Nova Chemicals (international) S.a.

Nova Chemicals Inc.

Christopher Dobbin

Kenneth Taylor

XiaoChuan Wang

Fazle Sibtain

Kenneth Edward Taylor

Hamidreza Khakdaman

Brian Molloy

Qinyan Wang

Peter Zoricak

Stephen Salomons

Lawrence VanAsseldonk

Niousha Kazemi

Monika Kleczek

Mehdi Keshtkar

Zengrong Zhang

Charles Carter

Tieqi Li

Stephen John Brown

P Scott Chisholm

Celine Bellehumeur

Donald Gary Hartlen

Michael Li

Marcelo Yamane

Daniel Ward

Shivendra K Goyal

Bronwyn Gillon

Donald Hartlen

A continuous solution polymerization process is disclosed wherein at least two catalyst formulations are employed. A first homogeneous catalyst formulation is employed in a first reactor to produce a first ethylene interpolymer and a first heterogeneous catalyst formulation is employed in a second reactor to produce a second ethylene interpolymer. Optionally a third ethylene interpolymer is formed in a third reactor. The resulting ethylene interpolymer products possess desirable properties in a variety of end use applications, for example in film applications. A means for increasing the molecular weight of the first ethylene interpolymer is disclosed and/or a means for increasing the temperature of the first reactor, relative to a third homogeneous catalyst formulation. A means for reducing the (&#x3b1;-olefin/ethylene) weight ratio in the first reactor is disclosed and/or reducing the density of the first ethylene interpolymer, relative to a third homogeneous catalyst formulation.

Means for increasing the molecular weight and decreasing the density of ethylene interpolymers employing homogeneous and heterogeneous catalyst formulations

A continuous solution polymerization process is disclosed wherein at least two homogeneous catalyst formulations are employed. A first homogeneous catalyst formulation is employed in a first reactor to produce a first ethylene interpolymer and a second homogeneous catalyst formulation is employed in a second reactor to produce a second ethylene interpolymer. Optionally a third ethylene interpolymer is formed in a third reactor. The resulting ethylene interpolymer products possess desirable properties in a variety of end use applications, for example in film applications. A means for increasing the molecular weight of the first ethylene interpolymer is disclosed and/or a means for increasing the temperature of the first reactor, relative to the third homogeneous catalyst formulation. A means for reducing the (&#x3b1;-olefin/ethylene) weight ratio in the first reactor is disclosed and/or reducing the density of the first ethylene interpolymer, relative to the third homogeneous catalyst formulation.

Means for increasing the molecular weight and decreasing the density of ethylene interpolymers employing mixed homogeneous catalyst formulations

Means for increasing the molecular weight and decreasing the density employing mixed homogeneous catalyst formulations

This disclosure relates to caps and closures manufactured from an ethylene interpolymer product, or a blend containing an ethylene interpolymer product.

Caps and closures

This disclosure relates to films comprising at least one layer of an ethylene interpolymer product. The ethylene interpolymer product comprises a first ethylene interpolymer, a second ethylene interpolymer and optionally a third ethylene interpolymer; wherein the ethylene interpolymer product has &#x2265;0.03 terminal vinyl unsaturations per 100 carbon atoms and &#x2265;3 parts per million (ppm) of a total catalytic metal; and optionally a Dilution Index, Y, greater than 0. The disclosed ethylene interpolymer products have a melt index from about 0.4 to about 10 dg/minute, a density from about 0.900 to about 0.940 g/cm, a polydispersity (M/M) from about 2 to about 12 and a CDBIfrom about 20% to about 98%. Further, the ethylene interpolymer products are a blend of at least two ethylene interpolymers; where one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a single-site catalyst formulation and at least one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a heterogeneous catalyst formulation.

Films produced from ethylene interpolymer products

This disclosure relates to rotomolded articles, having a wall structure, where the wall structure contains at least one layer containing an ethylene interpolymer product, or a blend containing an ethylene interpolymer product and an ethylene polymer, where the ethylene interpolymer product has a Dilution Index (Y) greater than 0 and improved Environmental Stress Crack Resistance (ESCR). The ethylene interpolymer product has a melt index from about 0.5 to about 15 dg/minute, a density from about 0.930 to about 0.955 g/cm, a polydispersity (M/M) from about 2 to about 6 and a CDBIfrom about 50% to about 98%. Further, the ethylene interpolymer products are a blend of at least two ethylene interpolymers; where one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a single-site catalyst formulation and at least one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a heterogeneous catalyst formulation.

Rotomolded articles

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