Exxon Chemical Patents, Inc.

William J Hodgson, Jr

Donald R Hazelton

Jeffrey Alan Middlesworth

Richard Wayne Halle

Lawrence K Locke

Charles L Pierce

Douglas J Laurent

The present invention provides for a polymer composition comprising a blend of from about 25 to about 90% by weight of a very low density ethylene polymer having a density on the range of from about 0.88 to 0.925 g/cm.sup.3, a melt index of from about 0.5 to about 7.5 dg/min, a molecular weight distribution not greater than about 3.5 and a compositional distribution breadth index greater than about 70%, and from about 10 to about 75% by weight of a low to medium density ethylene polymer having a density of from about 0.910 to about 0.935, a melt index of from about 0.5 to about 20, a molecular weight distribution greater than about 3.5 and a compositional breadth index less than about 70%. The invention also provides for films prepared from this blend having single layer construction or having laminar ABA construction wherein the A or skin layers comprise the blend of this invention and the B or core layer comprises a different olefin polymer such as high density polyethylene. Films of this invention exhibit excellent elongation, tensile and impact properties and also softness, feel and noise properties which render them eminently suitable for use as back sheet components in the fabrication of absorbent articles such as diapers, bed pads and like articles where such properties are desirable.

Soft films having enhanced physical properties

The invention provides laminar polyolefin film materials having a base film layer comprising a blend of an olefin polymer and up to about 30% by weight of at least one very low density copolymer of ethylene and a C.sub.3 to C.sub.20 alpha olefin comonomer copolymerizable with ethylene, said base layer having a heat sealable film layer present on one or both surfaces thereof comprising a very low density copolymer of ethylene and a copolymerizable C.sub.5 to C.sub.12 alpha olefin comonomer. The ethylene copolymer constituents of the film are characterized as having a density in the range of about 0.88 g/cm.sup.3 to abut 0.915 g/cm.sup.3, a melt index in the range of about 0.5 dg/min to about 7.5 dg/min, a molecular weight distribution (M.sub.w /M.sub.n) of about 1.5 to about 3.5 and an essentially single melting point in the range of about 60.degree. C. to about 115.degree. C., measured as a DSC peak T.sub.m. Films of this invention exhibit extremely good hot tack seal strength at temperatures in the range of from about 200.degree. to 290.degree. F. thereby rendering them extremely useful as packaging materials in high speed packaging operations.

Sealable polyolefin films containing very low density ethylene copolymers

This invention provides a process for preparing a heat shrinkable film by extruding a blend of elastomer, hydrocarbon oil and polyolefin to form a film, stretch orienting the film to form a stretched film, annealing the stretched film while still under stress, then cooling while further maintaining stress on the film. This invention further provides a process for preparing an elasticized composite material by attaching strips of the heat shrinkable film to a flexible substrate and then heating the composite.

Method of making an elastomeric film

A multilayer film comprises a elastomeric core layer and at least one thermoplastic skin layer having a microundulating surface configuration providing the film with a low gloss.

Low gloss film and process of manufacture (FP 1323)

A nonwoven web is prepared from a polymeric blend comprising at least one elastomer and at least one thermoplastic resin. The nonwoven web comprises fibers produced by melt blowing the polymeric blend. Conventional techniques are used to accomplish the melt blowing but due to high viscosity of certain elastomers it is frequently necessary to degrade the polymer blend priior to melt blowing. The nonwoven web exhibits improved extensibility, texture and hand.

Melt blown nonwoven web from fiber comprising an elastomer

An oriented thermoplastic elastomer comprising an elastomer, EVA, and process oil is prepared by stretch orienting the film at an elevated temperature and annealing the film to freeze in stresses and strains in the film. In one embodiment, the thermoplastic elastomer is provided with a thin coating of a thermoplastic to provide nonblocking.

Oriented elastomeric film and method of manufacture

A nonwoven web is prepared from a polymeric blend comprising at least one elastomer and at least one thermoplastic resin. The nonwoven web comprises fibers produced by melt blowing the polymeric blend. Conventional techniques are used to accomplish the melt blowing but due to high viscosity of certain elastomers it is frequently necessary to degrade the polymer blend prior to melt blowing. The nonwoven web exhibits improved extensibility, texture and hand.

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Baytown, TX, United States of America

William J Hodgson, Jr