Process for producing ethylene-α-olefin interpolymer films
AssigneeEastman Chemical Company
InventorsKurt Joseph Jordens, Stephen Wayne Coe, Scott Arnold Hanson, Jeffrey James Vanderbilt, Bradley Scott Westbrook
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Abstract
There is disclosed a process for producing films from ethylene-α-olefin interpolymers, which films have, in combination, the properties of improved surface haze, improved stiffness, and improved color. The process involves incorporating from about 0.1 to less than 1% by weight, of a functionalized ethylene homopolymer or functionalized ethylene interpolymer into an ethylene-α-olefin interpolymer-containing composition, and forming a film from the composition.
Claims6
A process for producing films characterized by having decreased surface haze, increased secant modulus and improved color, comprising forming a film from a composition comprising from greater than 99% to about 99.9% by weight of an ethylene-α-olefin interpolymer, based on the composition, and from about 0.1% to less than 1% by weight of a functionalized component selected from the group consisting of functionalized ethylene homopolymer and functionalized ethylene-α-olefin interpolymer, wherein the functionalized component comprises from about 0.01% to about 3% by weight of functionalizing agent based on the functionalized component.
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