Abstract:
A polyolefin composition, particularly fit for the production of extrusion blow molded articles, comprising (a) a propylene-ethylene copolymer having a content of units deriving from ethylene of 4.0 % by weight or higher, and (b) a nucleating agent and having a crystallization temperature (Tc) higher than 117°C can be obtained by copolymerizing propylene and ethylene in the presence of a catalyst system obtained by contacting a solid catalyst component comprising a magnesium halide, a titanium compound having at least a Ti-halogen bond and at least two electron donor compounds one of which being present in an amount from 40 to 90% by mol with respect to the total amount of donors and selected from succinates and the other selected from 1,3 diethers, an aluminum hydrocarbyl compound, and optionally an external electron donor compound.
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of propylene polymer compositions comprising from 50 to 90 % by weight of a propylene (co)polymer fraction insoluble in xylene at 25°C, and from 10 to 50% by weight of an ethylene copolymer fraction soluble in xylene at 25°C, said process comprising: (i) a first step of polymerizing propylene in the optional presence of ethylene and/or C 4 -C 10 alpha olefins, to produce a propylene (co)polymer being for at least 85% by weight insoluble in xylene at 25°C; and (ii) a successive step, carried out in gas-phase, in the presence of the product coming from step (i), of copolymerizing a mixture of ethylene with one or more ±-olefins CH 2 =CHR in which R is a hydrocarbon radical having 1-10 carbon atoms, to produce an ethylene copolymer; the process being carried out in the presence of a catalyst system comprising: the product obtained by contacting: (a) a solid catalyst component comprising a magnesium halide, a titanium compound having at least a Ti-halogen bond and at least two internal electron donor compounds one of which being present in an amount from 35 to 90% by mol with respect to the total amount of donors and being selected from succinates and the other being selected from 1,3-diethers, the total amount of internal electron donor compounds being lower than 14.0% by weight with respect to the total weight of the solid catalyst component; with (b) an aluminum hydrocarbyl compound, and optionally with (c) an external electron donor compound.
Abstract:
A polyolefin composition made from or containing (A) from 90.0 to 99.0 wt % of a first propylene ethylene copolymer wherein (i) the ethylene derived units is between 1.0 and 8.0 wt %; (ii) the melting temperature ranges from 135 to 155° C.; (iii) the melt flow rate (230° C./5 kg ISO 1133) ranges from 0.2 to 3.5 g/10 min; (iv) the xylene solubles at 25° C. ranges from 10.0 to 4.0 wt %; (v) the polydispersity index ranges from 3.0 to 7.0; and (B) from 1.0 to 10.0 wt % of a second propylene ethylene copolymer (i) containing from 8.0 to 20.0 wt % of ethylene derived units; and having a MFR (measured at 190° C. 2.16 kg of load) between 0.5 and 5.0 g/10 min, wherein (a) the resulting polyolefin composition has a melt flow rate (230° C./5 kg ISO 1133) ranging from 0.2 to 4.0 g/10 min and (b) the sum A+B being 100.
Abstract:
A propylene-1-hexene copolymer having: i) a content of 1-hexene derived units ranging from 0.6 wt% to 3.0 wt%; ii) melt flow rate (MFR) measured according to the method ISO 1133 (230° C, 5 kg) ranging from 0.5 g/10 min to 5.0 g/10 min iii) the polydispersity (PI) ranges from 4.5 to 10 and the distribution of molecular weight is of multimodal type; iv) the melting point ranges from 160°C to 145°C; v) the DSC curve (temperature/heat of fusion) shows at least two peaks.
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of random copolymer of propylene containing up to 6.0 % by weight of ethylene units, suitable for the manufacture of pipes, by copolymerizing propylene and ethylene in the presence of a catalyst system comprising the product obtained by contacting the following components: (a) a solid catalyst component comprising a magnesium halide, a titanium compound having at least a Ti-halogen bond and at least two electron donor compounds one of which being present in an amount from 40 to 90% by mol with respect to the total amount of donors and selected from succinates and the other being selected from 1,3 diethers, (b) n aluminum hydrocarbyl compound, and (c) optionally an external electron donor compound.
Abstract:
A polyolefin composition comprising: A) from 85.0 wt% to 99.5 wt%; A terpolymer containing propylene, ethylene and 1- hexene wherein: (i) the content of 1-hexene derived units ranges from 1.0 wt% to 5.0%; (ii) the content of ethylene derived units is comprised between 0.5 wt% and 10.0 wt% (iii) the melting temperature ranges from 130° C to 145° C; B) from 0.5 wt% to 10.0 wt%; of a propylene, ethylene copolymer composition comprising: b1) from 12 wt% to 52 wt%; of a propylene homopolymer or a propylene/ethylene copolymer having a content of ethylene derived units ranging from 0.1 wt% to 4.5 wt%; and having a xylene soluble content measured at 25°C lower than 10 wt%; b2) from 48 wt% to 88 wt% of a propylene ethylene copolymer having a content of ethylene derived units ranging from 15.0 wt% to wt% to 42.0 wt%; wherein the resulting polyolefin composition has an melt flow rate (230°C/5 kg..ISO 133) ranging from 0.2 g/10min to 4.0 g/10min; the sum A+B being 100 and the sum b1+b2 being 100.
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of propylene polymer compositions comprising from 50 to 90 % by weight of a propylene (co)polymer fraction insoluble in xylene at 25°C, and from 10 to 50% by weight of an ethylene copolymer fraction soluble in xylene at 25°C, said process comprising: (i) a first step of polymerizing propylene in the optional presence of ethylene and/or C 4 -C 10 alpha olefins, to produce a propylene (co)polymer being for at least 85% by weight insoluble in xylene at 25°C; and (ii) a successive step, carried out in gas-phase, in the presence of the product coming from step (i), of copolymerizing a mixture of ethylene with one or more ±-olefins CH 2 =CHR in which R is a hydrocarbon radical having 1-10 carbon atoms, to produce an ethylene copolymer; the process being carried out in the presence of a catalyst system comprising: the product obtained by contacting: (a) a solid catalyst component comprising a magnesium halide, a titanium compound having at least a Ti-halogen bond and at least two internal electron donor compounds one of which being present in an amount from 35 to 90% by mol with respect to the total amount of donors and being selected from succinates and the other being selected from 1,3-diethers, the total amount of internal electron donor compounds being lower than 14.0% by weight with respect to the total weight of the solid catalyst component; with (b) an aluminum hydrocarbyl compound, and optionally with (c) an external electron donor compound.