Polyethylene composition
AssigneeUnivation Technologies, LLC
InventorsSwapnil Chandak, Nitin Borse, Ayush A. Bafna, Yi Zhang, Timothy R. Lynn, Roger L. Kuhlman, John F. Szul
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Abstract
A bimodal linear polyethylene composition, products made therefrom, methods of making and using same, and articles containing same.
Claims7
A method of making a bimodal linear low density polyethylene composition, the method comprising contacting ethylene (monomer) and at least one (C3-C20)alpha-olefin (comonomer) with a mixture of a bimodal catalyst system and a trim solution in the presence of molecular hydrogen gas (H2) and an inert condensing agent (ICA) in one, two or more polymerization reactors under (co)polymerizing conditions, thereby making the bimodal linear low density polyethylene composition;
- wherein prior to being mixed together the trim solution consists essentially of a (tetramethylcyclopentadienyl)(n-propylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium complex and an inert liquid solvent and the bimodal catalyst system consists essentially of an activator species, a non-metallocene ligand-Group 4 metal complex and a metallocene ligand-Group 4 metal complex, all disposed on a solid support;
- and wherein the (co)polymerizing conditions comprise a reaction temperature from 80 to 110 degrees Celsius (° C.);
- a molar ratio of the molecular hydrogen gas to the ethylene (H2/C2 molar ratio) from 0.001 to 0.050;
- and a molar ratio of the comonomer to the ethylene (Comonomer/C2 molar ratio) from 0.005 to 0.10.
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