Process of producing thermoplastic polymer blends

Details Process of producing thermoplastic polymer blends Process of producing thermoplastic polymer blends

2011-04-05

2011-04-05

Jagannathan, Vasu (Department: 1764)

Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 ser

Synthetic resins

Mixing of two or more solid polymers; mixing of solid...

C525S191000, C525S197000, C526S351000, C526S348000

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07919561

ABSTRACT:
A process is described for producing a polymer blend comprising (a) a first polymer component comprising a crystalline propylene polymer and (b) a second polymer component comprising a copolymer of propylene with at least one comonomer, wherein the copolymer comprises between about 7 wt % and about 28 wt % of comonomer and the copolymer has a heat of fusion of 0.5 to 70 J/g and an mm triad tacticity of 75% or greater. The process comprises polymerizing propylene under first polymerization conditions in a polymerization reaction zone to produce a first effluent comprising a crystalline propylene polymer containing no more than 10% by weight of other monomers, the first polymerization conditions comprising a first reaction temperature between about 50° C. and about 100° C. Propylene is then copolymerized with at least one comonomer under second polymerization conditions in the presence of a metallocene catalyst and at least part of said first effluent in a slurry polymerization reaction zone to produce the second polymer component as a blend with the first polymer component, the second polymerization conditions comprising a second reaction temperature at least 7° C. less than the first reaction temperature.

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