Dow Global Technolgoies LLC

University of California

Rohm & Haas Electronic Materials LLC

Rohm and Haas Company

Andrew T Heitsch

Mehmet Demirors

Kurt Frederick Hirsekorn

Alexander Williamson

Peter Trefonas, Iii

Bharat Indu Chaudhary

Mridula Babli Kapur

Peter N Nickias

Yijian Lin

David Gordon Barton

Sanjib Biswas

Didem Oner-Deliormanli

Rachel A Segalman

Joshua B Gaubert

Brayden E Glad

Mohamed Esseghir

Linfeng Chen

Philip P Fontaine

Ronald Wevers

Arkady L Krasovskiy

Karlheinz Hausmann

David T Gillespie

Yushan Hu

David M Pearson

Daniel A Hickman

Kirk Walton Limbach

Stephanie M Whited

Victor J Sussman

Todd A Hogan

Thomas Peterson

Dmitry A Krapchetov

Keran Lu

Vivek Kalihari

Siddharth Ram Athreya

Dmitri A Kraptchetov

Wen-Sheng Lee

Jeffrey A Sims

Mingzhe Yu

John L Sugden

Wen Sheng Lee

Kyle E Hart

Daniel W Baugh, Iii

Barbara Bonavoglia

Stacey A Saba

Sadeka Onam

Hitendra Singh

Jin Wang

Justice Alaboson

Jian Yang

Bhooshan C Popere

Laura Nunez

Arnaldo T Lorenzo

Ramzy M Shayib

Jian Wang

Todd O Pangburn

Shadid Askar

Brian Dorvel

Manoj Thota

Buu-Dang Nguyen

Rou Hua Chua

Rou Hua Chou

Theo Geussens

Eduardo Alvarez Acedo

Daniel W Baugh Iii

Thomas H Peterson

Michel Brunetto

Ramzy Shayib

Hitendra K Singh

A film includes 20.0 weight percent to 69.5 weight percent of a linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) based polymer. The LLDPE having a high density fraction (HDF) from 3.0% to 8.0%, an I/Iratio from 5.5 to 6.9, and a short chain branching distribution (SCBD) of less than or equal to 8.0° C. The film also includes 0.0 weight percent to 10.0 weight percent low density polyethylene (LDPE) based polymer, and 30.0 weight percent to 70.0 weight percent pore former.

Polymer-based film with balanced properties

A polymeric composition includes (i) a copolymer of ethylene and an alpha olefin comonomer, the copolymer having a density of 0.945 g/cc to 0.960 g/cc, (ii) an ethylene-based polymer, and (iii) polyethylene glycol. The combination of (i) and (ii) has a High Mw Comonomer Content of 3.2 wt % or greater based on a total weight of the combined (i) and (ii) over the weight average molecular weight range of 10g/mol to 10g/mol as measured by GPC, wherein 15 wt % or greater of the total weight of the polymeric composition is the combined (i) and (ii) having a molecular weight in the range of 10g/mol to 10g/mol as measured by GPC, wherein the polymeric composition has a Relevant Comonomer Content of 0.6 wt % or greater and wherein the polymeric composition has a density of 0.945 g/cc or greater as measured according to ASTM D792.

Enhanced aging and reduced shrinkback polymeric composition

The catalyst system includes a heterogeneous procatalyst and a hydrogenation procatalyst. The heterogeneous procatalyst includes a titanium species, an aluminum species, and a magnesium chloride component. The hydrogenation procatalyst has the formula CpTiX, In formula CpTiX, each Cp is a cyclopentadienyl substituted with at least one R, wherein Ris (C-C)alkyl; and each X is independently a halogen atom.

Polymerization of ethylene in solution processes using a Ziegler-Natta catalyst and a hydrogenation catalyst

A bimodal polyethylene-based composition that is useful for making under film extrusion conditions a film that beneficially has both decreased water vapor transmission rate and decreased haze. The composition comprises an improved design of the composition of the polyethylene blend of a higher molecular weight polyethylene polymer constituent and a lower molecular weight polyethylene polymer constituent and an effective amount of a nucleating agent. Additional embodiments include a method of making the bimodal polyethylene-based composition, a formulation comprising the bimodal polyethylene-based composition and at least one additive, a method of making a manufactured article from the bimodal polyethylene-based composition or formulation; the manufactured article made thereby, use of the bimodal polyethylene-based composition for protecting a moisture-sensitive material, and a sealed package made therefrom. A bimodal polyethylene-based composition that is useful for making under film extrusion conditions a film that beneficially has both decreased water vapor transmission rate and decreased haze. The composition comprises an improved design of the composition of the polyethylene blend of a higher molecular weight polyethylene polymer constituent and a lower molecular weight polyethylene polymer constituent and an effective amount of a nucleating agent. Additional embodiments include a method of making the bimodal polyethylene-based composition, a formulation comprising the bimodal polyethylene-based composition and at least one additive, a method of making a manufactured article from the bimodal polyethylene-based composition or formulation; the manufactured article made thereby, use of the bimodal polyethylene-based composition for protecting a moisture-sensitive material, and a sealed package made therefrom.

Bimodal polyethylene-based composition

The present invention relates to oriented, multilayer polyethylene films. In one aspect, a biaxially oriented, multilayer polyethylene film comprises at least one layer comprising: (1) a polyethylene-based composition that comprises: (a) at least 97% by weight, based on the total weight of the polyethylene-based composition, of a polyethylene composition comprising: (i) from 25 to 37 percent by weight of a first polyethylene fraction having a density in the range of 0.935 to 0.947 g/cmand a melt index (I) of less than 0.1 g/10 minutes; and (ii) from 63 to 75 percent by weight of a second polyethylene fraction; and (b) 20 to 5000 ppm, based on the total weight of the polyethylene-based composition of a nucleating agent, wherein the nucleating agent comprises a calcium salt of 1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid or sodium 4-[(4-chlorobenzoyl) amino] benzoate; wherein the polyethylene composition has less than 0.10 branches per 1,000 carbon atoms when measured usingC NMR, wherein the density of the polyethylene-based composition is at least 0.965 g/cm, and wherein the melt index (I) of the polyethylene-based composition is 0.5 to 10 g/10 minutes.

Oriented polyethylene films and articles comprising the same

The present invention is directed to polyethylene-based compositions suitable for packaging applications, films, and articles. The polyethylene-based composition according to embodiments disclosed herein includes a polyethylene composition having a first polyethylene fraction and a second polyethylene fraction as well as a calcium salt of 1,2-cyclohexanedicarbodylic acid. The polyethylene-based composition can deliver a balance of properties, including barrier properties, for packaging applications.

Polyethylene-based compositions and films and articles comprising the same

A heterogeneous procatalyst includes a preformed heterogeneous procatalyst and a metal-ligand complex. The preformed heterogeneous procatalyst includes a titanium species and a magnesium chloride (MgCl) support. The metal-ligand complex has a structural formula (L)M(Y)(XR), where M is a metal cation; each L is a neutral ligand or (═O); each Y is a halide or (C-C)alkyl; each XRis an anionic ligand in which X is a heteroatom or a heteroatom-containing functional group and Ris (C-C)hydrocarbyl or (C-C) heterohydrocarbyl; n is 0, 1, or 2; m is 0-4; and b is 1-6. The metal-ligand complex is overall charge neutral. The heterogeneous procatalyst exhibits improved average molecular weight capability. A catalyst system includes the heterogeneous procatalyst and a cocatalyst. Processes for producing the heterogeneous procatalyst and processes for producing ethylene-based polymers utilizing the heterogeneous procatalyst are also disclosed.

Ziegler-Natta catalyst with an electron donor compound for increasing polymer molecular weight

A heterogeneous procatalyst includes a titanium species, a magnesium chloride component, and a chlorinating agent having a structure A(Cl)x(R)3-, where A is aluminum or boron, Ris a (C-C) hydrocarbyl, and x is 1, 2, or 3. The magnesium chloride component may be thermally treated at a temperature greater than 100 C for at least 30 minutes before or after introduction of the chlorinating agent and titanium species to the heterogeneous procatalyst. The heterogeneous procatalyst having the thermally treated magnesium chloride exhibits improved average molecular weight capability. Processes for producing the heterogeneous procatalyst and processes for producing ethylene-based polymers utilizing the heterogeneous procatalyst are also disclosed.

Ziegler-Natta catalyst system having a thermally treated magnesium chloride component

A method for preparing methyl methacrylate from methacrolein and methanol. The method comprises contacting a mixture comprising methacrolein, methanol and oxygen with a heterogeneous catalyst comprising a support and a noble metal, wherein said catalyst has an average diameter of at least 200 microns and average concentration of methacrolein is at least 15 wt %.

Method for production of methyl methacrylate by oxidative esterification using a heterogeneous catalyst

A molded article formed from a polymer composition, the polymer composition consisting essentially of: an ethylene homopolymer or ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer; greater than 20 ppm of a fluoropolymer; and optionally, up to 5 wt. % of one or more of processing aids, acid neutralizers, stabilizers, phosphites, antioxidants, metal de-activators, pigments or colorants, or fillers; wherein the molded article exhibits an oxygen transmission rate [OTR, (cc*mm)/(m*day*atm)]&#x2264;&#x2212;3181 (cc*mm)/g*m*day*atm)&#xd7;[Density, g/cc]+3077, (cc*mm)/(m*day*atm).

Molded articles and methods thereof

Disclosed herein is a method for doping a substrate, comprising disposing a coating of a composition comprising a copolymer, a dopant precursor and a solvent on a substrate; where the copolymer is capable of phase segregating and embedding the dopant precursor while in solution; and annealing the substrate at a temperature of 750 to 1300&#xb0; C. for 0.1 second to 24 hours to diffuse the dopant into the substrate. Disclosed herein too is a semiconductor substrate comprising embedded dopant domains of diameter 3 to 30 nanometers; where the domains comprise Group 13 or Group 15 atoms, wherein the embedded spherical domains are located within 30 nanometers of the substrate surface.

Doping of a substrate via a dopant containing polymer film

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