EP3887411A1 - Composition polymère et son procédé de préparation - Google Patents

Composition polymère et son procédé de préparation

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EP3887411A1
EP3887411A1 EP19808846.0A EP19808846A EP3887411A1 EP 3887411 A1 EP3887411 A1 EP 3887411A1 EP 19808846 A EP19808846 A EP 19808846A EP 3887411 A1 EP3887411 A1 EP 3887411A1
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Franz Ruemer
Ravindra Tupe
Pauli Leskinen
Qizheng Dou
John Jamieson
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  • the present invention relates to a polymer composition, especially for pipe, and a process for making the same.
  • Pipes in particular pressure pipes, are used in various applications like the transport of drinking water, sewage, different industrial applications, gas and more.
  • polyethylene pipes for pressurised systems can be classified in different categories, such as PE63, PE80 or PE100.
  • polyethylene has a limited pressure resistance at elevated temperature. Especially, it is difficult to combine good pressure resistance at higher temperatures with suitable flexibility and/or processability of the piping materials.
  • the best polyethylene pressure pipes are prepared in a multistage process with Ziegler-Natta catalysts.
  • the densities of such polyethylene resins are high in order to reach a high pressure resistance.
  • high density gives a high stiffness, which is a drawback e.g. when installing the pipes.
  • pressure pipe resins prepared by single-site catalysts of the state of the art as described e.g. in WO 02/34829, have traditionally a density significantly higher than 940 or even 945 kg/m 3 . The consequence is that the flexibility of the pipes is rather low.
  • the polyethylene compositions used have a suitable melt flow rate and molecular weight distribution, in order to ensure a good processability of the composition during the extrusion process.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a polymer composition for pipe that allows for having improved/good pressure resistance, improved/good processability, improved/good flexibility and/or improved/good stress at yield and/or to achieve a good balance of at least two or three or all of these properties.
  • the present invention provides a process for making a polymer composition for pipe, comprising polymerizing ethylene in at least two slurry reactors and at least one gas phase reactor connected in series, whereby the polyethylene composition
  • fraction (B) b. an ethylene homo- or copolymer as fraction (B), with fraction (A) having a lower molecular weight than fraction (B), wherein a single-site catalyst (SSC) is used in the polymerisation of at least one of fractions (A) and/or (B), the composition having
  • SSC single-site catalyst
  • fraction (ii) a MFR.5 at 190 °C / 5.00 kg of between 0.5 and 3.5 g/10 min, wherein fraction (A) comprises two factions (A') and (A"), whereby fraction (A') is produced in a first slurry loop reactor and fraction (A") is produced in a second loop reactor.
  • both slurry loops reactors may thus be operated conditions that are different from each other.
  • the fraction(s) (A') and/or (A") may have a density between > 940 kg/m 3 and ⁇ 957, preferably between > 945 kg/m 3 and ⁇ 955 kg/m 3 , preferably between > 945 or 946 kg/m 3 and ⁇ 954 kg/m 3 , and/or preferably the density of fraction (A') is > 950 kg/m 3 and/or preferably the density of fraction (A") is ⁇ 950 kg/m 3 .
  • fraction(s) (A') and/or (A") may be a copolymer(s) of ethylene and C4 to C20 alpha-olefin comonomers, preferably of ethylene and 1 -butene.
  • fraction (A') may have a melt flow rate MFR2 15 to 250 g/lOmin, 20 to 200 g/l Omin, preferably > 20 to 100 g/10 min, further preferred of 15 to 50 g/10 min, preferably 20 and 35 g/10 min, and/or fraction (A") may have a melt flow rate MFR2 of 55 to 150 g/10 min, preferably 75 and 125 g/10 min and/or fraction (A") may have a melt flow rate MFR2 higher than fraction (A'). This may contribute for example to improve pressure resistance and/or especially slow crack propagation.
  • the weight ratio between fraction (A) and fraction (B) may be between 60 : 40 to 40 : 60, preferably the weight ratio between fraction (A') and fraction (A") may be between ⁇ 1 to 1.5, preferably ⁇ 1.
  • the ethylene copolymer (A) and ethylene homo- or copolymer (B) are polymerised in the presence of the same single-site catalyst.
  • the polymer composition may have a density between > 932 and ⁇ 947 kg/m3, preferably between 935 and 945 kg/m 3 , preferably between 937 and 943 kg/m 3 , and/or the polymer composition may have a MFR 5 at 190 °C / 5.00 kg of between 1 and ⁇ 3.5 g/10 min, preferably between 1.5 and 3 g/10 min, preferably 1.7 and 2.7 g/10 min, and/or the polymer composition may have a MFR21 at 190 °C / 21.60 kg of between 15 and 30 g/10 min, preferably 17 and 27 g/10 min and/or the polymer composition may have a MFR2 at 190 °C / 2.16 kg of between 0.1 and 1.5 g/10 min, preferably between 0.2 and ⁇ 1.5 g/10 min, preferably 0.5 and 1 g/10 min.
  • the present invention thereby also concerns a polymer composition for pipe, produced by polymerizing ethylene in at least two slurry reactors and at least one gas phase reactor connected in series, whereby the polyethylene composition comprises a. an ethylene copolymer as fraction (A), and
  • fraction (B) b. an ethylene homo- or copolymer as fraction (B), with fraction (A) having a lower molecular weight than fraction (B), wherein a single-site catalyst (SSC) is used in the polymerisation of at least one of fractions (A) and/or (B), the composition having
  • SSC single-site catalyst
  • fraction (ii) a MFR5 at 190 °C / 5.00 kg of between 0.5 and 3.5 g/10 min, wherein fraction (A) comprises two factions (A') and (A"), whereby fraction (A') is produced in a first slurry loop reactor and fraction (A") is produced in a second loop reactor.
  • the present invention may thereby especially also concern a pipe
  • the fraction(s) (A') and/or (A") may have a density between has/have a density between > 940 kg/m 3 and ⁇ 957, preferably between > 945 kg/m 3 and ⁇ 955 kg/m 3 , further preferred between > 945 or 946 kg/m 3 and ⁇ 954 kg/m 3 , and/or preferably the density of fraction (A') may be > 950 kg/m 3 and/or preferably the density of fraction (A") may be ⁇ 950 kg/m 3 . Density as reported herein may be measured according to ISO 1 183.
  • the fraction(s) (A') and/or (A") may be (a) copolymer(s) of ethylene and C4 to C20 alpha- olefin comonomers, preferably of ethylene and 1 -butene.
  • fraction (A') may have a melt flow rate MFR2 of 15 to 50 g/ 10 min, preferably 20 and 35 g/10 min, and/or fraction (A") may have a melt flow rate MFR2 of 55 to 150 g/10 min, preferably 75 and 125 g/10 min and/or fraction (A") may have a melt flow rate MFR2 higher than fraction (A').
  • the weight ratio between fraction (A) and fraction (B) may be between 60 : 40 to 40 : 60, preferably the weight ratio between fraction (A') and fraction (A") may be between ⁇ 1 to 1.5, preferably ⁇ 1.
  • the ethylene copolymer (A) and ethylene homo- or copolymer (B) may be polymerised in the presence of the same single-site catalyst.
  • the polymer composition may have a density between > 932 and ⁇ 947 kg/m 3 , preferably 935 and 945 kg/m 3 , preferably between 937 and 943 kg/m 3 , and/or the polymer composition may have a MFR5 at 190 °C / 5.00 kg of between 1 and ⁇ 3.5 g/10 min, preferably 1.5 and 3 g/10 min, preferably 1.7 and 2.7 g/10 min, and/or the polymer composition may have a MFR21 at 190 °C / 21.60 kg of between 15 and 30 g/10 min, preferably 17 and 27 g/10 min and/or the polymer composition may have a MFR2 at 190 °C / 2.16 kg of between 0.1 and 1.5 g/10 min, preferably between 0.2 and ⁇ 1.5 g/10 min, preferably 0.5 and 1 g/10 min.
  • the present invention also concerns the use of a polymer composition according to the invention for pipe.
  • a polymer composition for pipe according to the invention allows for having improved pressure resistance, improved process ability and/or improved stress at yield. It may also contribute to reaching the PE 125 pipe standard.
  • a polyethylene composition comprising at least two polyethylene fractions, which have been produced under different polymerisation conditions resulting in different (weight average) molecular weights for the fractions, is referred to a“multimodal”.
  • the prefix“multi” relates to the number of different polymer fractions the composition is consisting of.
  • a composition consisting of two fractions only is called “bimodal”.
  • the form of the molecular weight distribution curve i.e. the appearance of the graph of the polymer weight fraction as function of its molecular weight, of such a multimodal polyethylene will show two or more maxima or will at least be distinctly broadened in comparison with the curves for the individual fractions.
  • a polymer is produced in a sequential multistage process, utilising reactors coupled in series and using different conditions in each reactor, the polymer fractions produced in different reactors will each have their own molecular weight distribution and weight average molecular weight.
  • the molecular weight distribution curve of such a polymer is recorded, the individual curves from these fractions are superimposed into the molecular weight distribution curve for total resulting polymer product, usually yielding a curve with two or more distinct maxima.
  • the polymer composition for pipe according to the present invention may be a multimodal-, or more preferred trimodal comprising fractions (A'), (A") and (B) as defined above, wherein fraction (A) has a lower molecular weight than fraction (B).
  • fraction (A) thereby comprises both factions (A') and (A"), which each have a lower molecular weight than fraction (B).
  • the polymer composition for pipe according to the present invention may further comprise a prepolymer fraction, preferably in an amount of 0.1 to 1 w%, preferably > 0.1 to ⁇ 1 w%, further preferred 0.1 to ⁇ 0.7 w %.
  • fraction (A) is an ethylene copolymer and fraction (B) can be an ethylene homo- or copolymer.
  • fraction (B) is also an ethylene copolymer.
  • the used comonomers of both fractions may be the same or different, preferably different, preferably 1 -butene for fraction (A) and 1 -hexene for fraction (B). This may mean that 1 -butene may be use for both fractions (A') and (A"). Alternatively, different comonomers can also be used for factions (A') and (A").
  • the comonomers are preferably a C4-C20 alkene selected from the group of 1 -butene, 1 -pentene, 4-methyl- 1 -pentene, 1 -hexene, 1-heptene, 1- octene, 1 -decene and 1 -eicosene.
  • the comonomer is 1 -butene and/or 1 -hexene.
  • the polyethylene base resin of the present invention may also comprise a terpolymer, which means that at least on of the fractions (A) and (B) consists of ethylene and two different comonomer units.
  • fraction (B) is an ethylene copolymer
  • the comonomer used is an alpha-olefin with 4, more preferably 6, or more carbon atoms, more preferably is 1 -hexene or 1 -octene.
  • fraction (B) is an ethylene copolymer comprising ethylene, 1 -butene and 1 -hexene.
  • the main polymerisation stages are preferably carried out as a combination of slurry polymerisation/gas-phase polymerisation.
  • the slurry polymerisation is preferably performed in a so- called slurry loop reactor.
  • the main polymerisation stages may be preceded by a pre-polymerisation, in which case a prepolymer in the amount as described above, most preferably in an amount of for example 0.1 to 5% or 1 to 3 % by weight of the total amount of polymers is produced.
  • the pre-polymer may be an ethylene homo- or copolymer.
  • a pre-polymerisation takes place, in this case all of the catalyst is preferably charged into the first prepolymerisation reactor and the pre polymerisation is performed as slurry polymerisation.
  • a polymeri sation leads to less fine particles being produced in the following reactors and to a more homogeneous product being obtained in the end.
  • this technique results in a multimodal polymer mixture through polymerisation with the aid of a catalyst, in the present invention with the aid of a single site catalyst.
  • the single-site catalyst used in the examples of the present invention has been disclosed in EP 1 462 464, example 5, catalyst 3.
  • At least fraction (A) or fraction (B) are produced in a polymerisation reaction in the presence of a single-site catalyst.
  • both fractions (A) and (B) are prepared in the presence of a single-site catalyst. Furthermore, it is preferred that fraction (A) and fraction (B) are polymerised in the presence of the same single-site catalyst. This also means that fractions (A') and (A") are preferably prepared in the presence of the same single-site catalyst.
  • fraction(s) (A), (A') and/or (A") is/are produced in a slurry loop reactor under certain conditions with respect to hydrogen, monomer and comonomer concentration, temperature, pressure, and so forth.
  • fraction (B) is produced in a gas-phase reactor.
  • fraction (A) including the catalyst is transferred to the reactor, preferably a gas-phase reactor, where fraction (B) is produced under different conditions.
  • the resulting end product consists of an intimate mixture of the polymers from the three main reactors, the different molecular-weight-distribution curves of these polymers together forming a molecular-weight-distribution curve having a broad maximum or three maxima, i.e. the end product is a trimodal polymer mixture. It is most preferred that the polymerization is carried out in a pre polymerization reactor/two slurry loop reactors/ a gas-phase reactor.
  • the polymerization conditions in the preferred four-step method are chosen so that fraction (A') is produced in one step in a first slurry loop reactor, fraction (A") is produced in a second step in a second slurry loop reactor and fraction (B) is produced in further step, preferably the third reactor.
  • fraction (A') is produced in one step in a first slurry loop reactor
  • fraction (A") is produced in a second step in a second slurry loop reactor
  • fraction (B) is produced in further step, preferably the third reactor.
  • the order of these steps may, however, be reversed.
  • the pre -polymerisation operates at a temperature between 40 to 70 °C, more preferred between 50 to 65 °C and preferably at a pressure of 50 to 70 bar, more preferably of 55 to 65 bar.
  • the polymerisation temperature is preferably between 60 to 100 °C, more preferably between 70 to 90 °C, and preferably at a pressure of 40 to 70 bar, more preferably of 50 to 60 bar.
  • the polymerisation temperature is preferably between 60 to 100 °C, more preferably between 70 to 90 °C, and preferably at a pressure of 40 to 70 bar, more preferably of 50 to 60 bar.
  • the temperature is preferably between 60 to 105 °C, more preferably between 70 and 90 °C and preferably at a pressure of 10 to 40 bar, more preferably of 15 to 20 bar.
  • the weight ratio between both fractions (A) and (B) may preferably be for example from 60 : 40 to 40 : 60, more preferably from 55 : 45 to 45 : 55.
  • the polymer composition for pipe of the invention may also comprise additives like process aids, antioxidants, pigments, UV-stabilizers and the like. Usually, the amount at those additives is 10 wt% or lower, based on the total composition.
  • a pipe may be prepared from the polymer composition for pipe according to the invention in any conventional manner, preferably by extrusion of the polyolefin composition in an extruder. This is a technique well known to the person skilled in the art.
  • Such a pipe may thereby show good stress resistance.
  • MFR Melt flow rate
  • the MFR is determined according to ISO 1 133 and is indicated in g/l Omin. For polyethylene resins, a temperature of 190 °C is applied. The MFR is determined at different loadings such as 2.16 kg (MFR 2 ; ISO 1 133), 5 kg (MFRs; ISO 1 133) or 21.6 kg MFR 21 (ISO 1 133).
  • the flow rate ratio, FRR is the ratio between MFR Weighti and MFR weight2 , i.e. FRR21/5 means the ratio between MFR 21 and MFR 5 .
  • a Waters 150CV plus instrument was used with column 3 x HT&E styragel from Waters (divinylbenzene) and trichlorobenzene (TCB) as solvent at 140 °C.
  • the column set was calibrated using universal calibration with narrow MWD PS standards (the Mark Howings constant K: 9.54 * 10 5 and a: 0.725 for PS, and K: 3.92 * 10 4 and a: 0.725 for PE).
  • the ratio of M w and M n is a measure of the broadness of the distribution, since each is influenced by opposite end of the“population”.
  • the pressure test on un-notched 32 mm pipes is carried out according to ISO 1 167 3 at 3.8, 4 and 4.2 MPa and 95 °C.
  • the time to failure is determined in hours.
  • a commercial bimodal high density polyethylene (not produced with a single site catalyst) with an MFRs of 0.24 g/10 min, a density of 939 g/cm 3 available from Borealis AG under the designation BorSafe HE3493-LS-H.
  • the slurry was taken out of the reactor and transferred into a 150 dm 3 loop reactor.
  • the reactor was operated at 85 °C and 55 bar pressure. Additional ethylene, 1 -butene, propane diluent and hydrogen were continuously introduced into the reactor so that the MFR2 of the polymer was 27.5 g/l Omin and the density of polymer was 948 kg/m 3 .
  • the slurry was transferred into a second 300 dm 3 loop reactor.
  • the reactor was operated at 85 °C and 54 bar pressure. Additional ethylene, 1 -butene, propane diluent and hydrogen were continuously introduced into the reactor so that the MFR2 of the polymer was 65 g/l Omin and the density of polymer was 950 kg/m 3 .
  • the slurry was continuously withdrawn from the reactor to a flash stage where hydrocarbons were removed from the polymer.
  • the polymer was then transferred into a gas phase reactor where the polymerisation was continued.
  • the reactor was operated at 85°C temperature and 20 bar pressure. Ethylene, hydrogen, 1 -butene and 1 -hexene were fed into the reactor to obtain such conditions that the MFR 5 of the polymer was 2.4 g/l Omin, MFR 2 of the polymer was
  • the productivity of the catalyst was 2.4 kg/g catalyst.
  • the ratio between polymer amounts produced in the slurry loop reactor 1 , the slurry loop reactor 2 and gas phase reactor 3 was 19.4:20:58.1 (the remainder being attributed to the pre-polymerization).
  • the polymer was then compounded in with 1500 ppm Calcium stearate and 3000 ppm B225.
  • the properties of the compounded resin are given in Table 1 , where also the reaction conditions for the production of the base resin are shown.
  • the compounded material was extruded into pipes having an external diameter of about 1 10 mm and thickness of about 10 mm and 32 mm and a thickness of 3 mm respectively.
  • the production conditions for example 1 are given in Table 1 (the density and MFR values indicated in Table 1 are the ones for the overall product obtained after polymerization in one or more reactors) and the pressure test result of the pipe is given in Table 2.
  • inventive Example 1 performs much better than the comparative example especially for example on pressure resistance as shown above by the results at 4 and 4.2 MPa.

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La présente invention concerne une composition polymère, en particulier pour tuyau, et un procédé de préparation de la composition. Ledit procédé de préparation d'une composition polymère pour tuyau consiste à polymériser de l'éthylène dans au moins deux réacteurs en suspension et au moins un réacteur en phase gazeuse reliés en série, la composition de polyéthylène comprenant a) un copolymère d'éthylène en tant que fraction (A), et b) un homopolymère ou un copolymère d'éthylène en tant que fraction (B), la fraction (A) ayant un poids moléculaire inférieur à celui de la fraction (B), un catalyseur à site unique (SSC) étant utilisé dans la polymérisation d'au moins une des fractions (A) et/ou (B), la composition ayant (i) une masse volumique comprise entre 932 et 955 kg/m3, et (ii) un MFR5 (à 190 °C/5,00 kg) compris entre 0,5 et 3,5 g/10 min, la fraction (A) comprenant deux fractions (A1) et (A"), la fraction (A1) étant produite dans un premier réacteur à boucle de suspension et la fraction (A") étant produite dans un second réacteur à boucle.
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