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US 12,202,957 · App. 18/235,743 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Ethylene-based modifier, ethylene-based resin composition, film, method for producing ethylene-based resin composition, and method for producing film

Inventors: Chen Liu (Ichihara, JP); Takaya Ichimiya (Ichihara, JP)
Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
C08L23/0815C08J3/005C08J5/18C08J2323/08C08J2423/08C08L2205/025
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Patent No.
US 12,202,957
App. No.
18/235,743
Granted
Jan 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an ethylene-based modifier with which a film having good slipperiness and relatively less fish eyes can be formed. The ethylene-based modifier has a strain-hardening exponent of 0.27 or more and 0.53 or less as determined by the LAOS method.

Claims (73)

1. An ethylene-based resin composition having an average relaxation time of 50 sec or longer and 160 sec or shorter, wherein the ethylene-based resin composition comprises:

an ethylene-based modifier and a component (B) below,

wherein the ethylene-based modifier contains a component (A) below and the component (B), and contains 50 mass % or more and 90 mass % or less of the component (A) and 10 mass % or more and 50 mass % or less of the component (B) with respect to 100 mass % of a total mass of the component (A) and the component (B), and

a content of the component (A) with respect to 100 mass % of a total mass of the ethylene-based resin composition is 15 mass % or more and 45 mass % or less:

Component (A): ethylene-α-olefin copolymer,

density: 915 kg/m 3 or more and 950 kg/m 3 or less,

ratio (Mw/Mn) of weight-average molecular weight to number-average molecular weight: 7.3 or more,

Component (B): ethylene-α-olefin copolymer,

density: 890 kg/m 3 or more and 930 kg/m 3 or less,

MFR: 0.5 g/10 min or more and 5.0 g/10 min or less,

MFRR: 10 or more and 30 or less.

2. A method for producing an ethylene-based resin composition having an average relaxation time of 50 sec or longer and 160 sec or shorter, the method comprising:

a step 1 below and a step 2 below:

<Step 1>

a step of melt-kneading 50 mass % or more and 90 mass % or less of a component (A) below and 10 mass % or more and 50 mass % or less of a component (B) below with respect to 100 mass % of a total mass of the component (A) and the component (B) to provide an ethylene-based modifier,

<Step 2>

a step of melt-kneading the ethylene-based modifier obtained in the step 1 and the component (B) to provide an ethylene-based resin composition, wherein the ethylene-based resin composition contains 15 mass % or more and 45 mass % or less of the component (A) with respect to 100 mass % of a total mass of the ethylene-based resin composition:

Component (A): ethylene-α-olefin copolymer,

density: 915 kg/m 3 or more and 950 kg/m 3 or less,

ratio (Mw/Mn) of weight-average molecular weight to number-average molecular weight: 7.3 or more,

Component (B): ethylene-α-olefin copolymer,

density: 890 kg/m 3 or more and 930 kg/m 3 or less,

MFR: 0.5 g/10 min or more and 5.0 g/10 min or less,

MFRR: 10 or more and 30 or less.

3. An ethylene-based resin composition produced by the method according to claim 2 .

4. A method for producing a film having an ethylene-based resin layer containing an ethylene-based resin composition having an average relaxation time of 50 sec or longer and 160 sec or shorter, the method comprising:

a step 1 below, a step 2 below, and a step 3 below:

<Step 1>

a step of melt-kneading 50 mass % or more and 90 mass % or less of a component (A) below and 10 mass % or more and 50 mass % or less of a component (B) below with respect to 100 mass % of a total mass of the component (A) and the component (B) to provide an ethylene-based modifier,

<Step 2>

a step of melt-kneading the ethylene-based modifier obtained in the step 1 and the component (B) to provide an ethylene-based resin composition, wherein the ethylene-based resin composition contains 15 mass % or more and 45 mass % or less of the component (A) with respect to 100 mass % of a total mass of the ethylene-based resin composition,

<Step 3>

a step of forming a film having an ethylene-based resin layer by a cast film process using the ethylene-based resin composition obtained in the step 2,

Component (A): ethylene-α-olefin copolymer,

density: 915 kg/m 3 or more and 950 kg/m 3 or less,

ratio (Mw/Mn) of weight-average molecular weight to number-average molecular weight: 7.3 or more,

Component (B): ethylene-α-olefin copolymer,

density: 890 kg/m 3 or more and 930 kg/m 3 or less,

MFR: 0.5 g/10 min or more and 5.0 g/10 min or less,

MFRR: 10 or more and 30 or less.

5. A film produced by the method according to claim 4 .

6. A film comprising:

an ethylene-based resin layer containing the ethylene-based resin composition according to claim 1 .

7. A method for producing the ethylene-based resin composition according to claim 1 , the method comprising:

a step 1 below and a step 2 below:

<Step 1>

a step of melt-kneading 50 mass % or more and 90 mass % or less of a component (A) below and 10 mass % or more and 50 mass % or less of a component (B) below with respect to 100 mass % of a total mass of the component (A) and the component (B) to provide an ethylene-based modifier,

<Step 2>

a step of melt-kneading the ethylene-based modifier obtained in the step 1 and the component (B) to provide an ethylene-based resin composition, wherein the ethylene-based resin composition contains 15 mass % or more and 45 mass % or less of the component (A) with respect to 100 mass % of a total mass of the ethylene-based resin composition:

Component (A): ethylene-α-olefin copolymer,

density: 915 kg/m 3 or more and 950 kg/m 3 or less,

ratio (Mw/Mn) of weight-average molecular weight to number-average molecular weight: 7.3 or more,

Component (B): ethylene-α-olefin copolymer,

density: 890 kg/m 3 or more and 930 kg/m 3 or less,

MFR: 0.5 g/10 min or more and 5.0 g/10 min or less,

MFRR: 10 or more and 30 or less.

8. An ethylene-based resin composition produced by the method according to claim 7 .

9. A method for producing the film according to claim 6 having an ethylene-based resin layer, the method comprising:

a step 1 below, a step 2 below, and a step 3 below:

<Step 1>

a step of melt-kneading 50 mass % or more and 90 mass % or less of a component (A) below and 10 mass % or more and 50 mass % or less of a component (B) below with respect to 100 mass % of a total mass of the component (A) and the component (B) to provide an ethylene-based modifier,

<Step 2>

a step of melt-kneading the ethylene-based modifier obtained in the step 1 and the component (B) to provide an ethylene-based resin composition, wherein the ethylene-based resin composition contains 15 mass % or more and 45 mass % or less of the component (A) with respect to 100 mass % of a total mass of the ethylene-based resin composition,

<Step 3>

a step of forming a film having an ethylene-based resin layer by a cast film process using the ethylene-based resin composition obtained in the step 2,

Component (A): ethylene-α-olefin copolymer,

density: 915 kg/m 3 or more and 950 kg/m 3 or less,

ratio (Mw/Mn) of weight-average molecular weight to number-average molecular weight: 7.3 or more,

Component (B): ethylene-α-olefin copolymer,

density: 890 kg/m 3 or more and 930 kg/m 3 or less,

MFR: 0.5 g/10 min or more and 5.0 g/10 min or less,

MFRR: 10 or more and 30 or less.

10. A film produced by the method according to claim 9 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 21, 2023
From: LIU, CHEN; ICHIMIYA, TAKAYA
To: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064644/0421 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-114525 · Jul 9, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 17858188 · Jul 6, 2022
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