Heterophasic propylene polymeric material

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023071755-A1
Application number	US-202017788522-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 17, 2020
Priority date	Dec 25, 2019
Publication date	Mar 9, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

A heterophasic propylene polymeric material comprising a propylene-based polymer A, a propylene-based polymer B, and a propylene copolymer C, wherein the polymer A contains 80 mass % or more of monomer units derived from propylene and has a limiting viscosity of 2.0 dL/g or less, the polymer B contains 80 mass % or more of monomer units derived from propylene and has a limiting viscosity of 2.1-4.9 dL/g, the copolymer C contains monomer units derived from propylene and 30-55 mass % of monomer units derived from ethylene or the like and has a limiting viscosity of 1.5-4.5 dL/g, and the polymer A, the polymer B, and the copolymer C are respectively contained in ratios of 50-75 mass %, 5-20 mass %, and 5-40 mass %.

First claim

1 . A heterophasic propylene polymeric material comprising a propylene-based polymer A, a propylene-based polymer B, and a propylene copolymer C,
wherein the propylene-based polymer A contains a propylene-derived monomer unit by 80 mass % or more and has a limiting viscosity of 2.0 dL/g or less, the propylene-based polymer B contains the propylene-derived monomer unit by 80 mass % or more and has a limiting viscosity of 2.1-4.9 dL/g, the propylene copolymer C contains the propylene-derived monomer unit and a monomer unit derived from at least one kind of α-olefin selected from the group consisting of ethylene and α-olefins having 4 to 12 carbon atoms, and has a limiting viscosity of 1.5-4.5 dL/g, the propylene copolymer C containing, by 30-55 mass %, the monomer unit derived from at least one kind of α-olefin selected from the group consisting of ethylene and α-olefins having 4 to 12 carbon atoms, and contents of the propylene-based polymer A, the propylene-based polymer B, and the propylene copolymer C are 50-75 mass %, 5-20 mass %, and 5-40 mass %, respectively, where a total mass of the heterophasic propylene polymeric material is 100 mass %.

2 . The heterophasic propylene polymeric material according to claim 1 , wherein the limiting viscosity of the propylene-based polymer A is 0.3-1.2 dL/g,
the limiting viscosity of the propylene-based polymer B is 2.5-4.0 dL/g, the limiting viscosity of the propylene copolymer C is 2.0-4.0 dL/g, the propylene copolymer C contains, by 35-50 mass %, the monomer unit derived from at least one kind of α-olefin selected from the group consisting of ethylene and α-olefins having 4 to 12 carbon atoms, and the contents of the propylene-based polymer A, the propylene-based polymer B, and the propylene copolymer C are 60-75 mass %, 7-18 mass %, and 7-33 mass %, respectively, where the total mass of the heterophasic propylene polymeric material is 100 mass %.

3 . The heterophasic propylene polymeric material according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the propylene copolymer C contains, by 36-48 mass %, the monomer unit derived from at least one kind of α-olefin selected from the group consisting of ethylene and α-olefins having 4 to 12 carbon atoms.

4 . The heterophasic propylene polymeric material according to claim 3 , wherein the propylene copolymer C contains, by 38-45 mass %, the monomer unit derived from at least one kind of α-olefin selected from the group consisting of ethylene and α-olefins having 4 to 12 carbon atoms.

5 . A method for producing the heterophasic propylene polymeric material according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , the method comprising a step 1, a step 2, and a step 3,
the step 1 comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of:
a step 1-1 of polymerizing a monomer or monomers comprising propylene in a liquid phase under a condition that a hydrogen/propylene ratio is 1000 molppm or higher to obtain at least part of the propylene-based polymer A; and
a step 1-2 of polymerizing a monomer or monomers comprising propylene in a gas phase under a condition that a hydrogen/propylene ratio is 50000 molppm or higher to obtain at least part of the propylene-based polymer A,
the step 2 comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of:
a step 2-1 of polymerizing a monomer or monomers comprising propylene in a liquid phase under a condition that a hydrogen/propylene ratio is 40 molppm or higher but less than 1000 molppm to obtain at least part of the propylene-based polymer B; and
a step 2-2 of polymerizing a monomer or monomers comprising propylene in a gas phase under a condition that a hydrogen/propylene ratio is 40 molppm or higher but less than 50000 molppm to obtain at least part of the propylene-based polymer B, and
the step 3 being a step of polymerizing monomers comprising propylene and at least one kind of α-olefin selected from the group consisting of α-olefins having 4 to 12 carbon atoms, under a condition that a hydrogen/propylene ratio is 9000 molppm or higher but 310000 molppm or less to obtain the propylene copolymer C.

6 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein the hydrogen/propylene ratio in the step 1-1 is 1500 molppm or higher but 100000 molppm or less,
the hydrogen/propylene ratio in the step 1-2 is 65000 molppm or higher but 1500000 molppm or less, the hydrogen/propylene ratio in the step 2-1 is 50 molppm or higher but 900 molppm or less, the hydrogen/propylene ratio in the step 2-2 is 100 molppm or higher but 35000 molppm or less, and the hydrogen/propylene ratio in the step 3 is 12000 molppm or higher but 250000 molppm or less.

7 . The method according to claim 5 or 6 , wherein the hydrogen/propylene ratio in the step 1-1 is 3000 molppm or higher but 50000 molppm or less,
the hydrogen/propylene ratio in the step 1-2 is 80000 molppm or higher but 1000000 molppm or less,
the hydrogen/propylene ratio in the step 2-1 is 75 molppm or higher but 750 molppm or less,
the hydrogen/propylene ratio in the step 2-2 is 300 molppm or higher but 20000 molppm or less, and
the hydrogen/propylene ratio in the step 3 is 15000 molppm or higher but 200000 molppm or less.

8 . A molded article comprising the heterophasic propylene polymeric material according to any one of claims 1 to 4 .

Assignees

• Sumitomo Chemical Co

Inventors

• Suzue Masato
• Fukuroda Hiroshi

Classifications

• C08L2205/025

  containing two or more polymers of the same hierarchy C08L, and differing only in parameters such as density, comonomer content, molecular weight, structure · CPC title

• C08L23/14 Primary

  Copolymers of propene (C08L23/16 takes precedence) · CPC title

• C08F2410/06

  Catalyst characterized by its size · CPC title

• C08F2/34

  Polymerisation in gaseous state · CPC title

• C08L23/16

  Ethylene-propylene or ethylene-propylene-diene copolymers · CPC title