Polymeric Films Having Reduced Melt Fracture and Related Methods

An extruded film manufactured by a process comprising the steps:

• manufacturing a compounded composition by compounding:
• a polyolefin;
• a first component that is:
• a polyethylene glycol, a polyethylene glycol mono-ester, a polyethylene glycol di-ester, a polycaprolactone, a polypropylene glycol, a polypropylene glycol mono-ester, a polypropylene glycol di-ester, a polyethylene-glycol polypropylene-glycol copolymer, an ester prepared from a copolymer of polyethylene glycol and polypropylene glycol, a polyethylene-glycol polycaprolactone copolymer, or a polypropylene-glycol polycaprolactone copolymer;
• a second component that is a phosphorus-containing compound having one of the following two structures:
• wherein
• each R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 is independently selected and is a C10-C18 alkyl moiety;
• n is an integer ranging from 3 to 11;
• and
• the sum of x1+x2 is an integer ranging from 1-251,
• wherein
• each R1, R2, R3 and R4 is independently selected and is a C10-C18 alkyl moiety;
• m is an integer ranging from 3 to 11;
• and
• x is an integer ranging from 1 to 122;
• and
• a third component that is an acid and base;
• wherein the compounded composition does not include a fluorine-containing compound;
• and
• manufacturing an extruded film using the compounded composition,
• wherein the film has reduced melt fracture relative to a film manufactured by the same process and with a compounded composition that is otherwise the same but does not include the first, second, or third component.

An extruded film manufactured by a process comprising the steps:

• manufacturing a compounded composition by compounding:
• a linear low density polyethylene;
• a first component that is a polyethylene glycol;
• a second component that is a phosphorus-containing compound having the following structure:
• wherein
• each R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 is independently selected and is a C10-C18 alkyl moiety;
• n is an integer ranging from 3 to 11;
• and
• the sum of x1+x2 is an integer ranging from 1-251;
• and
• a third component that is a phosphorus containing salt compound having the following structure:
• wherein the compounded composition does not include a fluorine-containing compound;
• and
• manufacturing an extruded film using the compounded composition,
• wherein the film has reduced melt fracture relative to a film manufactured by the same process and with a compounded composition that is otherwise the same but does not include the first, second, or third component.