Shrink film from single site catalyzed polyethylene
AssigneeNOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.
InventorsXiaoChuan Wang, Peter Zoricak, Norman Dorien Joseph Aubee, Stephen John Brown
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AssigneeNOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.
InventorsXiaoChuan Wang, Peter Zoricak, Norman Dorien Joseph Aubee, Stephen John Brown
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Shrink film having a desirable balance of properties is manufactured from a polyethylene blend composition having a fractional melt index and a molecular weight distribution of from about 2.5 to about 7. The blend composition comprises a first blend component that is made with a single site catalyst and has a molecular weight of greater than about 140,000 and a first density, d1. The blend composition also contains a second blend component having a lower molecular weight and a second density, d2, that is greater than the density of d1 in an amount of from about 0.018 to about 0.032 g/cc. The films of this disclosure may be used, for example, as an overwrap or pallet wrap to protect goods during shipping and in food packaging applications (such as shrink wrap for frozen poultry).
A shrink film comprising a polyethylene blend composition having a density of from about 0.920 to about 0.950 g/cc and a melt index, I2, of from about 0.1 to about 0.9 grams per 10 minutes, and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn, of from about 2.5 to about 7;
A multilayer shrink film having a shrink layer and at least one other layer wherein said shrink layer is prepared from a polyethylene blend composition having a density of from about 0.920 to about 0.950 g/cc and a melt index, I2, of from about 0.1 to about 0.9 grams per 10 minutes, and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn, of from about 2.5 to about 7;
A shrink wrapped package comprising a collation film comprising a polyethylene blend composition having a density of from about 0.920 to about 0.950 g/cc and a melt index, I2, of from about 0.1 to about 0.9 grams per 10 minutes, and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn, of from about 2.5 to about 7;
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