Enhanced-impact LLDPE with a shear modifiable network structure
US6171993A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 4, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08F210/16
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides an ethylene copolymer resin that has unique melt elastic properties not observed in ethylene copolymers heretofore known. Specifically, the ethylene copolymer resin of the present invention when in pelletized form has a reduction in melt elasticity (ER) of 10% or more to a final value of 1.0 or less upon rheometric low shear modification or solution dissolution. Moreover, the resin of the present invention when in reactor-made form exhibits at least a partially reversible increase of 10% or more in ER when pelletizing the same. An ethylene polymerization catalyst, a process of preparing the ethylene copolymer resin and a high-impact film are also provided herein.
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