Long chain branched (lcb), block or interconnected copolymers of ethylene in combination with one other polymer

An ethylenic polymer comprising at least one preparative TREF fraction that elutes at 95° C. or greater using a Preparative Temperature Rising Elution Fractionation method, where at least one preparative TREF fraction that elutes at 95° C. or greater has a branching level greater than about 2 methyls per 1000 carbon atoms as determined by Methyls per 1000 Carbons Determination on P-TREF Fractions, and where at least 5 weight percent of the ethylenic polymer elutes at a temperature of 95° C. or greater based upon the total weight of the ethylenic polymer.

An ethylenic polymer comprising at least one preparative TREF fraction that elutes at 95° C. or greater using a Preparative Temperature Rising Elution Fractionation method, where at least one preparative TREF fraction that elutes at 95° C. or greater has a g′ value of less than 1 as determined by g′ by 3D-GPC, and where at least 5 weight percent of the ethylenic polymer elutes at a temperature of 95° C. or greater based upon the total weight of the ethylenic polymer.

An ethylenic polymer comprising at least one preparative TREF fraction that elutes at 95° C. or greater using a Preparative Temperature Rising Elution Fractionation method, where at least one preparative TREF fraction that elutes at 95° C. or greater has a gpcBR value greater than 0.05 and less than 5 as determined by gpcBR Branching Index by 3D-GPC, and where at least 5 weight percent of the ethylenic polymer elutes at a temperature of 95° C. or greater based upon the total weight of the ethylenic polymer.

An ethylenic polymer comprising at least one preparative TREF fraction that elutes at 90° C. or greater using a Preparative Temperature Rising Elution Fractionation method, where at least one preparative TREF fraction that elutes at 90° C. or greater has a branching level greater than about 2 methyls per 1000 carbon atoms as determined by Methyls per 1000 Carbons Determination on P-TREF Fractions, and where at least 7.5 weight percent of the ethylenic polymer elutes at a temperature of 90° C. or greater based upon the total weight of the ethylenic polymer.

An ethylenic polymer comprising at least one preparative TREF fraction that elutes at 90° C. or greater using a Preparative Temperature Rising Elution Fractionation method, where at least one preparative TREF fraction that elutes at 90° C. or greater has a g′ value of less than 1 as determined by g′ by 3D-GPC, and where at least 7.5 weight percent of the ethylenic polymer elutes at a temperature of 90° C. or greater based upon the total weight of the ethylenic polymer.

An ethylenic polymer comprising at least one preparative TREF fraction that elutes at 90° C. or greater using a Preparative Temperature Rising Elution Fractionation method, where at least one preparative TREF fraction that elutes at 90° C. or greater has a gpcBR value greater than 0.05 and less than 5 as determined by gpcBR Branching Index by 3D-GPC, and where at least 7.5 weight percent of the ethylenic polymer elutes at a temperature of 90° C. or greater based upon the total weight of the ethylenic polymer.

A process, comprising:

• A) polymerizing ethylene in the presence of a catalyst to form a linear ethylene-based polymer having a crystallinity of at least 50% as determined by DSC Crystallinity in a first reactor or a first part of a multi-part reactor;
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• B) reacting the linear ethylene-based polymer with additional ethylene in the presence of a free-radical initiator to form an ethylenic polymer in at least one other reactor or a later part of a multi-part reactor.