Claims
- 1. A neat polymer comprising a unprocessed, untreated granular bimodal polyolefin comprising ethylene derived units and C4 to C12 α-olefin derived units; wherein sieved neat polymer fractions obtained from 35, 60 and 120 mesh sieve sizes have I2 values that are within 40% of one another.
- 2. The neat polymer of claim 1, wherein the I2 values of the polymer fractions are within 30% of one another.
- 3. The neat polymer of claim 1, wherein the I2 values of the polymer fractions are within 10% of one another.
- 4. The neat polymer of claim 1, wherein the I2 values of the polymer fractions are within 6% of one another.
- 5. The neat polymer of claim 1, wherein the I2 values of the polymer fractions are within 4% of one another.
- 6. The neat polymer of claim 1, wherein sieved neat polymer fractions obtained from 18, 35, 60 and 120 mesh sieve sizes comprise greater than 90% of the total weight of the neat polymer.
- 7. The neat polymer of claim 1, further possessing an Mw/Mn value of from 1.5 to 70.
- 8. The neat polymer of claim 1, wherein the Mw/Mn values of sieved neat polymer fractions obtained from 18, 35, 60 and 120 mesh sieve sizes do not vary by more than 20% relative to one another.
- 9. The neat polymer of claim 1, wherein the Mw/Mn values of sieved neat polymer fractions obtained from 18, 35, 60 and 120 mesh sieve sizes do not vary by more than 10% relative to one another.
- 10. The neat polymer of claim 1, wherein the unprocessed, untreated granular bimodal polyolefin possesses a density of from 0.930 to 0.965 g/cc.
- 11. The neat polymer of claim 1, wherein the unprocessed, untreated granular bimodal polyolefin possesses a density of from 0.910 to 0.940 g/c.
- 12. The neat polymer of claim 10, wherein the unprocessed, untreated granular bimodal polyolefin further possesses a I21 value of from 4 to 12 g/10 min.
- 13. The neat polymer of claim 10, wherein the unprocessed, untreated granular bimodal polyolefin further can be extruded at a rate of from greater than 17 lbs/hour/inch of die circumference.
- 14. The neat polymer of claim 1, wherein the neat polymer is produced in a single gas phase reactor.
- 15. The neat polymer of claim 14 formed by the process of combining a catalyst component slurry is continuously combined with a catalyst component solution, followed by contacting with ethylene and α-olefins in a gas phase fluidized bed reactor; the slurry comprising an activator supported on a support material.
STATEMENT OF RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a Continuation Application claiming priority to U.S. application Ser. No.10/459,160 filed on Jun. 11, 2003, which is a Divisional and claims priority of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/729,453, filed Dec. 4, 2000, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,608,149B2.
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