Visbreaking process

a technology of visbreaking and apex, which is applied in the direction of adhesive types, graft polymer adhesives, adhesives, etc., can solve the problems of significant compatibility issues between eva and apolar, odour, volatile and emissions, and low level of moisture resistance (so low barrier property) of eva

Inactive Publication Date: 2021-01-28
BOREALIS AG
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Benefits of technology

The process effectively increases the MFR of polyethylene-based materials by up to five times, maintaining low molecular weight and preventing crosslinking, thereby enhancing their suitability for hot melt adhesive applications with improved adhesion and flow properties.

Problems solved by technology

Whilst it performs well, this material has disadvantages, such as the presence of vinyl acetate (VA) in the polymer structure.
VA causes issues with odour, volatile and emissions.
This can cause significant compatibility issues between EVA and apolar waxes which are often employed in hot melt adhesives.
A further disadvantage is the low level of moisture resistance (so low barrier property) of EVA.
Making such high MFR polymers in a polymerisation process is difficult however due to chain transfer limitations and there is limited ability to control the MFR of the forming polymer.
MFR control at these very low molecular weights is difficult and requires careful control over polymerisation conditions and catalyst properties.
In conventional visbreaking processes however, the increases in MFR that are observed are not ideal.

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[0237]The experiment was repeated using different starting plastomers / elastomers but the same general extrusion conditions. The plastomers / elastomers used in example 2 are:[0238]Ex 6 plastomer density 882 kg / m3 and MFR2 of 85 g / 10 min.[0239]Ex 7+8 plastomer density of 882 kg / m3 and MFR2 of 6,6 g / 10 min.[0240]Ex 9 elastomer density of 870 kg / m3 and MFR2 of 7,0 g / 10 min.

[0241]These ethylene octene plastomers / elastomers were produced in a solution polymerisation process (Compact) using a metallocene catalyst

TABLE 3MeltScrewThrough-R.I.R.I.temperatureResidenceEtaCrosslinkingDensity / speed,put,cont atcont atat die exit,time,SEI,(0.05 rad / s)Final(XHU),RunMFR2rpmkg / h1st barrelwt.-%6th barrelwt.-%° C.skWh / kg190° C. Pa ·sMFR2wt.-%IE6882 / 85 1200200.8347450.4014635.6IE7882 / 6.61200200.40.4341440.5016712.30.005IE8882 / 6.6450100.40.4338950.4224490.10.005IE9870 / 7.01200200.8342460.4618560.50.12

[0242]Examples demonstrate that high MFR values can also be achieved when initial MFR is much lower than 85 ...

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Abstract

A process for increasing MFR2 of a polyethylene copolymer or an ethylene plastomer or elastomer comprising: (I) extruding a copolymer of polyethylene copolymer having a density of 910 to 970 kg / m3 and an MFR2 of 1 and 100 g / 10 min or an ethylene plastomer or elastomer having a density of 855 to 910 kg / m3 and an MFR2 of 0.5 and 100 g / 10 min in the presence of 0.1 to 2 wt % of a non-peroxide radical initiator so as to produce a polyethylene copolymer having an MFR2 of 200 g / 10 min or more, or an ethylene plastomer or elastomer having a MFR2 of 200 g / 10 min or more.

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[0001]The present invention relates to a visbreaking process for significantly increasing the MFR2 of a polyethylene copolymer, ethylene plastomer or an ethylene elastomer and relates to the polyethylene copolymer or ethylene plastomer or ethylene elastomer obtained in this process. The products of the process find utility, inter alia, as hot melt adhesives. In particular, the inventors have found that using a specific radical initiator and by varying the amounts of that initiator, the screw speed and the extruder output within the extruder, the MFR of the visbroken polymer can be controlled. Moreover, the inventors have found that the energy inputted into the extruder during the visbreaking process is correlated to the final MFR of the visbroken polymer.BACKGROUND[0002]Hot melt adhesives (HMAs) are used in many areas of commerce such as bookbinding, consumer and industrial packaging, diapers, furniture, footwear and the like.[0003]HMAs comprises a polymer base resin as a main compo...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): C09J123/08C08F210/02C08F8/50C08F10/02C08F210/16C08K5/00
CPCC09J123/0815C08F210/02C08F8/50C08L2023/44C08F210/16C08K5/0016C08F10/02C08L2314/06C08F2810/10C08F2800/20C08F2500/12C09J2301/304C08F255/02C08L23/08C09J123/08C09J151/06C08F2500/01C08F2500/03C08F2500/07C08L23/26C08L2023/42
InventorTRAN, TUAN ANHKNAEPEN, MARC
OwnerBOREALIS AG