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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2021
Borealis Ag, Vienna, AT;
Jingbo Wang, Linz, AT;
Markus Gahleitner, Linz, AT;
Klaus Bernreitner, Linz, AT;
Pauli Leskinen, Porvoo, FI;
Johanna Lilja, Porvoo, FI;
Anita Luyten, Beringen, BE;
Borealis AG, Vienna, AT;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a process for recycling propylene-ethylene copolymers to obtain polymers having good optical and mechanical properties, and good processability. The process comprises polymerizing propylene and ethylene under dynamic conditions; collecting the resulting copolymer powders as a mixture having an MFRranging from 1.5 to 80.0 g/10 min and an ethylene content from 1.0 to 4.0 wt. %; compounding the mixture in the presence of a radical initiator and a clarifying agent; and extruding the mixture into pellets. The pellets have an MFRranging from 20 to 120 g/10 min; a ratio of MFR/MFR>1; an ethylene content ranging from 1.0 to 4.0 wt %; a crystallization temperature ranging from 100 to 125° C.; and a flexural modulus of 850 MPa or more. The disclosure also relates to the propylene-ethylene copolymer pellets thus obtained; articles made from the pellets; and the use of the pellets in injection molding applications.