IP Library Granted Patent US 7,189,788
Granted Patent B2
US 7,189,788 · App. 10/482,418 · Granted Mar 13, 2007

Polyolefin resin composition

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Patent No.
US 7,189,788
App. No.
10/482,418
Granted
Mar 13, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

The polyolefin-based resin composition (I) of the present invention comprises (A) 99.9 to 80% by mass of a propylene (co)polymer having (a) a melt flow rate (MFR) of 0.1 to 200 g/10 min, (b) a meso-pentad fraction [mmmm] of an ordinary temperature (25° C.) xylene-insoluble component of 97.0% or higher, and (c) a content of an ordinary temperature (25° C.) xylene-soluble component of 4 to 50% by mass; and (B) 0.1 to 20% by mass of a copolymer containing propylene chains of an isotactic structure, and copolymer chains constituted from at least two monomer units selected from the group consisting of ethylene, C 3 to C 20 α-olefins, cyclic olefins and aromatic vinyl monomers which are graft-bonded and/or block-bonded to said copolymer, and exhibits not only a high rigidity but also a highly enhanced impact strength and is well-balanced between the physical properties thereof.

Claims (20)

1. A polyolefin-based resin composition comprising:

(A) 99.7 to 82% by mass of a propylene copolymer having (a) a melt flow rate (MFR) of 0.1 to 200 g/l 10 min, (b) a meso-pentad fraction [mmmm] of an ordinary temperature (25° C.) xylene-insoluble component of 97.0% or higher, and (c) a content of an ordinary temperature (25° C.) xylene-soluble component of 4 to 50% by mass; and

(B) 0.3 to 18% by mass of a copolymer containing propylene chains of an isotactic structure, and copolymer chains constituted from at least two monomer units selected from the group consisting of ethylene, C 3 to C 20 α-olefins, cyclic olefins and aromatic vinyl monomers which are graft-bonded and/or block-bonded to said copolymer,

wherein the propylene chains of an isotactic structure contained in said component (B) have a meso-pentad fraction [mmmm] of 40 to 99.9%, and said component (B) has an intrinsic viscosity [η] of 0.05 to 10 dl/g as measured at 135° C. in decalin, and contains polypropylene moieties in an amount of 40 to 98% by mass based on the amount of the copolymer (B).

2. The polyolefin-based resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein said component (B) is at least one copolymer selected from the group consisting of [(B)-1] a copolymer having a graft bonding site formed by an olefin-based macromonomer and/or a polyene; [(B)-2] a copolymer having a block bonding site produced in the course of polymerization; and [(B)-3] a copolymer having both the graft bonding site defined by [(B)-1] and the block bonding site defined by [(B)-2].

3. A polyolefin-based resin composition, comprising:

(A) 99.7 to 82% by mass of a propylene copolymer having (a) a melt flow rate (MFR) of 0.1 to 200 g/10 min, (b) a meso-pentad fraction [mmmm] of an ordinary temperature (25° C.) xylene-insoluble component of 94.0% or higher and less than 97%, and (c) a content of an ordinary temperature (25° C.) xylene-soluble component of 4 to 50% by mass; and

(B) 0.3 to 18% by mass of a copolymer containing propylene chains of an isotactic structure, and copolymer chains constituted from at least two monomer units selected from the group consisting of ethylene, C 3 to C 20 α-olefins, cyclic olefins and aromatic vinyl monomers which are graft-bonded and/or block-bonded to said copolymer,

wherein the propylene chains of an isotactic structure contained in said component (B) have a meso-pentad fraction [mmmm] of 40 to 99.9%, and said component (B) has an intrinsic viscosity [η] of 0.05 to 10 dl/g as measured at 135° C. in decalin, and contains polypropylene moieties in an amount of 40 to 98% by mass based on the amount of the copolymer (B).

4. The polyolefin-based resin composition according to claim 3 , wherein said component (B) is at least one copolymer selected from the group consisting of [(B)-1] a copolymer having a graft bonding site formed by an olefin-based macro-monomer and/or a polyene; [(B)-2] a copolymer having a block bonding site produced in the course of polymerization; and [(B)-3] a copolymer having both the graft bonding site defined by [(B)-1] and the block bonding site defined by [(B)-2].

5. A polyolefin-based resin composition, comprising:

100 parts by mass of a mixture comprising (A) 99.7 to 82% by mass of a propylene copolymer having (a) a melt flow rate (MFR) of 0.1 to 200 g/10 min and (b) a content of an ordinary temperature (25° C.) xylene-soluble component of 4 to 50% by mass, and (B) 0.3 to 18% by mass of a copolymer containing propylene chains of an isotactic structure, and copolymer chains constituted from at least two monomer units selected from the group consisting of ethylene, C 3 to C 20 α-olefins, cyclic olefins and aromatic vinyl monomers which are graft-bonded and/or block-bonded to said copolymer, wherein the propylene chains of an isotactic structure contained in said component (B) have a meso-pentad fraction [mmmm] of 40 to 99.9%, and said component (B) has an intrinsic viscosity [η] of 0.05 to 10 dl/g as measured at 135° C. in decalin, and contains polypropylene moieties in an amount of 40 to 98% by mass based on the amount of the copolymer (B); and (C) 3 to 40 parts by mass of an inorganic filler.

6. The polyolefin-based resin composition according to claim 5 , wherein said component (B) is at least one copolymer selected from the group consisting of [(B)-1] a copolymer having a graft bonding site formed by an olefin-based macro-monomer and/or a polyene; [(B)-2] a copolymer having a block bonding site produced in the course of polymerization; and [(B)-3] a copolymer having both the graft bonding site defined by [(B)-1] and the block bonding site defined by [(B)-2].

7. A polyolefin-based resin composition, comprising:

(A) a propylene copolymer having (a) a melt flow rate (MFR) of 0.1 to 200 g/10 min and (b) a meso-pentad fraction [mmmm] of an ordinary temperature (25° C.) xylene-insoluble component of 94.0% or higher;

(B) a copolymer containing polypropylene chains of an isotactic structure, and copolymer chains constituted from at least two monomer units selected from the group consisting of ethylene, C 3 to C 20 α-olefins, cyclic olefins and aromatic vinyl monomers which are graft-bonded and/or block-bonded to said copolymer, wherein the propylene chains of an isotactic structure contained in said component (B) have a meso-pentad fraction [mmmm] of 40 to 99.9%, and said component (B) has an intrinsic viscosity [η] of 0.05 to 10 dl/g as measured at 135° C. in decalin, and contains polypropylene moieties in an amount of 40 to 98% by mass based on the amount of the copolymer (B);

(C) at least one inorganic filler selected from the group consisting of talc, mica and wollastonite; and

(D) at least one rubber component selected from the group consisting of ethylene-C 3 or more α-olefin copolymer elastomers, hydrogenated elastomers of styrene-diene copolymers and hydrogenated elastomers of diene (co)polymers,

said component (B) being contained in an amount of 0.1 to 20 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of a mixture containing the components (A), (C) and (D) at a mass ratio of (A)/(C)/(D) of 95 to 40/0 to 30/5 to 30.

8. The polyolefin-based resin composition according to claim 7 , wherein said component (B) is at least one copolymer selected from the group consisting of [(B)-1] a copolymer having a graft bonding site formed by an olefin-based macro-monomer andlor a polyene; [(B)-2] a copolymer having a block bonding site produced in the course of polymerization; and [(B)-3] a copolymer having both the graft bonding site defined by [(B)-1] and the block bonding site defined by [(B)-2].

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Dec 20, 2004
From: IDEMITSU PETROCHEMICAL CO. LTD.
To: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 015478/0140 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 18, 2004
From: MACHIDA, SHUJI; KOBAYASHI, YUTAKA; KUSUYAMA, HIDEO; TANAKA, AKIRA
To: IDEMITSU PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 015340/0876 →