COPOLYMERS AND FILMS THEREOF

• Main Authors: CHAI Choon Kooi, LALANNE-MAGNE Claudine Viviane, OSMONT Eric
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 23.03.2017
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F,C08G; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVINGCARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS; METALLURGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL; WORKING-UP

Copolymers of ethylene and α-olefins having C7-C12 carbon atoms having: (a) a density (D) in the range 0.900-0.940 g/cm3, (b) a melt index MI2 (2.16 kg, 190° C.) in the range of 0.01-50 g/10 min, (c) a melt elastic modulus G′ (G″=500 Pa) in the range 20 to 150 Pa, and (d) a tear strength (MD) of ≧220 g, a tear strength (TD) of ≧470 g, and a Dart Drop Impact (DDI) of ≧1800 g of a blown film having a thickness of 25 μm produced from the copolymer; where MD is referred to the machine direction and TD is the transverse direction of the blown film are suitably prepared in the gas phase by use of a supported metallocene catalyst system. Particularly suitable are copolymers of ethylene and 1-octene and the resultant blown films show improved processability and exhibit an improved balance of film properties of dart impact and tear strength.