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The invention provides compositions for blow molding applications and other applications, where such compositions comprise a high molecular weight ethylene interpolymer and a low molecular weight ethylene polymer, and where the high molecular weight ethylene interpolymer has a density from 0.920 g/c

The invention provides compositions for blow molding applications and other applications, where such compositions comprise a high molecular weight ethylene interpolymer and a low molecular weight ethylene polymer, and where the high molecular weight ethylene interpolymer has a density from 0.920 g/cm3 to 0.950 g/cm3, and an I21 from 0.05 to 1 dg/min, and where the low molecular weight ethylene polymer has density from 0.965 g/cm3 to 0.985 g/cm3, and an I2 from 600 to 2000 dg/min. The composition has a density from 0.950 g/cm3 to 0.970 g/cm3, and comprises greater from 45 to 80 weight percent of the high molecular component, and from 20 to 55 weight percent of the low molecular weight component, based on the sum weight of the high molecular weight component and the low molecular weight component. The invention also provides for methods of preparing said compositions and for articles prepared from the same.

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1. A composition consisting of a high molecular weight component and a low molecular weight component and at least one additive, and wherein the high molecular weight component is an ethylene interpolymer that has a density from greater than 0.930 g/cm3 to 0.950 g/cm3, and an I21 from 0.05 to 1 dg/m

1. A composition consisting of a high molecular weight component and a low molecular weight component and at least one additive, and wherein the high molecular weight component is an ethylene interpolymer that has a density from greater than 0.930 g/cm3 to 0.950 g/cm3, and an I21 from 0.05 to 1 dg/min, andwherein the low molecular weight component is an ethylene polymer that has density from 0.965 g/cm3 to 0.985 g/cm3, and an I2 greater than 600 to 2000 dg/min, andwherein the composition has a density from 0.950 g/cm3 to 0.970 g/cm3 and an I21 less than 10 dg/min, and comprises from 50 to 75 weight percent of the high molecular component, and comprises from 50 to 25 weight percent of the low molecular weight component, and wherein the weight percentages are based on the sum weight of the high molecular weight component and the low molecular weight component. 2. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition has an I21 from 3 to 15 dg/min. 3. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition has a density from 0.955 g/cm3 to 0.970 g/cm3. 4. The composition of claim 1, wherein the high molecular weight ethylene polymer has an I21 from 0.10 to 0.50 dg/min. 5. The composition of claim 1, wherein the high molecular weight ethylene interpolymer has a molecular weight distribution, Mw/Mn, from 1.5 to 10. 6. The composition of claim 1, wherein the low molecular weight ethylene polymer is a homopolymer. 7. The composition of claim 1, wherein the high molecular weight ethylene interpolymer is an ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer. 8. The composition of claim 7, wherein the α-olefin is a C3-C20 olefin. 9. The composition of claim 1, wherein the high molecular weight ethylene interpolymer is present in an amount greater than, or equal, to 55 weight percent. 10. The composition of claim 1, wherein the low molecular weight ethylene polymer is present in an amount less than, or equal to, 45 weight percent. 11. The composition of claim 1, wherein the low molecular ethylene polymer has an I2 value ranging from 700 to 1,150 dg/min. 12. The composition of claim 1, wherein the low molecular weight ethylene polymer is an ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer. 13. The composition of claim 12, wherein each α-olefin is a C3-C20 olefin. 14. The composition of claim 1, wherein the high molecular weight component is present in an amount greater than, or equal to, 55 weight percent, based on the sum weight of the high molecular weight component and the low molecular weight component, and wherein the low molecular weight component is present in an amount less than, or equal to, 45 weight percent, based on the sum weight of the high molecular weight component and the low molecular weight component. 15. The composition of claim 1, wherein the high molecular weight component has an I21 less than 1 dg/min, and the composition has a molecular weight distribution greater than 15. 16. The composition of claim 1, wherein the low molecular weight component has an I2 greater than 600 dg/min, and the composition has a molecular weight distribution greater than 15. 17. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition has a molecular weight distribution greater than, or equal to, 15. 18. The composition of claim 1, wherein the high molecular weight component has an I21 less than 1 dg/min, and the composition has an I21 less than 10 dg/min. 19. The composition of claim 1, wherein the high molecular weight component has a molecular weight distribution greater than, or equal to, 3 from 2.5 to 3.7. 20. The composition of claim 1, wherein the wherein the composition has a molecular weight distribution greater than, or equal to, 15, and wherein the high molecular weight component has a molecular weight distribution less than, or equal to, 6. 21. The composition of claim 1, wherein the wherein the composition has a molecular weight distribution greater than, or equal to, 15, and wherein the low molecular weight component has a molecular weight distribution less than, or equal to, 6. 22. The composition of claim 1, wherein the wherein the composition has a molecular weight distribution greater than, or equal to, 15; the high molecular weight component has a molecular weight distribution less than, or equal to, 6; and the low molecular weight component has a molecular weight distribution less than, or equal to, 6. 23. The composition of claim 1, where the high molecular weight component and/or the low molecular weight component is formed in the presence of a spray dried magnesium-titanium catalyst system. 24. An article comprising at least one component formed from the composition of claim 1. 25. A blow molded article comprising at least one component formed from the composition of claim 1. 26. The article of claim 24, wherein the article has a 1 percent secant modulus greater than 190,000 psi. 27. The article of claim 24, wherein the article has an ESCR F50 greater than 500 hours. 28. The article of claim 24, wherein the article has an ultimate tensile strength greater than 5000 psi. 29. A method of forming an article, comprising blow molding the composition of claim 1. 30. A method of manufacturing the composition of claim 1, said method comprising polymerizing the composition in dual reactors, and wherein the high molecular weight ethylene interpolymer is formed in a first reactor of the dual reactors, and the low molecular weight ethylene polymer is formed in a second reactor of the dual reactors. 31. The method of claim 30, where the high molecular weight component and/or the low molecular weight component is formed in the presence of a spray dried magnesium-titanium catalyst system. 32. The method of claim 31, where the high molecular weight component and/or the low molecular weight component is formed from a gas phase polymerization. 33. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition has an I21 from 3 to 15 dg/min, and wherein the composition comprises from 50 to 75 weight percent of the high molecular component, and from 25 to 50 weight percent of the low molecular weight component.