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US 10,766,988 B2Granted
Ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer having excellent processibility
AssigneeLG Chem, Ltd.
InventorsSoon Ho Sun, Yi Young Choi, Ki Soo Lee, Bog Ki Hong, Sung Hyun Park, Myung Han Lee, Sung Min Lee, Sun Mi Kim, Jin Young Park
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer having excellent processibility. The ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer according to the present disclosure is excellent in both mechanical properties and processibility.
Claims7
An ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer having:
- a weight average molecular weight of 180,000 to 250,000 g/mol,
- a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of 5 to 20,
- a density of 0.950 to 0.965 g/cm3,
- a melt flow rate ratio MFR5/MFR2.16, measured at 190° C. according to ASTM 1238 of 5 to 10, and
- a spiral flow length of 15 to 25 cm, wherein the spiral flow length is evaluated by using a mold having a thickness of 1.5 mm, an injection temperature of 190° C., a mold temperature of 50° C., and an injection pressure of 90 bar,
- wherein the ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer is prepared by polymerizing ethylene and alpha-olefin in the presence of a supported single metallocene catalyst including a metallocene compound of the following Chemical Formula 1;
- an aluminum-containing first cocatalyst;
- a borate-based second cocatalyst;
- and a support:
- (Cp1R1)n(Cp2R2)MX3-n [Chemical Formula 1]
- in Chemical Formula 1,
- M is a Group 4 transition metal;
- Cp1 and Cp2 are same as or different from each other, and are each independently any one selected from the group consisting of cyclopentadienyl, indenyl, 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-indenyl, and fluorenyl radical, provided that both Cp1 and Cp2 are not cyclopentadienyl, and they are optionally substituted with a C1 to C20 hydrocarbon;
- R1 and R2 are same as or different from each other, and are each independently hydrogen, a C1 to C20 alkyl, a C1 to C10 alkoxy, a C2 to C20 alkoxyalkyl, a C6 to C20 aryl, a C6 to C10 aryloxy, a C2 to C20 alkenyl, a C7 to C40 alkylaryl, a C7 to C40 arylalkyl, a C8 to C40 arylalkenyl, or a C2 to C10 alkynyl;
- X is a halogen atom, a C1 to C20 alkyl, a C2 to C10 alkenyl, a C7 to C40 alkylaryl, a C7 to C40 arylalkyl, a C6 to C20 aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C20 alkylidene, a substituted or unsubstituted amino, a C2 to C20 alkylalkoxy, or a C7 to C40 arylalkoxy;
- and
- n is 1 or 0.
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