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FrançaisPolyethylene (short symbol PE) is a thermoplastic material made out of ethane [CH2= CH2] by way of chain reaction polymerisation having the simplified chain constitutional formula. Polyethylene belongs to the group of polyolefins.
Polyethylene is manufactured by polymerising it out of ethylene gas produced in the petrochemistry. In a high-pressure procedure, soft polyethylene (PE-LD) is synthesised which has a highly ramified molecular structure. During this production process, it initially gathers as viscous fluid. If there are applied supported (heterogeneous) catalysts in the low-pressure procedure, the polyethylene accumulates in the form of solid grains. In the industry, there are almost exclusively used supported catalysts (gas phase and slurry procedures). For some years, single-site catalysts (which are also referred to as metallocene catalysts) have also been used which have the advantage of a better control of the reaction and of an inferior need of filtration after the synthesis compared to the Ziegler-Natta catalysts.
PE-LD is manufactured out of the monomer ethane at a pressure of 1500 to 3500 bars and at a temperature of 100 °C to 300 °C using initiators (radical starters) (oxygen and peroxides).
PE-LLD is industrially produced according to the Ziegler-Natta procedure. Characteristic of the procedure is the low pressure (1 to 50 bars and the inferior temperature of 20 °C to 150 °C). As catalysts, there are used titanium ester, titanium halides and aluminium alkyls.
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PE films which we make use of are extruded as blown films with 3 up to 7 layers. An essential distinguishing feature are thereby the sealing and barrier properties. For obtaining high-barrier films, an additional EVOH barrier layer is applied (EVOH – ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer). The add-on of polybutene (PB) arranges for a peel effect in the sealing layer. During the crystallising process and on account of the incompatibility of PE with PB, a 3-dimensional predetermined breaking point is generated which presents itself as a “white break” at the time when finished packages are opened.
Polyethylene is manufactured by polymerising it out of ethylene gas produced in the petrochemistry. In a high-pressure procedure, soft polyethylene (PE-LD) is synthesised which has a highly ramified molecular structure. During this production process, it initially gathers as viscous fluid. If there are applied supported (heterogeneous) catalysts in the low-pressure procedure, the polyethylene accumulates in the form of solid grains. In the industry, there are almost exclusively used supported catalysts (gas phase and slurry procedures). For some years, single-site catalysts (which are also referred to as metallocene catalysts) have also been used which have the advantage of a better control of the reaction and of an inferior need of filtration after the synthesis compared to the Ziegler-Natta catalysts.
PE-LD is manufactured out of the monomer ethane at a pressure of 1500 to 3500 bars and at a temperature of 100 °C to 300 °C using initiators (radical starters) (oxygen and peroxides).
PE-LLD is industrially produced according to the Ziegler-Natta procedure. Characteristic of the procedure is the low pressure (1 to 50 bars and the inferior temperature of 20 °C to 150 °C). As catalysts, there are used titanium ester, titanium halides and aluminium alkyls.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene
PE films which we make use of are extruded as blown films with 3 up to 7 layers. An essential distinguishing feature are thereby the sealing and barrier properties. For obtaining high-barrier films, an additional EVOH barrier layer is applied (EVOH – ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer). The add-on of polybutene (PB) arranges for a peel effect in the sealing layer. During the crystallising process and on account of the incompatibility of PE with PB, a 3-dimensional predetermined breaking point is generated which presents itself as a “white break” at the time when finished packages are opened.
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