Abstract: Blends of two or more polyethylenes are made by reacting ethylene with an oligomerization catalyst that forms ?-olefins, and two polymerization catalysts, one of which under the process conditions copolymerizes ethylene and ?-olefins, and the other of which under process conditions does not readily copolymerize ethylene and ?-olefins. The blends may have improved physical properties and/or processing characteristics.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 6, 2003
Date of Patent:
July 26, 2005
Assignee:
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Inventors:
Lin Wang, Maria Spinu, Joel David Citron