Abstract:
A process for producing a propylene polymer composition by conducting a multi-stage polymerization comprising the step (a) of producing a propylene (co)polymer (a) and the step (b) of producing an ethylene copolymer (b) in an arbitrary order in the presence of a transition metal compound (A) containing a ligand having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton and a compound (B) capable of activating the compound (A) and also in the presence, in the step (b), of the polymer produced in the preceding step (a), in which process the obtained polymer composition contains 20-90 wt. % of the (co)polymer (a) and 80-10 wt. % of the copolymer (b) and has a melt flow rate of 0.01-500 g/10 min as measured at a temperature of 230 °C under a load of 2.16 kg. This process can provide a propylene polymer composition having an excellent balance among rigidity, heat resistance and impact resistance.
Abstract:
A propylene polymer composition composed of a propylene polymer (A1) produced by using a metallocene catalyst and having a melt flow rate (MFR) of 0.01-30 g/10 min, a propylene polymer (A2) having an MFR of 30-1,000 g/10 min and, if necessary, a flexible polymer, wherein the ratio of the MFR of the polymer (A2) to that of the polymer (A1) is at least 30. A propylene polymer composition composed of a propylene polymer produced by using a titanium catalyst and having an MFR of 0.01-30 g/10 min, the above polymer (A2) and, if necessary, a flexible polymer. A propylene polymer composition composed of a propylene polymer produced by using a titanium catalyst and having an MFR of 0.01-50 g/10 min and an ethylene-olefin random copolymer produced by using a metallocene catalyst. A propylene polymer composition composed of a propylene polymer produced by using a catalyst containing a specified metallocene compound and at least one synthetic resin selected from among a propylene polymer other than the above propylene polymer, an olefin elastomer and an olefin polymer. All of the above polymer compositions are excellent in heat resistance, mechanical strengths and tensile elongation at break and are suitable for producing various structural materials of automobiles, household electric appliances, etc., daily necessities, films, sheets, and so forth.
Abstract:
A novel propylene elastomer having such characteristics that: (1) it is composed of 50-95 mole % of units derived from propylene and 50-5 mole % of units derived from 1-butene, (2) it has a triad tracticity (mm faction) of at least 90 % as determined by 13C-NMR spectrometry (in hexachlorobutadiene using tetramethylsilane as the internal standard), (3) it has a limiting viscosity of 0.1-12 dl/g (at 135 °C in decalin), (4) it has a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of 3 or less, and (5) it has a randomness parameter (B) of 1.0 to 1.5, preferably 1.0 to 1.3. In addition, it is desirable that: (6) it has a melting point (Tm) of 60-140 °C and the following relationship holds between the Tm and the 1-butene unit content (M, mole %): -2.6 M + 130 « Tm « -2.3 M + 155, (7) the following relationship holds between the degree of crystallinity (C) and the 1-butene unit content (M, mole %) C » -1.5 M + 75, the elastomer is excellent in rigidity, heat and scratch resistances, transparency, heat sealability, and blocking resistance. It can be produced by using a specified transition metal compound as the catalyst.
Abstract:
A process for producing a propylene polymer composition by conducting a multi-stage polymerization comprising the step (a) of producing a propylene (CO) polymer (a), the step (b) of producing a propylene-olefin copolymer (b), and the step (c) of producing an ethylene-olefin copolymer (c) in an arbitrary order in the presence of a transition metal compound (A) containing a ligand having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton and a compound (B) capable of activating the compound (A) and also in the presence, in the steps (b) and (c) of the polymers produced in the preceding steps, in which process the obtained polymer composition contains 20-90 wt.% of the co(polymer) (a), 5-75 wt.% of the copolymer (b), and 5-75 wt.% of the copolymer (c) and has a melt flow rate of 0.01-500 g/10 min. as measured at a temperature of 230 °C under a load of 2.16 kg. This process can provide a propylene polymer composition having an excellent balance among rigidity, heat resistance and impact resistance.
Abstract:
The novel transition metal compound of the invention is represented by the following formula (I): (see formula I) wherein M is a transition metal; R1 is a hydrocarbon group of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, R2 is an aryl group of 6 to 16 carbon atoms; X1 and X2 are each a halogen atom or the like; and Y is a divalent hydrocarbon group, a divalent silicon-containing group or the like. An olefin polymerization catalyst component of the present invention comprises the aforementioned transition metal compound. An olefin polymerization catalyst of the present invention comprises the aforementioned olefin polymerization catalyst component. The propylene homopolymer, the propylene copolymer and the propylene elastomer according to the present invention have such properties that the triad tacticity of propylene units chain is high, a proportion of the inversely units based on the 2,1-insertion of propylene monomer is in the specific range, and the intrinsic viscosity [.pi.], as measured in decahydronaphthalene at 135.degree.C, is in the specific range.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a propylene polymer composition comprising (a) a propylene polymer, (b) an olefin type elastomer and (c) a polar group-containing olefin polymer composition obtained by heating (c-1) an olefin polymer containing a carboxyl group or an acid anhydride group in its molecule and (c-2) an amino compound, each in a specific amount. Also disclosed is a propylene polymer composition comprising (a) a propylene polymer, (b) an olefin type elastomer, (c-1) an olefin polymer containing a carboxyl group or an acid anhydride group in its molecule and (c-2) an amino compound, each in a specific amount. The propylene polymer compositions of the present invention are excellent in properties of being coated with various coatings.
Abstract:
An amorphous polyester composition according to the present invention comprises (A) a low crystalline polyolefin modified with unsaturated carboxylic acids, (B) an amorphous polyester, (C) a silane coupling agent and (D) an optional inorganic filler, wherein (A) forms a matrix phase and (B) forms a domain phase. This amorphous polyester composition has excellent adhesion properties to different materials such as metal and has excellent damping performance, and therefore a damping material having excellent initial adhesion properties and waterresistant adhesion properties and excellent damping performance, particularly at high temperatures can be obtained from such an amorphous polyester composition.
Abstract:
Polyethylene terephthalates having 97 to 98.6 mole % of repeating ethylene terephthalate units and 3 to 1.4 mole % of repeating units of diethyleneoxy terephthalate units have excellent mechanical strength, heat resistance and transparency, and can be used to provide blow molded containers of excellent high temperature filling properties such that they can be filled at high temperature without deforming and can be sterilized.
Abstract:
A process for preparing a propylene polymer composition comprising conducting multistage polymerization including a step (a) for preparing a propylene (co)polymer (a) and a step (b) for preparing an ethylene copolymer (b) in the presence of (A) a transition metal compound and (B) a compound activating the transition metal compound (A), in which the steps (a) and (b) may be carried out in any order, and the resulting propylene polymer composition contains the propylene (co)polymer (a) in an amount of 20 to 90 a by weight and the ethylene copolymer (b) in an amount of 10 to 80 % by weight and has MFR, as measured at 230 .degree.C under a load of 2.16 kg, of 0.01 to 500 g/10 min; and a propylene polymer composition prepared by this process. The process according to the invention can prepare a propylene polymer composition having excellent rigidity, heat resistance and impact resistance.