POLYOLEFIN/FILLER FILMS HAVING INCREASED WVTR AND METHOD FOR MAKING

摘要

Films, made of polyethylenes and fillers, and articles made therefrom greater WVTR than previously available films based on conventional Zeigler-Natta based polyethylenes. The polyethylenes are produced in a metallocene-catalyzed production process. The films may be made by a cast film process, and may be made in widely varying filler content, generally polyethylene to filler ratios of 30/70 to 70/30. The metallocene based polyethylenes when combined with filler also permit the extrusion of thinner films leading to lighter weight and softer films. The m-polyethylenes utilized for making such films typically have a Composition Distribution Breadth Index above 50 %, a Mw/Mn below 3, and a Mz/Mw below 2.