Ethylene-based polymers and processes to make the same

1. A composition comprising an ethylene-based polymer, wherein the ethylene-based polymer comprises the following properties:

a) a Mw(abs)/Mw(conv) ≥2.60; and

b) a CDF IR (at MW ≤10,000 g/mole) ≥0.145,

wherein

Mw(abs) is weight average molecular weight determined by Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) using a low angle laser light scattering (LALLS) detector;

Mw(conv) is weight average molecular weight determined by conventional GPC molecular weight calibration; and

CDF IR (at MW ≤10,000 g/mole) is an infrared cumulative detector fraction computed by measuring an area fraction of a GPC IR5 measurement channel (IR) detector chromatogram at less than 10,000 g/mol.

2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the ethylene-based polymer has a CDF DV (at a MW ≥1.2×10 6 g/mol) ≥0.05, wherein CDF DV (at a MW≥1.2×10 6 g/mol) is a cumulative detector fraction from the viscosity detector computed by measuring an area fraction of a GPC viscosity chromatogram at greater than 1.2×10 6 g/mol.

3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the ethylene-based polymer has an IV (intrinsic viscosity) (units=dl/g) ≥1.00 dl/g, intrinsic viscosity (Absolute by viscometer on-line by GPC) or IV (bulk).

4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the ethylene-based polymer has an Mw(abs) from 400,000 g/mol to 600,000 g/mol.

5. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the ethylene-based polymer has a CDF LS (at MW ≥750,000 g/mol) ≥0.45, wherein the CDF LS is computed by measuring the area fraction of a GPC LALLS detector chromatogram at greater than 750,000 g/mol.

6. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the ethylene-based polymer has a “peak melt strength at 190° C.” greater than “−65*(I 2 at 190° C.)+34 cN” and less than “−65*(I 2 at 190° C.)+43 cN”, wherein I 2 is measured according to ASTM D1238 at 190° C. and a 2.16 kg load.

7. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the ethylene-based polymer has Mw(conv)/Mn(conv) (cc-GPC Mw/Mn) from 9 to 13, wherein Mn(conv) is number average molecular weight determined by conventional GPC molecular weight calibration.

8. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the ethylene-based polymer has a melt index (I 2 ) from 0.01 to 1.00 g/10 min when measured according to ASTM D1238 at 190° C. and a 2.16 kg load.

9. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the ethylene-based polymer is a low density polyethylene (LDPE).

10. An article comprising at least one component formed from the composition of claim 1 .