Multilayered polyolefin films, methods of manufacture thereof and articles comprising the same

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a multilayer film comprising two outer layers; where each outer layer comprises polyethylene; two tie layers; where each tie layer comprises a crystalline block copolymer composite; where each tie layer has a first face and a second face that are opposed to each other, and where the first face of each tie layer contacts at least one outer layer; and a core layer; where the core layer comprises a polypropylene; where the second face of each tie layer contacts the core layer. Disclosed herein is a method comprising coextruding a multilayered film comprising two outer layers; where each outer layer comprises polyethylene; two tie layers; where each tie layer comprises a crystalline block copolymer composite; where each tie layer has a first face and a second face that are opposed to each other, and where the first face of each tie layer contacts at least one outer layer; and a core layer; where the core layer comprises a polypropylene; where the second face of each tie layer contacts the core layer; and coextruding the multilayered blown film.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A multilayer film comprising:
 two outer layers; where each outer layer comprises polyethylene;   two tie layers; where each tie layer comprises a crystalline block copolymer composite; where each tie layer has a first face and a second face that are opposed to each other, and where the first face of each tie layer contacts at least one outer layer; and   a core layer; where the core layer comprises a polypropylene; where the second face of each tie layer contacts the core layer.   
     
     
         2 . The multilayer film of  claim 1 , where the polyethylene comprises a linear low density polyethylene or an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer. 
     
     
         3 . The multilayer film of  claim 2 , where the linear low density polyethylene in each outer layer has a melt index I 2  of 0.25 to 2.5 g/10 minutes when measured as per ASTM D 1238 at 190° C. and 2.16 kg. 
     
     
         4 . The multilayer film of  claim 2 , where the ethylene-α-olefin copolymer is ethylene/propylene, ethylene/butene, ethylene/1-hexene, ethylene/1-octene, ethylene/styrene, ethylene/propylene/1-octene, ethylene/propylene/butene, ethylene/butene/1-octene, ethylene/butene/styrene, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing ethylene-α-olefin copolymers. 
     
     
         5 . The multilayer film of  claim 3 , where the outer layer further comprises low density polyethylene and/or high density polyethylene. 
     
     
         6 . The multilayer film of  claim 4 , where the outer layer further comprises low density polyethylene and/or high density polyethylene. 
     
     
         7 . The multilayer film of  claim 1 , where the crystalline block copolymer composite comprises a crystalline ethylene based polymer, a crystalline alpha-olefin based polymer, and a block copolymer comprising a crystalline ethylene block and a crystalline alpha-olefin block, wherein the crystalline ethylene block of the block copolymer is the same composition as the crystalline ethylene based polymer in the block composite and the crystalline alpha-olefin block of the block copolymer is the same composition as the crystalline alpha-olefin based polymer of the block composite. 
     
     
         8 . The multilayer film of  claim 1 , where each tie layer further comprises an elastomer; and where the elastomer is a homogeneously branched ethylene-α-olefin copolymer, a polyolefin elastomer, a vinyl aromatic block copolymer, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing elastomers. 
     
     
         9 . The multilayer film of  claim 8 , where each tie layer further comprises polypropylene and/or polyethylene. 
     
     
         10 . The multilayer film of  claim 1 , where the polypropylene is selected from the groups consisting of random copolymer polypropylene, impact copolymer polypropylene, high impact polypropylene, high melt strength polypropylene, isotactic polypropylene, syndiotactic polypropylene, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing polypropylenes. 
     
     
         11 . The multilayer film of  claim 10 , where the core layer further comprises polyethylene or an elastomer; and where the elastomer is a homogeneously branched ethylene-α-olefin copolymer, a polyolefin elastomer, a vinyl aromatic block copolymer, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing elastomers. 
     
     
         12 . The multilayer film of  claim 1 , where the crystalline block composite has a melt flow ratio 0.1 to 30 dg/min, when measured as per ASTM D 1238 at 230° C. and 2.16 kilograms. 
     
     
         13 . The multilayer film of  claim 1 , where the crystalline block composite comprises 5 to 95 weight percent crystalline ethylene blocks and 95 to 5 wt percent crystalline alpha-olefin blocks. 
     
     
         14 . The multilayer film of  claim 1 , where the crystalline block composite has a crystalline block composite index of 0.3 to 1.0. 
     
     
         15 . An article comprising the multilayer film of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         16 . A method comprising:
 coextruding a multilayered film comprising:
 two outer layers; where each outer layer comprises polyethylene; 
 two tie layers; where each tie layer comprises a crystalline block copolymer composite; where each tie layer has a first face and a second face that are opposed to each other, and where the first face of each tie layer contacts at least one outer layer; and 
 a core layer; where the core layer comprises a polypropylene; where the second face of each tie layer contacts the core layer; and 
   blowing the multilayered film.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising laminating the film in a roll mill.