ABSTRACT
Polyethylene (PE) is the most versatile polymeric material having a major share of almost all areas of application of commodity plastics. The family of ethylene polymers is large and includes a range of homo-and copolymers. The technological advancement and use of a wide range of polar and nonpolar comonomers for ethylene-based polymers has made it possible to tailor the properties as per the specific end use applications. PEs can, therefore, be regarded more as speciality resins instead of commodity materials [1]. Their broad spectrum of properties, ranging from stiff to very soft and flexible (elastomers), can now be manufactured in a single reactor [2,3].
