IP Library Granted Patent US 12,098,231
Granted Patent B2
US 12,098,231 · App. 17/778,110 · Granted Sep 24, 2024

Polyolefin

Inventors: Sung Min Lee (Daejeon, KR); Jeongkyu Lee (Daejeon, KR); Jinyoung Lee (Daejeon, KR); Sung Ho Park (Daejeon, KR); Seyoung Kim (Daejeon, KR); Ilhak Bae (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
C08F297/083C08F4/02C08F4/6428C08F2420/07
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Patent No.
US 12,098,231
App. No.
17/778,110
Granted
Sep 24, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

This invention relates to polyolefin. More specifically, this invention relates to polyolefin that has small copolymer content, but exhibits excellent mechanical properties.

Claims (85)

1. A polyolefin having

a density of 0.910 g/cm 3 to 0.930 g/cm 3 ;

SCB (Short Chain Branch) per 1000 carbons of 1.0 to 5.0; and

a block comonomer distribution index (BCDI) calculated by Formula 1 of 1.0 or less:

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C

D

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Formula

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in Formula 1,

ASL fi (<8 nm) is fraction (%) of chains having ASL (Average Ethylene Sequence Length) less than 8 nm, by SSA (Successive Self-nucleation and Annealing) analysis,

ASL fi (>30 nm) is fraction (%) of chains having ASL greater than 30 nm, by the SSA analysis, and

ASL fi (8˜30 nm) is fraction (%) of chains having ASL of 8 to 30 nm, by the SSA analysis,

wherein the SSA analysis is conducted using differential scanning calorimeter, by heating the polyolefin to a first heating temperature of 120 to 124° C., maintaining for 15 to 30 minutes, and then, cooling to 28 to 32° C., and while decreasing heating temperature by stages with (n+1)th heating temperature being 3 to 7° C. lower than nth heating temperature, and repeating heating-annealing-quenching until a final heating temperature becomes 50 to 54° C.,

wherein the polyolefin is a copolymer comprising a unit derived from ethylene, and

wherein the polyolefin has a melting point (Tm) of 120 to 124° C.

2. The polyolefin according to claim 1 , wherein the polyolefin has weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 100,000 to 500,000 g/mol.

3. The polyolefin according to claim 1 , wherein the ASL fi (8˜30 nm) is 51% to 75%.

4. The polyolefin according to claim 1 , wherein the polyolefin is a copolymer of the ethylene and an alpha olefin.

5. The polyolefin according to claim 1 , wherein the alpha olefin comprises one or more of propylene, 1-butene, 1-pentene, 4-methyl-1-pentene, 1-hexene, 1-heptene, 1-octene, 1-decene, 1-undecene, 1-dodecene, 1-tetradecene, 1-hexadecene, 1-eicosene, norbornene, norbornadiene, ethylidene norbordene, phenyl norbordene, vinyl norbordene, dicyclopentadiene, 1,4-butadiene, 1,5-pentadiene, 1,6-hexadiene, styrene, alpha-methyl styrene, divinylbenzene, or 3-chloromethyl styrene.

6. The polyolefin according to claim 4 , wherein the polyolefin is prepared by polymerizing the ethylene and alpha olefin, in the presence of a supported metallocene catalyst comprising a metallocene compound represented by Chemical Formula 1; and a carrier supporting the metallocene compound:

in Chemical Formula 1,

M 1 is a Group 4 transition metal;

A 1 is carbon (C), silicon (Si), or germanium (Ge);

Q 1 and Q 2 are identical to or different from each other, and each independently, hydrogen, halogen, C 1-20 alkyl, C 2-20 alkenyl, C 2-20 alkoxyalkyl, C 7-40 aryloxyalkyl, C 6-40 aryl, C 7-40 alkylaryl, or C 7-40 arylalkyl;

X 1 and X 2 are identical to or different from each other, and each independently, halogen, C 1-20 alkyl, C 2-20 alkenyl, C 6-40 aryl, a nitro group, an amido group, C 1-20 alkylsilyl, C 1-20 alkoxy, or C 1-20 sulfonate group;

C 1 and C 2 are identical to or different from each other, and each independently, represented by one of Chemical Formula 2a, 2b, or 2c,

in Chemical Formulas 2a, 2b, and 2c, R 1 to R 22 are identical to or different from each other, and each independently, hydrogen, halogen, C 1-20 alkyl, C 1-20 haloalkyl, C 2-20 alkenyl, C 1-20 alkylsilyl, C 1-20 silylalkyl, C 1-20 alkoxysilyl, C 1-20 alkoxy, C 6-40 aryl, C 7-40 alkylaryl, or C 7-40 arylalkyl, and two or more neighboring groups of R 15 to R 22 are optionally connected with each other to form a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic or aromatic ring;

* represents a site binding to A 1 , and

· represents a site binding to M 1 .

7. The polyolefin according to claim 6 , wherein the metallocene compound is represented by any one of the following structural formulas:

8. The polyolefin according to claim 1 , wherein the ASL fi (<8 nm) is 14% to 23%.

9. The polyolefin according to claim 1 , wherein the ASL fi (>30 nm) is 14% to 28%.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 24, 2022
From: LEE, SUNG MIN; LEE, JEONGKYU; LEE, JINYOUNG; PARK, SUNG HO; KIM, SEYOUNG; BAE, ILHAK
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
Reel/Frame 059997/0380 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0165771 · Dec 12, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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