WO2024056321A1 - Compositions de polyoléfines obtenues à partir de polyoléfines recyclées - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to polyolefin compositions containing recycled polyethylene that can be used in injection molded articles particularly for grates and pails.
- Polyolefin compositions for this use are described in W02006/125720 as being made of a) 65-77%, preferably 70 to 77%, of a crystalline propylene polymer having an amount of isotactic pentads (mmmm), measured by 13C-MNR on the fraction insoluble in xylene at 25°C, higher than 97.5 molar % and a polydispersity index ranging from 5 to 10; b) 8 to less than 13%, preferably 9 to 12%, of an elastomeric copolymer of ethylene and propylene, the copolymer having an amount of recurring units deriving from ethylene ranging from 30 to 70%, preferably 35 to 60%, and being partially soluble in xylene at ambient temperature; the polymer fraction soluble in xylene at ambient temperature having an intrinsic viscosity value ranging from 2 to 4 dbg; and c) 10-23%, preferably 10 to 20%, of polyethylene having an intrinsic viscosity value
- polyolefin compositions although being appreciated in terms of performances, give raise to concerns in terms of sustainability with particular reference to the fact that their production is based on the use of non-renewable sources.
- the recycled polyolefin derive from streams of post-consumer waste (PCW) material that undergoes various step of separation from other polymers, such as PVC, PET or PS.
- PCW post-consumer waste
- copolymer refers to both polymers with two different recurring units and polymers with more than two different recurring units, such as terpolymers, in the chain.
- ambient temperature is meant therein a temperature of 25 °C (room temperature).
- crystalline propylene polymer in the present application a propylene polymer having an amount of isotactic pentads (mmmm), measured by 13C-MNR on the fraction insoluble in xylene at 25° C, higher than 70 molar %; by “elastomeric” polymer is meant a polymer having solubility in xylene at ambient temperature higher than 50 wt%.
- Crystalline propylene polymer (a) is selected from a propylene homopolymer and a copolymer of propylene containing at most 3.0 wt% of ethylene or a C4-C10 a-olefin or combination thereof. Particularly preferred is the propylene homopolymer.
- the poly dispersity Index ranges from 3 to 10.
- the r-PE ( c) is crystalline or semicrystalline high density PE (r-HDPE) selected from commercial PCW (Post Consumer Waste for example from municipality).
- r-PE (c) has a density (ISO 1183-1) ranging from 0.940 g/cm3 to 0.965 g/cm3 and a melt flow rate (ISO 1133-1 190°C/2.16 Kg ISO 1133-1) from 0.1 to 1.0 g/lO min.
- the plastic mixture containing rHDPE undergoes standard recycling process including collection, shredding, sorting and washing.
- the sorted rHDPE is constituted by a large preponderance of HDPE it invariably contains minor amounts of other polymeric and/or inorganic components.
- the r-PE according to the present disclosure contains inclusion of polypropylene in an amount from 1.0 wt% to 15 wt% preferably from 5 wt% up to 10 wt% of the total r-PE component.
- the r-PE includes a crystalline polyethylene fraction in which in which the amount of recurring units derived from propylene in the polyethylene chains is lower than 11 %wt and most preferably they are absent, i.e, most preferably r-PE is ethylene homopolymer containing the above mentioned inclusions.
- the (r-PE) has a melt flow rate (ISO 1133-1 190°C/2.16 Kg ISO 1133-1) from 0.1 to 1.0 g/lOmin and more preferably from 0.1 to 0.5 g/lOmin.
- the r-PE is commercially available.
- An example of a suitable r-PE grade is represented by the grade sold by Lyondellbasell under the tradename Hostalen QCP5603 in the ivory or grey versions.
- the composition of the present disclosure preferably shows a tensile modulus value of at least 1000 MPa, preferably from 1050 to 1700 MPa, even more preferably from 1100 MPa, to 1600 MPa.
- the value of Charpy impact resistance at 23° C is preferably higher than 10.0 kJ/m2, preferably ranges from 10.5 to 18.0 kJ/m 2 , more preferably ranges from 11.0 to 17.0 kJ/m 2 ;
- the Charpy impact resistance at 0° C is preferably more than 6.0 kJ/m 2 , preferably ranges from 6.5 to 12.0 kJ/m 2 , more preferably ranges from 7.0 to 10.0 kJ/m 2 and the Charpy impact resistance at -20° C is preferably of at least 4.0 kJ/m2 preferably ranges from 4.5 to 10.0 kJ/m2
- Component d) is a propylene homopolymer that can be obtained according to the procedure known in the art.
- component d) can be a commercial product such as Adstif HA622H sold by Lyondellbasell.
- composition of the present disclosure can be obtained by mechanical blending of the components (a)-(d) according to conventional techniques.
- components (c) and (d) are mechanically blended with a preformed heterophasic composition comprising components (a) and (b) associated together by means of a sequential copolymerization process.
- the said process comprises polymerizing propylene alone or in mixture with a low amount of ethylene in a first stage and then, in a second stage, polymerizing propylene with a higher amount of ethylene, both stages being conducted in the presence of a catalyst comprising the product of the reaction between: i) a solid catalyst component comprising Ti, Mg, Cl, and at least an internal electron donor compound; ii) an alkylaluminum compound and, iii) an external electron-donor compound having the general formula:
- R 7 )a(R 8 )bSi(OR 9 ) c where a and b are integers from 0 to 2, c is an integer from 1 to 4 and the sum (a+b+c) is 4; R 7 , R 8 , and R 9 , are alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl radicals with 1-18 carbon atoms optionally containing heteroatoms.
- the internal donor is preferably selected from the esters of mono or dicarboxylic organic acids such as benzoates, malonates, phthalates and certain succinates. Examples of internal donors are described in US 4522930A, EP 045977A2 and international patent applications WO 00/63261 and WO 01/57099. Particularly suited are the phthalic acid esters and succinate acids esters. Alkylphthalates are preferred, such as diisobutyl, dioctyl and diphenyl phthalate and benzylbutyl phthalate.
- the particles of solid component (i) may have substantially spherical morphology and average diameter ranging between 5 and 150 pm, preferably from 20 to 100 pm and more preferably from 30 to 90 pm.
- particles having substantially spherical morphology those are meant wherein the ratio between the greater axis and the smaller axis is equal to or lower than 1.5 and preferably lower than 1.3.
- the amount of Mg may preferably range from 8 to 30% more preferably from 10 to 25wt. %.
- the amount of Ti may range from 0.5 to 7% and more preferably from 0.7 to 5wt. %.
- the solid catalyst component (i) can be prepared by reacting a titanium compound of formula Ti(OR)q-yXy, where q is the valence of titanium and y is a number between 1 and q, preferably TiC14, with a magnesium chloride deriving from an adduct of formula MgC12»pROH, where p is a number between 0.1 and 6, preferably from 2 to 3.5, and R is a hydrocarbon radical having 1-18 carbon atoms.
- the adduct can be suitably prepared in spherical form by mixing alcohol and magnesium chloride, operating under stirring conditions at the melting temperature of the adduct (100-130°C).
- the adduct is mixed with an inert hydrocarbon immiscible with the adduct thereby creating an emulsion which is quickly quenched causing the solidification of the adduct in form of spherical particles.
- spherical adducts prepared according to this procedure are described in USP 4,399,054 and USP 4,469,648.
- the so obtained adduct can be directly reacted with Ti compound or it can be previously subjected to thermal controlled dealcoholation (80-130°C) so as to obtain an adduct in which the number of moles of alcohol is of lower than 3, preferably between 0.1 and 2.5.
- the reaction with the Ti compound can be carried out by suspending the adduct (dealcoholated or as such) in cold TiC14; the mixture is heated up to 80-130°C and kept at this temperature for 0.5-2 hours.
- the treatment with TiC14 can be carried out one or more times.
- the electron donor compound can be added in the desired ratios during the treatment with TiC14.
- the alkyl-Al compound (ii) is preferably chosen among the trialkyl aluminum compounds such as for example triethylaluminum, triisobutylaluminum, tri-n-butylaluminum, tri- n-hexylaluminum, tri-n-octylaluminum. It is also possible to use alkylaluminum halides, alkylaluminum hydrides or alkylaluminum sesquichlorides, such as AlEt2Cl and A12Et3C13, possibly in mixture with the above cited trialkylaluminums.
- the Al/Ti ratio is higher than 1 and may preferably range between 50 and 2000.
- silicon compounds (iii) in which a is 1, b is 1, c is 2, at least one of R7 and R8 is selected from branched alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl groups with 3-10 carbon atoms optionally containing heteroatoms and R9 is a Cl -CIO alkyl group, in particular methyl.
- Examples of such preferred silicon compounds are methylcyclohexyldimethoxysilane (C donor), diphenyldimethoxysilane, methyl-t-butyldimethoxysilane, dicyclopentyldimethoxysilane (D donor), diisopropyldimethoxysilane, (2-ethylpiperidinyl)t-butyldimethoxysilane, (2- ethylpiperidinyl)thexyldimethoxysilane, (3,3,3-trifluoro-n-propyl)(2- ethylpiperidinyl)dimethoxysilane, methyl(3,3,3-trifluoro-n-propyl)dimethoxysilane.
- C donor methylcyclohexyldimethoxysilane
- D donor dicyclopentyldimethoxysilane
- diisopropyldimethoxysilane (2-ethy
- the external electron donor compound (iii) is used in such an amount to give a molar ratio between the organoaluminum compound and said external electron donor compound (iii) of from 0.1 to 200, preferably from 1 to 100 and more preferably from 3 to 50.
- the polymerization process can be carried out in gas-phase, operating in one or more fluidized or mechanically agitated bed reactors, slurry polymerization using as diluent an inert hydrocarbon solvent, or bulk polymerization using the liquid monomer (for example propylene) as a reaction medium.
- liquid monomer for example propylene
- the heterophasic composition used in the present disclosure is obtained with a sequential polymerization process in two or more stages in which component (a) is obtained in the first stage and then component (b) is obtained in the second stage in the presence of component (a).
- Each stage can be in gas-phase, operating in one or more fluidized or mechanically agitated bed reactors, or bulk polymerization using the liquid monomer (for example propylene) as a reaction medium.
- liquid monomer for example propylene
- hybrid processes in which one stage, preferably that in which component (a) is prepared, is carried out in liquid monomer and another stage, preferably that in which the component (b) is prepared, is carried out in gas-phase.
- component (a) is prepared in a gas-phase reactor, as described EP 782587, comprising a first and in a second interconnected polymerization zone to which propylene and optionally ethylene are fed in the presence of a catalyst system and from which the polymer produced is discharged.
- the growing polymer particles flow through the first of said polymerization zones (riser) under fast fluidization conditions, leave said first polymerization zone and enter the second of said polymerization zones (downcomer) through which they flow in a densified form under the action of gravity, leave said second polymerization zone and are reintroduced into said first polymerization zone, thus establishing a circulation of polymer between the two polymerization zones.
- the conditions of fast fluidization in the first polymerization zone is established by feeding the monomers gas mixture below the point of reintroduction of the growing polymer into said first polymerization zone.
- the velocity of the transport gas into the first polymerization zone is higher than the transport velocity under the operating conditions and is normally between 2 and 15 m/s.
- the second polymerization zone where the polymer flows in densified form under the action of gravity, high values of density of the solid are reached which approach the bulk density of the polymer; a positive gain in pressure can thus be obtained along the direction of flow, so that it becomes possible to reintroduce the polymer into the first reaction zone without the help of mechanical means.
- a "loop" circulation is set up, which is defined by the balance of pressures between the two polymerization zones and by the head loss introduced into the system.
- one or more inert gases such as nitrogen or an aliphatic hydrocarbon, are maintained in the polymerization zones, in such quantities that the sum of the partial pressures of the inert gases is preferably between 5 and 80% of the total pressure of the gases.
- the various catalyst components are fed to the first polymerization zone, at any point of said first polymerization zone. However, they can also be fed at any point of the second polymerization zone.
- Molecular weight regulators known in the art, particularly hydrogen can be used to regulate the molecular weight of the growing polymer. Should a bimodal set-up be desired the use of a barrier stream as described EP-A-1012195 separating the polymerization environment of riser and downer can be used.
- the polymerization is may be carried out at temperature of from 20 to 120°C, preferably of from 40 to 80°C.
- the operating pressure may range between 0.5 and 5 MPa, preferably between 1 and 4 MPa.
- the operating pressure may range between 1 and 8 MPa, preferably between 1.5 and 5 MPa.
- Hydrogen can be used as a molecular weight regulator.
- the final heterophasic composition comprising (a)+(b) can be subject to a chemical treatment with organic peroxides in order to lower the average molecular weight and increase the melt flow index up to the value needed for the specific application.
- the final composition comprising the components (a)-(d) may be added with conventional additives, fillers and pigments, commonly used in olefin polymers such as nucleating agents, extension oils, mineral fillers, and other organic and inorganic pigments.
- fillers and pigments commonly used in olefin polymers
- nucleating agents such as nucleating agents, extension oils, mineral fillers, and other organic and inorganic pigments.
- inorganic fillers such as talc, calcium carbonate and mineral fillers
- Talc can also have a nucleating effect.
- the nucleating agents are added to the compositions of the present disclosure in quantities ranging from 0.05 to 2% by weight, more preferably from 0.1 to 1% by weight, with respect to the total weight, for example.
- the polypropylene composition object of the present disclosure can be used for obtaining injection moulded articles for a variety of objects. Particularly preferred is the use of the polypropylene compositions for the preparation automotive battery cases.
- composition employing r-PE does not show any worsening of the properties with respect to compositions employing virgin PE with similar features.
- the content of the xylene-soluble fraction is expressed as a percentage of the original 2.5 grams and then, by the difference (complementary to 100%), the xylene insoluble percentage (%);
- the sample is dissolved in tetrahydronaphthalene at 135 °C and then poured into a capillary viscometer.
- the viscometer tube (Ubbelohde type) is surrounded by a cylindrical glass jacket; this setup allows for temperature control with a circulating thermostatic liquid.
- the downward passage of the meniscus is timed by a photoelectric device.
- Polydispersity index Determined at a temperature of 200 °C by using a parallel plates rheometer model RMS-800 marketed by RHEOMETRICS (USA), operating at an oscillation frequency which increases from 0.1 rad/sec to 100 rad/sec. From the crossover modulus one can derive the P.I. by way of the equation:
- 13C NMR spectra were acquired on a Bruker AV-600 spectrometer equipped with cryoprobe, operating at 160.91 MHz in the Fourier transform mode at 120°C.
- P% mol is the molar percentage of propylene content
- MWE and MWP are the molecular weights of ethylene and propylene, respectively.
- the tacticity of Propylene sequences was calculated as mm content from the ratio of the PPP mmTPP (28.90-29.65 ppm) and the whole TPP (29.80-28.37 ppm).
- the melting point has been measured by using a DSC instrument according to ISO 11357-3, at scanning rate of 20°C/min both in cooling and heating, on a sample of weight between 5 and 7 mg., under inert N2 flow. Instrument calibration made with Indium.
- the peak of the CH2 ethylene was used as internal reference at 29.9 ppm.
- the samples were dissolved in l,l,2,2-tetrachloroethane- ⁇ 72 at 120°C with a 8 % wt/v concentration.
- Each spectrum was acquired with a 90° pulse, 15 seconds of delay between pulses and CPD to remove 1 H- 13 C coupling. 512 transients were stored in 32K data points using a spectral window of 9000 Hz.
- Molar content was transformed in weight using monomers molecular weight.
- Example 1 In a plant operating continuously according to the mixed liquid-gas polymerization technique, runs were carried out under the conditions specified in Table 1.
- the polymerization was carried out in the presence of a catalyst system in a series of two reactors equipped with devices to transfer the product from one reactor to the one immediately next to it.
- the solid catalyst component described above was contacted at 12° C for 24 minutes with aluminium triethyl (TEAL) and dicyclopentyldimethoxysilane (DCPMS) as outsideelectron-donor component.
- TEAL aluminium triethyl
- DCPMS dicyclopentyldimethoxysilane
- the catalyst system is then subjected to prepolymerization by maintaining it in suspension in liquid propylene at 20° C for about 5 minutes before introducing it into the first polymerization reactor.
- the polymerisation run is conducted in continuous in a series of two reactors equipped with devices to transfer the product from one reactor to the one immediately next to it.
- the first reactor is a gas-phase polymerization reactor having two interconnected polymerization zones, (riser and downer) as described in the European patent EP 782587.
- the second reactor is a fluidized bed gas phase reactors. Polymer (a) is prepared in the first reactor, while polymer (b) is prepared in the second reactor, respectively. Temperature and pressure are maintained constant throughout the course of the reaction. Hydrogen is used as molecular weight regulator.
- the polymer particles of the heterophasic compositions of example 1 and comparative example 2 are introduced in a twin screw extruder (Werner-type extruder), wherein they are mixed with 10 wt% and 15 wt% (based on the total amount of polyolefins) of QCP5603 ivory (a r-PE commercialized by Lyondellbasell containing 10% wt of PP inclusions) and a standard stabilization package.
- the polymer particles are extruded under nitrogen atmosphere in a twin screw extruder, at a rotation speed of 250 rpm and a melt temperature of 200-250° C.
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L'invention concerne une composition de polypropylène comprenant : (a) de 45,7 % en poids à 69,7 % en poids d'un polymère de propylène cristallin (b) de 5,3 % en poids à 29,3 % en poids d'un copolymère élastomère d'éthylène et de propylène ; (c) de 3,0 % en poids à 27,0 % en poids de polyéthylène recyclé (r-PE) ; d) de 1,0 % en poids à 15,0 % en poids d'un homopolymère de propylène cristallin ; les pourcentages de (a), (b), (c) et (d) étant désignés par la somme de (a), (b), (c) et (d).
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