The present invention relates to an adhesive composition comprising a. a polyethylene resin (A) which has been grafted with an acid grafting agent and b. an epoxy resin (B) in an amount of 0.01 to 15 wt. % of the adhesive total composition, wherein the adhesive composition is having a MFR.sub.5 of 0.1 to 12 g/10 min. Furthermore, the invention relates to an article, in particular a multilayer pipe, comprising an adhesive layer which comprises said adhesive composition and the use of said adhesive composition for the production of an adhesive layer, in particular of an adhesive layer of a pipe.

The invention relates to a polymer composition comprising a polyethylene and a crosslinking agent, wherein the polymer composition contains a total amount of vinyl groups which is B vinyl groups per 1000 carbon atoms, and B.sub.1≤B, wherein B.sub.1 is 0.88, when measured prior to crosslinking according to method ASTM D624898; and wherein the crosslinking agent is present in an amount which Z wt %, based on the total amount (100 wt %) of the polymer composition, and Z≤Z.sub.2, wherein Z.sub.2 is 0.60, an article being e.g. a cable, e.g. a power cable, and processes for producing a polymer composition and an article; useful in different end applications, such as wire and cable (W&C) applications.

This disclosure relates to ethylene interpolymer compositions and films prepared therefrom. Specifically: ethylene interpolymer products having: a dimensionless Long Chain Branching Factor, LCBF, greater than or equal to 0.001; a residual catalytic metal of from ≥0.03 to ≤5 ppm of hafnium, and; a dimensionless unsaturation ratio, UR, of from ≥−0.40 to ≤0.06, wherein UR is defined by the following relationship; UR=(SC.sup.U−T.sup.U)/T.sup.U, where SC.sup.U is the amount of a side chain unsaturation per 100 carbons and T.sup.U is amount of a terminal unsaturation per 100 carbons, in said ethylene interpolymer product. The disclosed ethylene interpolymer products have a melt index from about 0.3 to about 500 dg/minute, a density from about 0.855 to about 0.975 g/cc, a polydispersity (M.sub.w/M.sub.n) from about 1.7 to about 25 and a Composition Distribution Breadth Index (CDBI.sub.50) from about 1% to about 98%.

This disclosure relates to ethylene interpolymer compositions and films prepared therefrom. Specifically: ethylene interpolymer products having: a dimensionless Long Chain Branching Factor, LCBF, greater than or equal to 0.001; a residual catalytic metal of from ≥0.03 to ≤5 ppm of hafnium, and; a dimensionless unsaturation ratio, UR, of from ≥−0.40 to ≤0.06, wherein UR is defined by the following relationship; UR=(SC.sup.U−T.sup.U)/T.sup.U, where SC.sup.U is the amount of a side chain unsaturation per 100 carbons and T.sup.U is amount of a terminal unsaturation per 100 carbons, in said ethylene interpolymer product. The disclosed ethylene interpolymer products have a melt index from about 0.3 to about 500 dg/minute, a density from about 0.855 to about 0.975 g/cc, a polydispersity (M.sub.w/M.sub.n) from about 1.7 to about 25 and a Composition Distribution Breadth Index (CDBI.sub.50) from about 1% to about 98%.

A system and method of producing polyethylene, including: polymerizing ethylene in presence of a catalyst system in a reactor to form polyethylene, wherein the catalyst system includes a first catalyst and a second catalyst; and adjusting reactor conditions and an amount of the second catalyst fed to the reactor to control melt index (MI), density, and melt flow ratio (MFR) of the polyethylene.

A system and method of producing polyethylene, including: polymerizing ethylene in presence of a catalyst system in a reactor to form polyethylene, wherein the catalyst system includes a first catalyst and a second catalyst; and adjusting reactor conditions and an amount of the second catalyst fed to the reactor to control melt index (MI), density, and melt flow ratio (MFR) of the polyethylene.

A terpolymer compositions made from or containing: A) From 80 wt % to 97 wt %; of a first propylene, ethylene, 1-butene terpolymer having: i) the content of ethylene derived units ranging from 0.5 wt % to 3.2 wt %; ii) the content of 1-butene derived units ranging from 7.2 wt % to 14.8 wt %; and B) From 20 wt % to 3 wt %; of a second propylene, ethylene, 1-butene terpolymer having: i) the content of ethylene derived units ranging from 0.5 wt % to 3.2 wt %; ii) the content of 1-butene derived units ranging from 14.4 wt % to 26.5 wt %; and the terpolymer composition having the melt flow rate, MFR, measured according to ISO 1133 at 230° C. with a load of 2.16 kg, ranging from 3.0 g/10 min to 20.0 g/10 min; the sum of the amounts of A) and B) being 100 wt %.

A terpolymer compositions made from or containing: A) From 80 wt % to 97 wt %; of a first propylene, ethylene, 1-butene terpolymer having: i) the content of ethylene derived units ranging from 0.5 wt % to 3.2 wt %; ii) the content of 1-butene derived units ranging from 7.2 wt % to 14.8 wt %; and B) From 20 wt % to 3 wt %; of a second propylene, ethylene, 1-butene terpolymer having: i) the content of ethylene derived units ranging from 0.5 wt % to 3.2 wt %; ii) the content of 1-butene derived units ranging from 14.4 wt % to 26.5 wt %; and the terpolymer composition having the melt flow rate, MFR, measured according to ISO 1133 at 230° C. with a load of 2.16 kg, ranging from 3.0 g/10 min to 20.0 g/10 min; the sum of the amounts of A) and B) being 100 wt %.

A method of determining multimodal polyethylene quality comprising the steps of (a) providing a multimodal polyethylene resin sample; (b) determining, in any sequence, the following: that the multimodal polyethylene resin sample has a melt index within 30% of a target melt index; that the multimodal polyethylene resin sample has a density within 2.5% of a target density; that the multimodal polyethylene resin sample has a dynamic viscosity deviation (% MVD) from a target dynamic viscosity of less than about 100%; that the multimodal polyethylene resin sample has a weight average molecular weight (M.sub.w) deviation (% M.sub.wD) from a target M.sub.w of less than about 20%; and that the multimodal polyethylene resin sample has a gel permeation chromatography (GPC) curve profile deviation (% GPCD) from a target GPC curve profile of less than about 15%; and (c) responsive to step (b), designating the multimodal polyethylene resin sample as a high quality resin.

A heterophasic copolymer composition obtained by a process comprising polymerising in multiple steps and multiple polymerisation reactors propylene monomer and a comonomer selected from ethylene, alpha-olefins having 4 to 10 carbon atoms and their mixtures, in the presence of an olefin polymerisation catalyst comprising a solid catalyst component and a co-catalyst, wherein the solid catalyst component comprises titanium, magnesium, halogen and an internal donor of the formula (I):

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wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are the same or different being a linear or branched C.sub.1-C.sub.12-alkyl group and R is hydrogen or a linear, branched or cyclic C.sub.1 to C.sub.12-alkyl.