PAPER-LIKE FILM AND METHOD FOR MAKING IT

摘要

A micro-voided film comprising high density polyethylene having a molecular weight of at least about 200,000, and low aspect ratio filler having a mean particle size from about 1 to about 25 microns. The film has a thickness of from about 10 to about 75 microns and a void fraction of from about 0.60 to about 0.75. The micro-voided film is made by a process comprising extruding the composition into a film having a thickness of from about 50 to about 300 microns, and orienting the extruded film using a high stalk, blown film process. The process produces a stabilized high stalk for increasing the production rate of blown, high molecular weight polyethylene, while increasing the film's physical and mechanical properties. The high stalk can be stabilized by application of high velocity, low volume flow rate of air over the interior and exterior surfaces of the extruded film.

主权项

1. A micro-voided film comprising, by weight, i) from about 20% to about 60% of high density polyethylene having a molecular weight of at least about 500,000 and a melt index of less than 0.2 dg/min, and ii) from about 40% to about 80% of low aspect ratio filler having a mean particle size from about 1 to about 25 microns, wherein the weight ratio of the low aspect ratio filler to the polyethylene is at least about 0.7, said film having a having a thickness of from about 10 to about 75 microns and a void fraction of from 0.60 to about 0.75 and a density of from about 0.40 to about 0.70 g/cm3, wherein the voids are in the interior of the film.