymer is heterogeneous, and wherein the proportion of .alpha.-olefin units in the copolymer varies between at least 0.2 and at most 5 times the average proportion, depending on the fractions considered. Application to the manufacture of films with a thickness of between 5 and 200 microns.

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