A heterophasic polypropylene copolymer having an MFR2 of 0.05 to 20 g/10 min (ISO 1133 at 230° C. with a loading of 2.16 kg) and a melting point (Tm) of 156 to 164° C. (measured by DSC according to ISO 11357) wherein the heterophasic polypropylene copolymer comprises at least the following components: (A) 55.0 to 95.0 wt % of a crystalline fraction (CF) having a comonomer content of 0 to 3.0 wt %; and (B) 5.0 to 45.0 wt % of a soluble fraction (SF) having a comonomer content of 12 to 45 wt %; wherein the intrinsic viscosity (IV) (in decalin at 135° C.) of the soluble fraction (SF) is 2.5 to 11 dl/g, and wherein the amount of crystalline fraction (CF) and the amount of soluble fraction (SF) are determined in 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene at 40° C.

A polymerization process includes contacting an ethylene feed containing ethylene monomers with a catalyst feed containing a hafnium-based or zirconium-based single-site catalyst in a solution so as to polymerize the ethylene monomers into long-chain branched high density polyethylene having on average a long-chain branch/polymer chain less than 10 and greater than 0.25. A polymerization composition includes ethylene; a hafnium-based or zirconium-based single-site catalyst; and a long-chain branched high density polyethylene polymerization product, where the long-chain branched high density polyethylene has on average a long-chain branch/polymer chain less than 10 and greater than 0.25; and where at least one of the ethylene, the catalyst, and the product is in solution.

A polymerization process includes contacting an ethylene feed containing ethylene monomers with a catalyst feed containing a hafnium-based or zirconium-based single-site catalyst in a solution so as to polymerize the ethylene monomers into long-chain branched high density polyethylene having on average a long-chain branch/polymer chain less than 10 and greater than 0.25. A polymerization composition includes ethylene; a hafnium-based or zirconium-based single-site catalyst; and a long-chain branched high density polyethylene polymerization product, where the long-chain branched high density polyethylene has on average a long-chain branch/polymer chain less than 10 and greater than 0.25; and where at least one of the ethylene, the catalyst, and the product is in solution.

The present invention relates to a polyolefin film and to a process for preparing the same. The polyolefin film, specifically, the linear low-density polyethylene film according to an embodiment of the present invention is readily formed and has excellent mechanical strength and excellent heat seal characteristics.

The present invention relates to a polyolefin film and to a process for preparing the same. The polyolefin film, specifically, the linear low-density polyethylene film according to an embodiment of the present invention is readily formed and has excellent mechanical strength and excellent heat seal characteristics.

The present invention relates to a composition for an encapsulant film including an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer having high volume resistance and light transmittance, and an encapsulant film using the same.

The present invention relates to a composition for an encapsulant film including an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer having high volume resistance and light transmittance, and an encapsulant film using the same.

An ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer and method for preparing the same is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer satisfying the following conditions, (a) a density of 0.85 to 0.89 g/cc, (b) a molecular weight distribution of 1.8 to 2.3, (c) a melt index (MI.sub.2.16) of 1 to 100 dg/min, and (d) a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of a crystallization peak of 15 or more. The ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer has high volume resistance and light transmittance.

An ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer and method for preparing the same is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer satisfying the following conditions, (a) a density of 0.85 to 0.89 g/cc, (b) a molecular weight distribution of 1.8 to 2.3, (c) a melt index (MI.sub.2.16) of 1 to 100 dg/min, and (d) a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of a crystallization peak of 15 or more. The ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer has high volume resistance and light transmittance.

The present invention relates to melt-blown webs having no shots and improved barrier properties, whereby the melt-blown webs are made of a visbroken metallocene-catalyzed propylene homopolymer composition with specified melting temperature T.sub.m, content of 2,1 erythro regiodefects and molecular weight distribution (MWD).