Ethylene copolymers, film and polymerization process
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United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C08F-210/16
C08F-004/6592
C08F-004/659
출원번호
US-0918506
(2013-06-14)
등록번호
US-9079991
(2015-07-14)
우선권정보
CA-2780508 (2012-06-21); CA-2798855 (2012-12-14)
발명자
/ 주소
Ker, Victoria
Lam, Patrick
Jiang, Yan
Hoang, Peter Phung Minh
Morrison, Darryl J.
Carter, Charles Ashton Garret
출원인 / 주소
NOVA CHEMICALS (INTERNATIONAL) S.A.
대리인 / 주소
Johnson, Kenneth H.
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78
초록
Ethylene copolymers having a relatively high melt flow ratio and a multimodal profile in a temperature rising elution fractionation (TREF) plot are disclosed. The copolymers can be made into film having good dart impact values and good stiffness properties under decreased extruder pressures.
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1. An olefin polymerization process to produce an ethylene copolymer, the process comprising contacting ethylene and at least one alpha olefin having from 3-8 carbon atoms with a polymerization catalyst system in a single gas phase reactor; the ethylene copolymer having a density of from 0.916 g/cc
1. An olefin polymerization process to produce an ethylene copolymer, the process comprising contacting ethylene and at least one alpha olefin having from 3-8 carbon atoms with a polymerization catalyst system in a single gas phase reactor; the ethylene copolymer having a density of from 0.916 g/cc to 0.930 g/cc, a melt index (I2) of from 0.1 g/10 min to 1.0 g/10 min, a melt flow ratio (I21/I2) of from 32 to 50, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of from 3.6 to 6.5, a reverse comonomer distribution profile as determined by GPC-FTIR, a multimodal TREF profile, and a composition distribution breadth index CDBI50 of from 35 wt % to 70 wt % as determined by TREF; wherein the polymerization catalyst system comprises a single transition metal catalyst, a support, a catalyst activator, and a catalyst modifier; and wherein the single transition metal catalyst is a group 4 phosphinimine catalyst. 2. The process of claim 1 wherein the ethylene copolymer has a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of from 4.0 to 6.0. 3. The process of claim 1 wherein the ethylene copolymer has a melt flow ratio (I21/I2) of from 36 to 50. 4. The process of claim 1 wherein the ethylene copolymer has a CDBI50 of from 45 wt % to 69 wt %. 5. The process of claim 1 wherein the ethylene copolymer has a melt index (I2) of less than 1.0 g/10 min. 6. The process of claim 1 wherein the ethylene copolymer has a melt index (I2) of from 0.25 g/10 min to 0.80 g/10 min. 7. The process of claim 1 wherein the ethylene copolymer has a density of from 0.917 g/cc to 0.927 g/cc. 8. The process of claim 1 wherein the multimodal TREF profile comprises three intensity peaks occurring at elution temperatures T(low), T(med) and T(high); wherein T(low) is from 62° C. to 82° C., T(med) is from 76° C. to 89° C. but higher than T(low), and T(high) is from 90° C. to 100° C. 9. The process of claim 1 wherein the alpha-olefin is 1-hexene. 10. The process of claim 1 wherein the ethylene copolymer has a Z-average molecular weight distribution (Mz/Mw) of from 2.0 to 4.0. 11. The process of claim 1 wherein the group 4 phosphinimine catalyst has the formula: (1-R2-Indenyl)Ti(N═P(t-Bu)3)X2; wherein R2 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or an unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted benzyl group, wherein substituents for the alkyl, aryl or benzyl group are selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylaryl, arylalkyl and halide substituents; and wherein X is an activatable ligand. 12. The process of claim 1 wherein the catalyst activator is an alkylaluminoxane. 13. The process of claim 1 wherein the catalyst modifier comprises at least one long chain amine compound. 14. An ethylene copolymer having a density of from 0.916 g/cc to 0.930 g/cc, a melt index (I2) of from 0.1 g/10 min to 1.0 g/10 min, a melt flow ratio (I21/I2) of from 32 to 50, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of from 3.6 to 6.5, a reverse comonomer distribution profile as determined by GPC-FTIR, a multimodal TREF profile, and a composition distribution breadth index CDBI50 of from 45 wt % to 69 wt % as determined by TREF; wherein the ethylene copolymer is made by a process for polymerizing ethylene and an alpha olefin having 3-8 carbon atoms in a single gas phase reactor in the presence of a polymerization catalyst system comprising a single transition metal catalyst, a support, and a catalyst activator; and wherein the single transition metal catalyst is a group 4 phosphinimine catalyst. 15. The ethylene copolymer of claim 14 wherein the molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) is from 4.0 to 6.0. 16. The ethylene copolymer of claim 14 wherein the melt flow ratio (I21/I2) is from 36 to 50. 17. The ethylene copolymer of claim 14 wherein the melt index (I2) is less than 1.0 g/10 min. 18. The ethylene copolymer of claim 14 wherein the melt index (I2) is from 0.25 g/10 min to 0.80 g/10 min. 19. The ethylene copolymer of claim 14 wherein the density is from 0.917 g/cc to 0.927 g/cc. 20. The ethylene copolymer of claim 14 wherein the alpha-olefin is 1-hexene. 21. The ethylene copolymer of claim 14 wherein the ethylene copolymer has a T(75)−T(25) of from 10° C. to 25° C. as determined by TREF. 22. The ethylene copolymer of claim 14 wherein the ethylene copolymer has a Z-average molecular weight distribution (Mz/Mw) of from 2.0 to 4.0. 23. The ethylene copolymer of claim 14 wherein the multimodal TREF profile comprises three intensity peaks occurring at elution temperatures T(low), T(med) and T(high); wherein T(low) is from 62° C. to 82° C., T(med) is from 76° C. to 89° C. but higher than T(low), and T(high) is from 90° C. to 100° C. 24. The ethylene copolymer of claim 23 wherein the intensity of the peak at T(low) and T(high) is greater than the intensity of the peak at T(med). 25. The ethylene copolymer of claim 23 wherein T(med)−T(low) is from 3° C. to 25° C. 26. The ethylene copolymer of claim 23 wherein T(high)−T(med) is from 5° C. to 15° C. 27. The ethylene copolymer of claim 23 wherein T(high)−T(low) is from 15° C. to 35° C. 28. The ethylene copolymer of claim 14 wherein the amount of ethylene copolymer eluting at a temperature of from 90° C. to 105 C.° is from 5 to 30 wt % as determined by TREF. 29. The ethylene copolymer of claim 14 wherein the amount of ethylene copolymer eluting at a temperature of above 100° C. is 0 wt % as determined by TREF. 30. The ethylene copolymer of claim 14 which when made into a 1 mil blown film has a dart impact of greater than 500 g/mil, a 1% MD secant modulus of greater than 150 MPa, a 1% TD secant modulus of greater than 175 MPa and a ratio of MD tear to TD tear of 0.45 or less. 31. The ethylene copolymer of claim 14 wherein the group 4 phosphinimine catalyst has the formula: (1-R2-Indenyl)Ti(N═P(t-Bu)3)X2; wherein R2 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or an unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted benzyl group, wherein substituents for the alkyl, aryl or benzyl group are selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylaryl, arylalkyl and halide substituents; and wherein X is an activatable ligand. 32. The ethylene copolymer of claim 31 wherein the polymerization catalyst system further comprises a catalyst modifier. 33. An ethylene copolymer having a density of from 0.916 g/cc to 0.930 g/cc, a melt index (I2) of from 0.2 g/10 min to 0.85 g/10 min, a melt flow ratio (I21/I2) of from 36 to 50, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of from 4.0 to 6.0, a Z-average molecular weight distribution (Mz/Mw) of from 2.0 to 4.0, a reverse comonomer distribution profile as determined by GPC-FTIR, a multimodal TREF profile comprising three intensity peaks occurring at elution temperatures T(low), T(med) and T(high) where T(low) is from 62° C. to 82° C., T(med) is from 76° C. to 89° C. but higher than T(low), and T(high) is from 90° C. to 100° C., and a composition distribution breadth index CDBI50 of from 45 wt % to 69 wt % as determined by TREF; wherein the ethylene copolymer is made by a process for polymerizing ethylene and an alpha olefin having 3-8 carbon atoms in a single gas phase reactor in the presence of a polymerization catalyst system comprising a single transition metal catalyst, a support, and a catalyst activator; and wherein the single transition metal catalyst is a group 4 organotransition metal catalyst. 34. An ethylene copolymer which is not a blend, having a density of from 0.916 g/cc to 0.930 g/cc, a melt index (I2) of from 0.2 g/10 min to 0.85 g/10 min, a melt flow ratio (I21/I2) of from 36 to 50, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of from 4.0 to 6.0, a Z-average molecular weight distribution (Mz/Mw) of from 2.0 to 4.0, a reverse comonomer distribution profile as determined by GPC-FTIR, a multimodal TREF profile comprising three intensity peaks occurring at elution temperatures T(low), T(med) and T(high) where T(low) is from 62° C. to 82° C., T(med) is from 76° C. to 89° C. but higher than T(low), and T(high) is from 90° C. to 100° C., and a composition distribution breadth index CDBI50 of from 45 wt % to 69 wt % as determined by TREF. 35. The ethylene copolymer of claim 33 or 34 wherein the ethylene copolymer has a density of from 0.917 g/cc to 0.927 g/cc. 36. An olefin polymerization process to produce an ethylene copolymer, the process comprising contacting ethylene and at least one alpha olefin having from 3-8 carbon atoms with a polymerization catalyst system in a single gas phase reactor to give an ethylene copolymer having a density of from 0.916 g/cc to 0.930 g/cc, a melt index (I2) of from 0.2 g/10 min to 0.85 g/10 min, a melt flow ratio (I21/I2) of from 36 to 50, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of from 4.0 to 6.0, a Z-average molecular weight distribution (Mz/Mw) of from 2.0 to 4.0, a reverse comonomer distribution profile as determined by GPC-FTIR, a multimodal TREF profile comprising three intensity peaks occurring at elution temperatures T(low), T(med) and T(high) where T(low) is from 62° C. to 82° C., T(med) is from 76° C. to 89° C. but higher than T(low), and T(high) is from 90° C. to 100° C., and a composition distribution breadth index CDBI50 of from 35 wt % to 70 wt % as determined by TREF; wherein the polymerization catalyst system comprises a single transition metal catalyst, a support, and a catalyst activator; and wherein the single transition metal catalyst is a group 4 organotransition metal catalyst. 37. An ethylene copolymer having a density of from 0.916 g/cc to 0.930 g/cc, a melt index (I2) of from 0.1 g/10 min to 1.0 g/10 min, a melt flow ratio (I21/I2) of from 32 to 50, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of from 3.6 to 6.5, a reverse comonomer distribution profile as determined by GPC-FTIR, a multimodal TREF profile, and a composition distribution breadth index CDBI50 of from 45 wt % to 69 wt % as determined by TREF, and which satisfies one or more of the following relationships: δXO≦[80−1.22(CDBI50)/(Mw/Mn)]; and (i)(Mw/Mn)≧68[(I21/I2)−1+10−6(Mn)]; and (ii)δXO≦96−2.14[(MFR0.5)+1×10−4(Mw−Mn)]; (iii)wherein δXO is the phase angle at which the complex modulus (G*) and the complex viscosity (η*) are equivalent in a plot of phase angle vs complex modulus and complex viscosity as determined by dynamic mechanical analysis, and wherein the ethylene copolymer is made by a process for polymerizing ethylene and an alpha olefin having 3-8 carbon atoms in a single gas phase reactor in the presence of a polymerization catalyst system comprising a single transition metal catalyst, a support, and a catalyst activator, and wherein the single transition metal catalyst is a group 4 organotransition metal catalyst.
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