Abstract:
A polyolefin composition comprising: a) from 40.0 wt% to 58.5 wt%, of a propylene homopolymer having the fraction insoluble in xylene at 25°C higher than 96 wt% and an melt flow rate ranging from 95.0 to 200.0 g/10 min; b) from 21.0 wt% to 30.0 wt%, of a copolymer of ethylene and propylene, the copolymer having an amount of recurring units deriving from ethylene ranging from 35.0 wt% to 60.0 wt%, and the polymer fraction soluble in xylene at 25°C of component a) + component b) having an intrinsic viscosity value ranging from 3.1 to 4.2 dl/g; and, c) from 20.5 wt% to 30.0 wt%, of ethylene homopolymer; said composition having a value of melt flow rate ranging from 9.0 to 30.0 g/10 min, and the ratio between the MFR of component a) MFR a and the MFR of the total composition MFR T MFR a /MFR T is comprised between 5.0 and 15.0.
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of high purity propylene polymers carried out in the presence of a catalyst comprising the product obtained by contacting: (a) a solid catalyst component comprising Mg, Ti and at least a first internal electron donor compound (1ID) selected among the succinates and a second internal electron donor compound (2ID) selected among the 1,3-diethers, wherein the molar ratio of first internal donor over second internal donor 1ID:2ID is comprised between 4:6 and 9:1, with (b) an organo-aluminium compound, and optionally with (c) an external electron donor compound, said process being carried out at a temperature equal or higher than78°C and by employing a molar ratio of organo-aluminum compound over solid catalyst component (b):(a) of lower than 5.
Abstract:
Films or sheets of polypropylene, particularly biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) films, exhibiting excellent physical and mechanical properties combined with good processing characteristics can be prepared from propylene polymers prepared in the presence of Ziegler-Natta catalysts comprising a succinate and a diether compound.
Abstract:
A container comprising a polyolefin composition comprising: A) from 59 wt% to 84 wt%, of a propylene homopolymer having isotactic pentads (mmmm) measured with by 13 C-NMR higher than 96%, B) from 16 wt% to 41 wt%, of a copolymer of propylene and ethylene with from 30wt% to 44wt%, of ethylene derived units; the sum A) + B) being 100; the composition having an MFR L (Melt Flow Rate according to ISO 1133, condition L, i.e. 230°C and 2.16 kg load) comprised from 72 to 100 g/10 min.
Abstract:
A polyolefin composition comprising: a) from 66 wt% to 76 wt% of a propylene polymer having the fraction insoluble in xylene at 25°C, higher than 97 wt%, a polydispersity index lower than 4.5, and a melt flow rate (MFR) determined according to ISO method 1133 (230° C and 2.16 kg)comprised between 6.0 g/10 min and 10.0 g/10 min, b) from 12 wt% to 20 wt% of acopolymer of ethylene and propylene, the copolymer having an amount of recurring units deriving from ethylene ranging from 40 wt% to 53 wt%,the polymer fraction soluble in xylene at 25°C having an intrinsic viscosity value ranging from 2 to 4 dl/g; c) from 12% to 20%% of ethylene homopolymer; the sum of the amount of a) +b) +c) being100; said composition having a value of melt flowrate (MFR) determined according to ISO method 1133 (230° C and 2.16 kg)ranging from 3.6 to 8.0 g/10 min.
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of propylene polymer compositions comprising from 50 to 90% by weight of a propylene 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 being carried out in the presence of a specific catalyst system, is also characterized by the following step: (i) contacting the catalyst components (a), (b) and optionally (c) for a period of time ranging from 0.1 to 120 minutes, at a temperature ranging from 0 to 90°C; (ii) polymerizing propylene in the optional presence of ethylene and/or C 4 -C 10 alpha olefins producing a propylene (co)polymer being for at least 85% by weight of insoluble in xylene at 25°C and (iii) in a successive step, carried out in gas-phase, in the presence of the product coming from (ii), polymerizing mixtures of ethylene with α-olefins CH 2 =CHR in which R is a hydrocarbon radical having 1-10 carbon atoms, to produce an ethylene copolymer. An increased reactivity in the last step is observed.
Abstract:
A propylene polymer composition comprising (percent by weight): A) 74%-84% of a propylene homopolymer having a Polydispersity Index (P.I.) value of from 4.6 to 10, a fraction insoluble in xylene at 25 °C, higher than 90 %, and a MFR L (Melt Flow Rate according to ISO 1133, condition L, i.e. 230°C and 2.16 kg load) from 110 to 200 g/10 min; B) 16%-26%, of a copolymer of propylene with from 39% to 48%, of ethylene derived units; the composition having an intrinsic viscosity of the fraction soluble in xylene at 25 °C comprised between 2.7 and 4.0 dl/g; and a MFR L (Melt Flow Rate according to ISO 1133, condition L, i.e. 230°C and 2.16 kg load) from 30 to 80 g/10 min.
Abstract:
A polymer composition comprising (per cent by weight): a) 57%-74%, of a crystalline propylene polymer having an amount of isotactic pentads (mmmm), measured by 13 C-MNR on the fraction insoluble in xylene at 25° C, higher than 97.5 molar % and a polydispersity index ranging from 5 to 10; b) 8 to 15%, of an elastomeric copolymer of ethylene and propylene, the copolymer having an amount of recurring units deriving from ethylene ranging from 30 to 50%, and being partially soluble in xylene at ambient temperature; the polymer fraction soluble in xylene at ambient temperature having an intrinsic viscosity value ranging from 2.5 to 3.5 dl/g; and c) 18-28%, of ethylene homopolymer having an intrinsic viscosity value ranging from 1.5 to 4 dl/g; said composition having a value of melt flow rate ranging from 35 to 60 g/10 min, and the amount of hexane extractables lower than 4.0 wt%.
Abstract:
A film comprising a polypropylene composition comprising: A) from 50 wt% to 90 wt%; of a propylene homopolymer; B) from 10 wt% to 50wt%; of a copolymer of propylene with from 30.0 wt% to 70.0wt%, of ethylene derived units; the sum of the amount of component A) and B) being 100; the composition having: i) an intrinsic viscosity of the fraction soluble in xylene at 25 °C comprised between 2.2 and 4.0 dl/g; ii) a MFR L (Melt Flow Rate according to ISO 1133, condition L, i.e. 230°C and 2.16 kg load) from 0.5 to 50 g/10 min; iii) a xylene soluble fraction ranging from 20 wt% to 50 wt%; the polypropylene composition being obtained by a two steps polymerization process wherein the catalyst system contains bismuth.