High flow nucleated heterophasic polyolefin compositions comprising a matrix comprising a propylene homo- and/or copolymer and an elastomeric alpha-olefin copolymer phase dispersed in the matrix, which have rather high melt flow rate, improved impact strength but also an excellent impact/stiffness balance and a process for the preparation of such a heterophasic polyolefin composition, articles made therefrom and uses of the heterophasic polyolefin composition.

High flow nucleated heterophasic polyolefin compositions comprising a matrix comprising a propylene homo- and/or copolymer and an elastomeric alpha-olefin copolymer phase dispersed in the matrix, which have rather high melt flow rate, improved impact strength but also an excellent impact/stiffness balance and a process for the preparation of such a heterophasic polyolefin composition, articles made therefrom and uses of the heterophasic polyolefin composition.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of preparing a rubber composition, which includes (a) synthesizing a living polymer by solution polymerization of a monomer mixture including a conjugated diene-based monomer in the presence of a first catalyst; (b) reacting some ends of the living polymer with a coupling agent; (c) reacting the remaining ends of the living polymer with an organotin halide compound to prepare an end-modified conjugated diene-based polymer solution; and (d) adding a second catalyst and a conjugated diene-based monomer to the end-modified conjugated diene-based polymer solution to induce solution polymerization.

Methods for the production of heterophasic polymers in gas and slurry phase polymerization processes, and polymer compositions made therefrom, are disclosed herein.

A lubricant composition comprising a high-viscosity PAO lubricant base stock having a KV100 of at least 200 cSt and comprising multiple PAO molecules comprising at least 200 carbon atoms per molecule, wherein (i) each of the PAO molecules comprises multiple pendant groups; (i) the average pendant group length of all the pendant groups excluding one methyl on each of the PAO molecules among at least 90 mol % of all of the PAO molecules, if one or more methyl is present, is at least 6.0, and (iii) the concentration of the high-viscosity PAO base stock is no more than 75 wt % of the total weight of the lubricant composition. The lubricant composition exhibits provides a high degree of protection of gear surfaces as measured by ASTM D5182.

Methods for the production of heterophasic polymers in gas and slurry phase polymerization processes, and polymer compositions made therefrom, are disclosed herein.

The present invention relates to a multimodal polyethylene composition comprising: (A) 40 to 65 parts by weight, preferably 43 to 52 parts by weight, most preferred 44 to 50 parts by weight, of the low molecular weight polyethylene, the low molecular weight polyethylene having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 20,000 to 90,000 g/mol and having a MFRa from 500 to 1.000 g/10 min according to ASTM D 1238; (B) 8 to 20 parts by weight, preferably 10 to 18 parts by weight, most preferred 10 to 15 parts by weight, of the first high molecular weight polyethylene having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of more than 150,000 to 1,000,000 g/mol or the first ultra high molecular weight polyethylene having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of more than 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 g/mol; and (C) 30 to 50 parts by weight, preferably 37 to 47 parts by weight, most preferred 39 to 45 parts by weight, of the second high molecular weight polyethylene having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of more than 150,000 to 1,000,000 g/mol or the second ultra high molecular weight polyethylene having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of more than 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 g/mol, wherein the density of the first high molecular weight polyethylene or the first ultra high molecular weight polyethylene and the second high molecular weight polyethylene or the second ultra high molecular weight polyethylene are in the range from 0.920 to 0.950 g/cm3, and wherein the molecular weight distribution of the multimodal polyethylene composition is from 20 to 28, preferably from 24 to 28, measured by gel permeation chromatography, and a film comprising the multimodal polyethylene composition and the use thereof.

The present invention relates to a multimodal polyethylene composition comprising: (A) 40 to 65 parts by weight, preferably 43 to 52 parts by weight, most preferred 44 to 50 parts by weight, of the low molecular weight polyethylene, the low molecular weight polyethylene having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 20,000 to 90,000 g/mol and having a MFRa from 500 to 1.000 g/10 min according to ASTM D 1238; (B) 8 to 20 parts by weight, preferably 10 to 18 parts by weight, most preferred 10 to 15 parts by weight, of the first high molecular weight polyethylene having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of more than 150,000 to 1,000,000 g/mol or the first ultra high molecular weight polyethylene having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of more than 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 g/mol; and (C) 30 to 50 parts by weight, preferably 37 to 47 parts by weight, most preferred 39 to 45 parts by weight, of the second high molecular weight polyethylene having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of more than 150,000 to 1,000,000 g/mol or the second ultra high molecular weight polyethylene having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of more than 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 g/mol, wherein the density of the first high molecular weight polyethylene or the first ultra high molecular weight polyethylene and the second high molecular weight polyethylene or the second ultra high molecular weight polyethylene are in the range from 0.920 to 0.950 g/cm3, and wherein the molecular weight distribution of the multimodal polyethylene composition is from 20 to 28, preferably from 24 to 28, measured by gel permeation chromatography, and a film comprising the multimodal polyethylene composition and the use thereof.

The present invention relates to a reactor system for a multimodal polyethylene polymerization process, comprising; (a) a first reactor; (b) a hydrogen removal unit arranged between the first reactor and a second reactor comprising at least one vessel connected with a depressurization equipment, preferably selected from vacuum pump, compressor, blower, ejector or a combination, thereof, the depressurization equipment allowing to adjust an operating pressure to a pressure in a range of 100-200 kPa (abs); (c) the second reactor; and. (d) a third reactor and the use of a film thereof.