Adhesive composition including ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer
AssigneeLG Chem, Ltd.
InventorsJung Ho Jun, Eun Jung Lee, Jin Sam Gong, Rae Keun Gwak, Tae Su Kim
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Abstract
The present invention provides an adhesive composition including an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer; and a tackifier, wherein the ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer has narrow molecular weight distribution together with a low density and an ultra low molecular weight, minimized number of unsaturated functional groups, and particularly a small amount of vinylidene among the unsaturated functional groups, thereby showing excellent physical properties.
Claims19
An adhesive composition comprising an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer;
- and a tackifier,
- wherein the ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer satisfies the following conditions i) to iv):
- i) a viscosity:
- 6,000 cP to 40,000 cP, when measured at a temperature of 180° C.,
- ii) a molecular weight distribution (MWD):
- 1.5 to 3.0,
- iii) a total number of unsaturated functional groups per 1000 carbon atoms:
- 0.8 or less, and
- iv) a Rvd value according to the following Mathematical Equation 1:
- 0.3 or less:
- R
- vd
- =
- [
- vinylidene
- ]
- [
- vinyl
- ]
- +
- [
- vinylene
- ]
- +
- [
- vinylidene
- ]
- [
- Mathematical
-
- Equation
-
- 1
- ]
- in Mathematical Equation 1, the vinyl, vinylene and vinylidene mean the number of each functional group per 1000 carbon atoms, measured through nuclear magnetic spectroscopic analysis.
A method of preparing an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer, which satisfies the following conditions i) to iv):
- i) a viscosity:
- 6,000 cP to 40,000 cP, when measured at a temperature of 180° C.,
- ii) a molecular weight distribution (MWD):
- 1.5 to 3.0,
- iii) a total number of unsaturated functional groups per 1000 carbon atoms:
- 0.8 or less, and
- iv) a Rvd value according to the following Mathematical Equation 1:
- 0.3 or less:
- R
- vd
- =
- [
- vinylidene
- ]
- [
- vinyl
- ]
- +
- [
- vinylene
- ]
- +
- [
- vinylidene
- ]
- [
- Mathematical
-
- Equation
-
- 1
- ]
- in Mathematical Equation 1, the vinyl, vinylene and vinylidene mean the number of each functional group per 1000 carbon atoms, measured through nuclear magnetic spectroscopic analysis,
- the method comprising a step of polymerizing ethylene and an alpha-olefin-based monomer by injecting hydrogen in 45 to 100 cc/min in the presence of a catalyst composition including a transition metal compound of Formula 1:
- wherein,
- R1 is hydrogen;
- alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms;
- cycloalkyl of 3 to 20 carbon atoms;
- alkenyl of 2 to 20 carbon atoms;
- alkoxy of 1 to 20 carbon atoms;
- aryl of 6 to 20 carbon atoms;
- arylalkoxy of 7 to 20 carbon atoms;
- alkylaryl of 7 to 20 carbon atoms;
- or arylalkyl of 7 to 20 carbon atoms,
- R2a to R2e are each independently hydrogen;
- halogen;
- alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms;
- cycloalkyl of 3 to 20 carbon atoms;
- alkenyl of 2 to 20 carbon atoms;
- alkoxy of 1 to 20 carbon atoms;
- or aryl of 6 to 20 carbon atoms,
- R3 is hydrogen;
- halogen;
- alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms;
- cycloalkyl of 3 to 20 carbon atoms;
- alkenyl of 2 to 20 carbon atoms;
- aryl of 6 to 20 carbon atoms;
- alkylaryl of 6 to 20 carbon atoms;
- arylalkyl of 7 to 20 carbon atoms;
- alkyl amido of 1 to 20 carbon atoms;
- aryl amido of 6 to 20 carbon atoms;
- or phenyl which is substituted with one or more selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl of 3 to 20 carbon atoms, alkenyl of 2 to 20 carbon atoms, alkoxy of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and aryl of 6 to 20 carbon atoms,
- R4 to R9 are each independently hydrogen;
- silyl;
- alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms;
- cycloalkyl of 3 to 20 carbon atoms;
- alkenyl of 2 to 20 carbon atoms;
- aryl of 6 to 20 carbon atoms;
- alkylaryl of 7 to 20 carbon atoms;
- arylalkyl of 7 to 20 carbon atoms;
- or a metalloid radical of a metal in group 14, which is substituted with hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms;
- where among the R6 to R9, adjacent two or more are optionally connected with each other to form a ring,
- Q is Si or C,
- M is a transition metal in group 4, and
- X1 and X2 are each independently hydrogen;
- halogen;
- alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms;
- cycloalkyl of 3 to 20 carbon atoms;
- alkenyl of 2 to 20 carbon atoms;
- aryl of 6 to 20 carbon atoms;
- alkylaryl of 7 to 20 carbon atoms;
- arylalkyl of 7 to 20 carbon atoms;
- alkylamino of 1 to 20 carbon atoms;
- or arylamino of 6 to 20 carbon atoms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.