Properties of polyolefin blends and their manufactured articles
US7122601B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 28, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08L2314/06
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A polymer blend and a method of making the same are provided. The polymer blend includes an ethylene-propylene (C2–C3) random copolymer and a modifier selected from the group consisting of a metallocene-catalyzed polyethylene-based copolymer, a metallocene-catalyzed polyethylene-based terpolymer, and a syndiotactic polypropylene homopolymer. The polymer blend may also include an organic peroxide for visbreaking the polymer blend. An end use article is made from the foregoing polymer blend. The end use article may be, for example, a film, an injection molded article, a compression molded article, a thermoformed article, and a fiber. The end use article is desirably a film having an Elmendorf tear strength of at least about 300 g/ply in the machine and transverse directions.
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