Hot fill process with closures made from high density unimodal polyethylene
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B67C-003/22
B67B-006/00
B65D-041/04
B67C-003/04
출원번호
US-0965098
(2015-12-10)
등록번호
US-10071895
(2018-09-11)
우선권정보
CA-2914315 (2015-12-09)
발명자
/ 주소
Wang, XiaoChuan
Rejman, Mark
Lewoniuk, Ronald William
Gibbons, Ian Robert
Brusset, Eric Paul
출원인 / 주소
NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.
대리인 / 주소
Heinrich, Julie L
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21
초록
High density (density ≥0.945 g/cm3) unimodal polyethylene compositions for use in hot-fill closures and processes.
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1. A process to fill a container, the process comprising: adding a hot liquid to the container through a container opening, sealing the container opening with a closure comprising a unimodal polyethylene composition, and bringing the hot liquid into contact with an interior surface of the closure; w
1. A process to fill a container, the process comprising: adding a hot liquid to the container through a container opening, sealing the container opening with a closure comprising a unimodal polyethylene composition, and bringing the hot liquid into contact with an interior surface of the closure; wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition has a density from 0.945 to 0.967 g/cm3; a melt index, I2 of from 2.5 to 20.0 g/10 min; a weight average molecular weight (Mw) from 25,000 to 85,000 g/mol; and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of from 2.2 to 4.2. 2. The process of claim 1 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition is an ethylene homopolymer. 3. The process of claim 2 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition has a density of from 0.958 to 0.963 g/cm3. 4. The process of claim 3 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition has a melt index, I2 of from 3.0 to 12.0 g/10 min. 5. The process of claim 2 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition has a melt index, I2 of from 3.0 to 12.0 g/10 min. 6. The process of claim 1 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition is a copolymer of ethylene and an alpha olefin. 7. The process of claim 6 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition has a density of from 0.948 to 0.958 g/cm3. 8. The process of claim 7 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition has a melt index, I2 of from 4.0 to 20.0 g/10 min. 9. The process of claim 8 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition is a copolymer of ethylene and an alpha olefin selected from 1-butene, 1-hexene and 1-octene. 10. The process of claim 7 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition is a copolymer of ethylene and an alpha olefin selected from 1-butene, 1-hexene and 1-octene. 11. The process of claim 6 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition has a melt index, I2 of from 4.0 to 20.0 g/10 min. 12. The process of claim 11 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition is a copolymer of ethylene and an alpha olefin selected from 1-butene, 1-hexene and 1-octene. 13. The process of claim 6 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition is a copolymer of ethylene and an alpha olefin selected from 1-butene, 1-hexene and 1-octene. 14. The process of claim 1 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition further comprises a nucleating agent or a mixture of nucleating agents. 15. The process of claim 1 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition is prepared by contacting ethylene and optionally an alpha-olefin with a polymerization catalyst under solution polymerization conditions. 16. The process of claim 1 wherein the closure is made by continuous compression molding or injection molding. 17. The process of claim 1 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition is made with a Ziegler-Natta catalyst. 18. The process of claim 1 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition has less than 0.8 ppm of titanium present. 19. The process of claim 1 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition has an ESCR Condition B (10% IGEPAL) of at least 1 hour. 20. Use of a closure in a hot fill process, wherein the closure comprises a unimodal polyethylene composition having a density from 0.945 to 0.967 g/cm3; a melt index, I2 of from 2.5 to 20.0 g/10 min; a weight average molecular weight (Mw) from 25,000 to 85,000 g/mol; and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of from 2.2 to 4.2. 21. The use according to claim 20 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition is a homopolymer. 22. The use according to claim 21 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition has a density of from 0.958 to 0.963 g/cm3. 23. The use according to claim 22 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition has a melt index, I2 of from 3.0 to 12.0 g/10 min. 24. The use according to claim 21 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition has a melt index, I2 of from 3.0 to 12.0 g/10 min. 25. The use according to claim 20 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition is a copolymer of ethylene and an alpha olefin. 26. The use according to claim 25 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition has a density of from 0.948 to 0.958 g/cm3. 27. The use according to claim 26 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition has a melt index, I2 of from 4.0 to 20.0 g/10 min. 28. The use according to claim 27 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition is a copolymer of ethylene and an alpha olefin selected from 1-butene, 1-hexene and 1-octene. 29. The use according to claim 26 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition is a copolymer of ethylene and an alpha olefin selected from 1-butene, 1-hexene and 1-octene. 30. The use according to claim 25 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition has a melt index, I2 of from 4.0 to 20.0 g/10 min. 31. The use according to claim 30 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition is a copolymer of ethylene and an alpha olefin selected from 1-butene, 1-hexene and 1-octene. 32. The use according to claim 25 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition is a copolymer of ethylene and an alpha olefin selected from 1-butene, 1-hexene and 1-octene. 33. The use according to claim 20 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition further comprises a nucleating agent or a mixture of nucleating agents. 34. The use according to claim 20 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition is prepared by contacting ethylene and optionally an alpha-olefin with a polymerization catalyst under solution polymerization conditions. 35. The use according to claim 20 wherein the closure is made by continuous compression molding or injection molding. 36. The use according to claim 20 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition is made with a Ziegler-Natta catalyst. 37. The use according to claim 20 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition has less than 0.8 ppm of titanium present. 38. The use according to claim 20 wherein the unimodal polyethylene composition has an ESCR Condition B (10% IGEPAL) of at least 1 hour. 39. A process to fill a container, the process comprising: adding a hot liquid to the container through a container opening; sealing the container opening with a closure comprising a unimodal polyethylene composition having a density from 0.945 to 0.967 g/cm3; a melt index, I2 of from 2.5 to 20.0 g/10 min; a weight average molecular weight (Mw) from 25,000 to 85,000 g/mol; and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of from 2.2 to 4.2; and bringing the hot liquid into contact with an interior surface of the closure; wherein the closure has a time exponent, m of 0.114 or less where m is determined using a compressive strain model represented by the equation: ε=A×σn×tm where ε is the compressive strain; σ is the stress in N/cm2, t is the loading time in seconds, A is the model coefficient, n is the deformation stress exponent and m is the time exponent. 40. Use of a closure in a hot fill process, wherein the closure comprises a unimodal polyethylene composition having a density from 0.945 to 0.967 g/cm3; a melt index, I2 of from 2.5 to 20.0 g/10 min; a weight average molecular weight (Mw) from 25,000 to 85,000 g/mol; a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of from 2.2 to 4.2; wherein the closure has a time exponent, m of 0.114 or less, where m is determined using a compressive strain model represented by the equation: ε=A×σn×tm where ε is the compressive strain; σ is the stress in N/cm2, t is the loading time in seconds, A is the model coefficient, n is the deformation stress exponent and m is the time exponent.
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