A fluorine-containing copolymer including tetrafluoroethylene units (a), ethylene units (b), and hexafluoropropylene units (c), a content of the tetrafluoroethylene units (a) in the total monomer units being 36.0 to 45.0% by mole; a content of the hexafluoropropylene units (c) in the total monomer units being 6 to 21% by mole; a mole ratio of the tetrafluoroethylene units (a) to the sum of the tetrafluoroethylene units (a) and the ethylene units (b), (a)/((a)+(b)), being 0.40 to 0.54; and a melt flow rate measured under the conditions of 230° C. and a load of 5 kg being 12 to 100 g/10 minutes.

A fluorine-containing copolymer including tetrafluoroethylene units (a), ethylene units (b), and hexafluoropropylene units (c), a content of the tetrafluoroethylene units (a) in the total monomer units being 36.0 to 45.0% by mole; a content of the hexafluoropropylene units (c) in the total monomer units being 6 to 21% by mole; a mole ratio of the tetrafluoroethylene units (a) to the sum of the tetrafluoroethylene units (a) and the ethylene units (b), (a)/((a)+(b)), being 0.40 to 0.54; and a melt flow rate measured under the conditions of 230° C. and a load of 5 kg being 12 to 100 g/10 minutes.

The present disclosure relates to a polypropylene for injection having a high content of ultra-high molecular weight and excellent rigidity, and a method for preparing the same.

The present disclosure relates to a polypropylene for injection having a high content of ultra-high molecular weight and excellent rigidity, and a method for preparing the same.

Polypropylene polymer compositions are disclosed that can be formulated to have excellent transparency properties in conjunction with excellent impact resistance properties. The polypropylene polymer compositions are heterophasic compositions containing a first phase polymer combined with a second phase polymer. The first phase polymer is a polypropylene and alpha-olefin copolymer while the second phase polymer is also a polypropylene and alpha-olefin random copolymer. The first phase polymer contains ethylene in an amount less than 5% by weight and is present in an amount greater than the second phase polymer. The second phase polymer has elastomeric properties.

Polypropylene polymer compositions are disclosed that can be formulated to have excellent transparency properties in conjunction with excellent impact resistance properties. The polypropylene polymer compositions are heterophasic compositions containing a first phase polymer combined with a second phase polymer. The first phase polymer is a polypropylene and alpha-olefin copolymer while the second phase polymer is also a polypropylene and alpha-olefin random copolymer. The first phase polymer contains ethylene in an amount less than 5% by weight and is present in an amount greater than the second phase polymer. The second phase polymer has elastomeric properties.

A polypropylene composition made from or containing (i) component (1) made from or containing a propylene/ethylene copolymer containing 2 to 4% by weight of an ethylene-derived unit, based upon the total weight of the propylene/ethylene copolymer; and (ii) component (2) made from or containing an ethylene/propylene copolymer containing 65 to 87% by weight of an ethylene-derived unit, based upon the total weight of the ethylene/propylene copolymer; wherein the polypropylene composition has 1) a weight ratio of component (1) to component (2) in the range of 65:35 to 77:23, 2) an intrinsic viscosity of xylene solubles (XSIV) in the range of 0.8 to 1.4 dl/g, 3) a MFR (at 230° C. under a load of 2.16 kg) in the range of 15 to 40 g/10 min., and 4) the absence of a crystal nucleating agent.

A polypropylene composition made from or containing (i) component (1) made from or containing a propylene/ethylene copolymer containing 2 to 4% by weight of an ethylene-derived unit, based upon the total weight of the propylene/ethylene copolymer; and (ii) component (2) made from or containing an ethylene/propylene copolymer containing 65 to 87% by weight of an ethylene-derived unit, based upon the total weight of the ethylene/propylene copolymer; wherein the polypropylene composition has 1) a weight ratio of component (1) to component (2) in the range of 65:35 to 77:23, 2) an intrinsic viscosity of xylene solubles (XSIV) in the range of 0.8 to 1.4 dl/g, 3) a MFR (at 230° C. under a load of 2.16 kg) in the range of 15 to 40 g/10 min., and 4) the absence of a crystal nucleating agent.

The present invention is directed to a propylene polymer composition comprising at least one propylene copolymer (C-PP), and an α-nucleating agent (NU), wherein the propylene copolymer (C-PP) comprises two propylene copolymer fractions (PP1) and (PP2), wherein propylene copolymer fraction (PP1) is contained in the propylene copolymer (C-PP) in an amount of 30 to 70 wt. % and the propylene copolymer fraction (PP2) is contained in the propylene copolymer (C-PP) in an amount of 70 to 30 wt. %, the comonomer content of propylene copolymer fraction (PP1) is in the range of 0.5 to 2.5 wt.-% and the comonomer content of the propylene copolymer fraction (PP1) is lower compared to the comonomer content of the propylene copolymer fraction (PP2), and the propylene polymer composition has (a) a melt flow rate MFR.sub.2 (230° C.) measured according to according to ISO 1133 of 1 to 5 g/10 min., and (b) a comonomer content of 4.0 to 8.0 wt. %, the comonomer(s) being ethylene and/or at least one C.sub.4 to C.sub.12 α-olefin. The above propylene polymer composition has improved impact and optical properties. The invention further provides a method of producing the above propylene polymer composition and an extrusion blow molded article comprising the above propylene polymer composition.

The present invention is directed to a propylene polymer composition comprising at least one propylene copolymer (C-PP), and an α-nucleating agent (NU), wherein the propylene copolymer (C-PP) comprises two propylene copolymer fractions (PP1) and (PP2), wherein propylene copolymer fraction (PP1) is contained in the propylene copolymer (C-PP) in an amount of 30 to 70 wt. % and the propylene copolymer fraction (PP2) is contained in the propylene copolymer (C-PP) in an amount of 70 to 30 wt. %, the comonomer content of propylene copolymer fraction (PP1) is in the range of 0.5 to 2.5 wt.-% and the comonomer content of the propylene copolymer fraction (PP1) is lower compared to the comonomer content of the propylene copolymer fraction (PP2), and the propylene polymer composition has (a) a melt flow rate MFR.sub.2 (230° C.) measured according to according to ISO 1133 of 1 to 5 g/10 min., and (b) a comonomer content of 4.0 to 8.0 wt. %, the comonomer(s) being ethylene and/or at least one C.sub.4 to C.sub.12 α-olefin. The above propylene polymer composition has improved impact and optical properties. The invention further provides a method of producing the above propylene polymer composition and an extrusion blow molded article comprising the above propylene polymer composition.