Processes of polymerizing olefins include contacting ethylene, a (C.sub.3-C.sub.40)alpha-olefin comonomer, and a solvent in the presence of a chain transfer agent and a catalyst system, the catalyst system comprising a metal-ligand complex according to formula (I).

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An object of the present invention is to provide a resin composition and a molded article each having suppressed surface stickiness while having high stress-relaxing ability and vibration-absorbing ability at room temperature. A resin composition (X) containing 10 to 50 parts by mass of a thermoplastic resin (A) and 50 to 90 parts by mass of an inorganic substance (B), wherein a tan δ peak temperature and tan δ peak value, obtained by performing dynamic viscoelastic measurement at a frequency of 10 rad/s (1.6 Hz) in the temperature range of −40 to 150° C., are 0° C. or higher and 60° C. or lower, and 0.8 or more and 5.0 or less, respectively.

An object of the present invention is to provide a resin composition and a molded article each having suppressed surface stickiness while having high stress-relaxing ability and vibration-absorbing ability at room temperature. A resin composition (X) containing 10 to 50 parts by mass of a thermoplastic resin (A) and 50 to 90 parts by mass of an inorganic substance (B), wherein a tan δ peak temperature and tan δ peak value, obtained by performing dynamic viscoelastic measurement at a frequency of 10 rad/s (1.6 Hz) in the temperature range of −40 to 150° C., are 0° C. or higher and 60° C. or lower, and 0.8 or more and 5.0 or less, respectively.

The present invention relates to an olefin-based polymer satisfying requirements: (1) a melt index (MI, 190° C., 2.16 kg load conditions) ranging from 1.0 to 10.0 g/10 min; (2) a density (d) ranging from 0.875 to 0.895 g/cc; (3) 0.5 J/g≤dH(100)≤3.0 J/g and 1.0 J/g≤dH(90)≤6.0 J/g as measured by successive self-nucleation/annealing (SSA) using a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC); (4) 15≤T(90)−T(50)≤30 and 50° C.≤T(50)≤75° C. as measured by SSA using a DSC; and (5) a melting point (Tm) of 55° C.≤Tm≤80° C. as measured using a DSC. The olefin-based polymer according to the present invention is a low-density olefin-based polymer and has a highly crystalline region introduced therein, thereby exhibiting high mechanical stiffness.

The present invention relates to an olefin-based polymer satisfying requirements: (1) a melt index (MI, 190° C., 2.16 kg load conditions) ranging from 1.0 to 10.0 g/10 min; (2) a density (d) ranging from 0.875 to 0.895 g/cc; (3) 0.5 J/g≤dH(100)≤3.0 J/g and 1.0 J/g≤dH(90)≤6.0 J/g as measured by successive self-nucleation/annealing (SSA) using a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC); (4) 15≤T(90)−T(50)≤30 and 50° C.≤T(50)≤75° C. as measured by SSA using a DSC; and (5) a melting point (Tm) of 55° C.≤Tm≤80° C. as measured using a DSC. The olefin-based polymer according to the present invention is a low-density olefin-based polymer and has a highly crystalline region introduced therein, thereby exhibiting high mechanical stiffness.

An interpolymer product comprising: a first ethylene interpolymer comprising ethylene and an α-olefin having a weight-average molecular weight (M.sub.w) of greater than 250,000 and a density of less than 0.930 g/cm.sup.3, and a second ethylene interpolymer comprising ethylene and an α-olefin wherein the second ethylene interpolymer comprises a M.sub.w of less than 70,000 and a density of greater than 0.930 g/cm.sup.3; and wherein the interpolymer product comprises an environmental stress crack resistance (ESCR), measured according to ASTM D1693, Condition B, 10% IGEPAL CO-630, of greater than 90 hours. The interpolymer product may be manufactured in a continuous solution polymerization process utilizing at least two reactors employing at least one single site catalyst formulation and at least one heterogeneous catalyst formulation.

An interpolymer product comprising: a first ethylene interpolymer comprising ethylene and an α-olefin having a weight-average molecular weight (M.sub.w) of greater than 250,000 and a density of less than 0.930 g/cm.sup.3, and a second ethylene interpolymer comprising ethylene and an α-olefin wherein the second ethylene interpolymer comprises a M.sub.w of less than 70,000 and a density of greater than 0.930 g/cm.sup.3; and wherein the interpolymer product comprises an environmental stress crack resistance (ESCR), measured according to ASTM D1693, Condition B, 10% IGEPAL CO-630, of greater than 90 hours. The interpolymer product may be manufactured in a continuous solution polymerization process utilizing at least two reactors employing at least one single site catalyst formulation and at least one heterogeneous catalyst formulation.

Embodiments of the present disclosure directed towards titanium biphenylphenol polymerization precatalysts of Formula (I).

Embodiments of the present disclosure directed towards titanium biphenylphenol polymerization precatalysts of Formula (I).

A method for preparing an olefin-olefinic alcohol copolymer and an olefin-olefinic alcohol copolymer prepared by the method are provided. The catalyst used in the method for preparing the olefin-olefinic alcohol copolymer has a diimine metal complex as shown in Formula I.

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