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US 11,299,607 B2Granted
Polyethylene sheets
AssigneeExxon Mobil Chemical Patents Inc.
InventorsGiriprasath Gururajan, Wen Li, David B. Dunaway, Steven A. Best, Etienne R. H. Lernoux
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Abstract
Sheets made from metallocene-catalyzed polyethylene polymers, optionally, with other polymers, are disclosed.
Claims19
A sheet made from at least one metallocene-catalyzed polyethylene polymer comprising from 75.0 mol % to 100.0 mol % ethylene derived units and having:
- a density of from 0.910 g/cm3 to 0.923 g/cm3,
- a melt index (I2.16) of from 0.1 g/10 min to 1.2 g/10 min,
- a melt index ratio (I21.6/I2.16) of from 28 to 35,
- a CDBI of 20% to <50%;
- an orthogonal comonomer distribution, wherein the polyethylene polymer has a molecular weight range and polymer fractions across the molecular weight range vary by more than 10 wt %, and/or at least a first peak and at least a second peak in a comonomer distribution analysis, wherein the first peak has a maximum at a log (Mw) value of 4.0 to 5.4, and the second peak has a maximum at a log (Mw) value of 5.0 to 6.0, and
- a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of from 150,000 g/mol to 400,000 g/mol;
- wherein:
- the sheet has a thickness of ≥20 mil (508 μm), has a dart drop impact strength (DIS) of ≥2,200 g, a permeance of ≤0.1 perms, and comprises a blend of the polyethylene polymer and at least one additional polymer, wherein the at least one additional polymer is a Ziegler-Natta linear low density polyethylene polymer having a density of from 0.915 g/cm3 to 0.940 g/cm3 and a melt index (I2.16) of from 0.1 g/10 min to 1.0 g/10 min.
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