Flexible rotationally molded article
AssigneeNOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.
InventorsCeline Bellehumeur, Maryam Fereydoon, Amy Phinney
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Abstract
Rotomolded articles, especially flexible rotomolded articles are made from an ethylene interpolymer product having a melt index, I2 of from 2.5 to 8.0 g/10 min, a density of from 0.905 to 0.920 g/cm3; and a Dilution Index, Yd, greater than 0. The ethylene interpolymer product comprises: (I) a first ethylene interpolymer; (II) a second ethylene interpolymer, and; (III) optionally a third ethylene interpolymer.
Claims26
A rotomolded article prepared from an ethylene interpolymer product having a melt index, I2 of from 2.5 to 8.0 g/10 min, and a density of from 0.905 to 0.920 g/cm3;
- wherein said ethylene interpolymer product comprises:
- (I) a first ethylene interpolymer;
- (II) a second ethylene interpolymer, and;
- (III) optionally a third ethylene interpolymer;
- wherein said first ethylene interpolymer is produced using a single site catalyst formulation comprising a component (i) defined by the formula
- (LA)aM(Pl)b(Q)n
- wherein LA is chosen from unsubstituted cyclopentadienyl, substituted cyclopentadienyl, unsubstituted indenyl, substituted indenyl, unsubstituted fluorenyl and substituted fluorenyl;
- M is a metal chosen from titanium, hafnium and zirconium;
- Pl is a phosphinimine ligand;
- and Q is independently chosen from a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C1-10 hydrocarbyl radical, a C1-10 alkoxy radical and a C5-10 aryl oxide radical;
- wherein each of said hydrocarbyl, alkoxy, and aryl oxide radicals may be unsubstituted or further substituted by a halogen atom, a C1-18 alkyl radical, a C1-8 alkoxy radical, a C6-10 aryl or aryloxy radical, an amido radical which is unsubstituted or substituted by up to two C1-8 alkyl radicals or a phosphido radical which is unsubstituted or substituted by up to two C1-8 alkyl radicals;
- wherein a is 1;
- b is 1;
- n is 1 or 2;
- and (a+b+n) is equivalent to the valence of the metal M, and;
- wherein said second ethylene interpolymer is produced using a first Ziegler-Natta catalyst formulation;
- wherein said third ethylene interpolymer, when present, is produced using said first Ziegler-Natta catalyst formulation or a second Ziegler-Natta catalyst formulation, and;
- wherein said ethylene interpolymer product has a Dilution Index, Yd, greater than 0, and a flexural secant modulus at 1%, of less than 300 MPa.
A process for forming a rotomolded article, the process comprising:
- (a) preparing an ethylene interpolymer product having a melt index, I2 of from 2.5 to 8.0 g/10 min, and a density of from 0.905 to 0.920 g/cm3;
- wherein said ethylene interpolymer product comprises:
- (I) a first ethylene interpolymer;
- (II) a second ethylene interpolymer, and;
- (III) optionally a third ethylene interpolymer;
- wherein said first ethylene interpolymer is produced using a single site catalyst formulation comprising a component (i) defined by the formula
- (LA)aM(Pl)b(Q)n
- wherein LA is chosen from unsubstituted cyclopentadienyl, substituted cyclopentadienyl, unsubstituted indenyl, substituted indenyl, unsubstituted fluorenyl and substituted fluorenyl;
- M is a metal chosen from titanium, hafnium and zirconium;
- Pl is a phosphinimine ligand;
- and Q is independently chosen from a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C1-10 hydrocarbyl radical, a C1-10 alkoxy radical and a C5-10 aryl oxide radical;
- wherein each of said hydrocarbyl, alkoxy, and aryl oxide radicals may be unsubstituted or further substituted by a halogen atom, a C1-18 alkyl radical, a C1-8 alkoxy radical, a C6-10 aryl or aryloxy radical, an amido radical which is unsubstituted or substituted by up to two C1-8 alkyl radicals or a phosphido radical which is unsubstituted or substituted by up to two C1-8 alkyl radicals;
- wherein a is 1;
- b is 1;
- n is 1 or 2;
- and (a+b+n) is equivalent to the valence of the metal M, and;
- wherein said second ethylene interpolymer is produced using a first Ziegler-Natta catalyst formulation;
- wherein said third ethylene interpolymer, when present, is produced using said first Ziegler-Natta catalyst formulation or a second Ziegler-Natta catalyst formulation, and;
- wherein said ethylene interpolymer product has a Dilution Index, Yd, greater than 0, and a flexural secant modulus at 1%, of less than 300 MPa;
- and
- (b) rotomolding the ethylene interpolymer product to form a rotomolded article.
A rotomolded article prepared from an ethylene interpolymer product having a melt index, 12 of from 2.5 to 8.0 g/10 min, and a density of from 0.905 to 0.920 g/cm3;
- wherein said ethylene interpolymer product comprises:
- (I) a first ethylene interpolymer;
- (II) a second ethylene interpolymer, and;
- (III) optionally a third ethylene interpolymer;
- wherein said ethylene interpolymer product has a Dilution Index, Yd, of from 4.5 to 6.5, and a flexural secant modulus at 1%, of less than 300 MPa.
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