Nova Chemicals (international) S.a.

Novacor Chemicals Ltd.

Nova Chemicals Inc.

Ineos Europe Limited

Shivendra K Goyal

Stephen Salomons

Bronwyn Gillon

Fazle Sibtain

Kenneth Edward Taylor

Niousha Kazemi

Monika Kleczek

Vinod Konaganti

Sepideh Kasiri

Mehdi Keshtkar

Zengrong Zhang

Mark Kelly

Nick K Bohnet

Joseph W Taylor

Victoria Ker

P Scott Chisholm

Christopher John Brooke Dobbin

Norman Aubee

Owen Lightbody

Maryam Fereydoon

Soheil Sadeghi

Norman D Aubee

Stephen John Brown

Patrick Lam

Brian Stephen Kimberley

Brian Molloy

Tony Tikuisis

Tieqi Li

Norman Dorien Joseph Aubee

Douglas Checknita

Christopher Dobbin

Nitin Borse

Perry De Wit

Marzieh Ebrahimi

Lison Mark

Thomas Green

Christian Carello

Peter Phung Ming Hoang

Marcia Pires Fortes Ferreira

Ramen Chiu

David L Cooke

Robert E Oswin

Timothy Walter Wiwchar

Jamie Michael Marler

James Joseph McEachern

Mehrnaz Rahimi

James Mceachern

A Biaxially Oriented Polyethylene (BOPE) process uses a selected polyethylene having a medium density and a very broad molecular weight distribution. The use of this selected polyethylene facilitates stretching in the BOPE process in comparison to previously used polyethylene resins having a higher density and/or a narrower molecular weight distribution.

Biaxially oriented MDPE film

An ethylene copolymer comprising ethylene and at least one alpha olefin having from 4 to 8 carbon atoms has a density f from 0.940 to 0.960 g/cm, a molecular weight distribution, Mw/Mn of from 9 to 12, and a Z-average molecular weight, Mz of greater than 500,000. The ethylene copolymer is made in a multi-zone reactor system under solution phase polymerization conditions and is useful in the preparation of biaxially oriented polyethylene (BOPE) films.

Ethylene copolymer for biaxial orientation

This disclosure relates to ethylene interpolymer product having intermediate branching. Intermediate branching was defined as branching that was longer than the branch length due to comonomer and shorter than the entanglement molecular weight (M). Intermediately branched ethylene interpolymer products were produced in a continuous solution polymerization process employing an intermediate branching catalyst formulation. Intermediately branched ethylene interpolymer products were characterized by a Non-Comonomer Index Distribution (NCID), a melt index from 0.3 to 500 dg/minute, a density from 0.858 to 0.965 g/cm, a polydispersity (M/M) from about 2 to about 25 and a CDBIfrom about 10% to about 98%. A method based on triple detection cross fractionation chromatography (3D-CFC) was disclosed to measure NCID.

Ethylene interpolymer products having intermediate branching

This disclosure relates to an improved continuous solution polymerization process wherein production rate is increased. Process solvent, ethylene, optional comonomers, optional hydrogen and a bridged metallocene catalyst formulation are injected into a first reactor to form a first ethylene interpolymer. Optionally, process solvent, ethylene, optional comonomers, optional hydrogen and a bridged metallocene catalyst formulation are injected into a second reactor forming a second ethylene interpolymer. The first and second reactors may be configured in series or parallel modes of operation. Optionally, a third ethylene interpolymer is formed in a third reactor, wherein a homogeneous catalyst formulation or a heterogeneous catalyst formulation is employed. In solution, the first, optional second and optional third ethylene interpolymers are combined, the catalyst is deactivated, the solution is optionally passivated and following a phase separation process an ethylene interpolymer product is recovered.

Manufacturing ethylene interpolymer products at higher production rate

This disclosure relates to ethylene interpolymer compositions and films prepared therefrom. Specifically: ethylene interpolymer products having: a dimensionless Long Chain Branching Factor, LCBF, greater than or equal to 0.001; a residual catalytic metal of from &#x2265;0.03 to &#x2264;5 ppm of hafnium, and; a dimensionless unsaturation ratio, UR, of from &#x2265;&#x2212;0.40 to &#x2264;0.06, wherein UR is defined by the following relationship; UR=(SC&#x2212;T)/T, where SCis the amount of a side chain unsaturation per 100 carbons and Tis amount of a terminal unsaturation per 100 carbons, in said ethylene interpolymer product. The disclosed ethylene interpolymer products have a melt index from about 0.3 to about 500 dg/minute, a density from about 0.855 to about 0.975 g/cc, a polydispersity (M/M) from about 1.7 to about 25 and a Composition Distribution Breadth Index (CDBI) from about 1% to about 98%.

Ethylene interpolymer products and films

This disclosure relates to ethylene interpolymer compositions and films prepared therefrom. Specifically: ethylene interpolymer products having: a dimensionless nonlinear rheology network parameter, &#x394;, greater than or equal to 0.01, satisfying 0.01&#xd7;(Z&#x2212;50)&#x2264;&#x394;&#x2264;0.01&#xd7;(Z&#x2212;60)inequality wherein Z is a normalized molecular weight defined by where Mand Mare the weight average and entanglement molecular weights, and; a residual catalytic metal of from &#x2265;0.03 to &#x2264;5 ppm of hafnium. The disclosed ethylene interpolymer products have a melt index from about 0.3 to about 500 dg/minute, a density from about 0.855 to about 0.975 g/cc, a polydispersity, from about 1.7 to about 25 and a Composition Distribution Breadth Index (CDBI) from about 1% to about 98%.

Embodiments of the invention described herein relate to a polyethylene polymer composition suitable for use in the manufacture of packaging articles, flexible films and/or sheets. In one embodiment, the copolymer comprises a polyethylene resin with density 0.918 g/cmto about 0.935 g/cm, G' at G&#x2033;value, as determined from Dynamic Mechanical Analysis at 190&#xb0; C., of less than 40 Pa, M/Mof greater than 2, CDBIof greater than 60. Other embodiments relate to polymer compositions with defined molecular characteristics and formulations suitable for use in the manufacture of articles including films, sheets, bags and pouches with improved creep resistance and high toughness and a good balance of film stiffness and processability in monolayer and/or multi-layer film structures.

Ethylene copolymers produced with single site catalyst

An ethylene copolymer composition comprises: a first ethylene copolymer having a density of from 0.855 to 0.913 g/cm, a molecular weight distribution, M/Mof from 1.7 to 2.3, and a melt index, Iof from 0.1 to 20 g/10 min; a second ethylene copolymer having a density of from 0.875 to 0.936 g/cm, a molecular weight distribution, M/Mof from 2.3 to 6.0, and a melt index, Iof from 0.3 to 100 g/10 min; and optionally a third ethylene copolymer; where the first ethylene copolymer has more short chain branches per thousand carbon atoms than the second ethylene copolymer and the density of the second ethylene copolymer is equal to or higher than the density of the first ethylene copolymer. The ethylene copolymer composition has a density of from 0.865 to 0.913 g/cm; a melt index, Iof from 0.5 to 10 g/10 min; and a fraction eluting at from 90 to 105&#xb0; C., having an integrated area of greater than 4 weight percent in a CTREF analysis; and at least 0.0015 parts per million (ppm) of hafnium. Blown film made from the ethylene copolymer composition has a hot tack window (HTW) of at least 45&#xb0; C. (at a film thickness of about 2 mil) and a seal initiation temperature (SIT) of less than 95&#xb0; C. (at a film thickness of about 2 mil).

Ethylene copolymers and films with excellent sealing properties

This disclosure relates to ethylene interpolymer compositions. Specifically, ethylene interpolymer products having: a Dilution Index (Y) greater than 0; total catalytic metal &#x2265;3.0 ppm; &#x2265;0.03 terminal vinyl unsaturations per 100 carbon atoms, and; optionally a Dimensionless Modulus (X) greater than 0. The disclosed ethylene interpolymer products have a melt index from about 0.3 to about 500 dg/minute, a density from about 0.869 to about 0.975 g/cm, a polydispersity (M/M) from about 2 to about 25 and a CDBIfrom about 20% to about 97%. 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.

Dilution index

Provided herein are VLDPE polymer compositions suitable for use in the manufacture of flexible films or sheets. In one embodiment, the copolymer comprises a polyethylene VLDPE resin with M/Mof greater than 2, CDBIof greater than 55 and a single melting peak in DSC measurement. The polymer compositions disclosed herein may be suitable for use in the manufacture of films with improved balance of film toughness, processability and sealability in monolayer and multi-layer film structures.

Very low density polyethylene produced with single site catalyst

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Shivendra K Goyal