Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dual metallocene catalyst copolymer compositions
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Application No.: US16315874Application Date: 2017-06-14
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Publication No.: US10808049B2Publication Date: 2020-10-20
- Inventor: Francis C. Rix , Rhutesh K. Shah , Rainer Kolb , Jo Ann M. Canich , Peijun Jiang , Periagaram S. Ravishankar , Syamal Tallury , Narayanaswami Dharmarajan
- Applicant: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Baytown
- Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
- Current Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Baytown
- International Application: PCT/US2017/037484 WO 20170614
- International Announcement: WO2018/013284 WO 20180118
- Main IPC: C08F210/06
- IPC: C08F210/06 ; C08F210/08 ; C08F210/18 ; C08F4/6592

Abstract:
Processes are provided which include copolymerization using two different metallocene catalysts, one capable of producing high Mooney-viscosity polymers and one suitable for producing lower Mooney-viscosity polymers having at least a portion of vinyl terminations. The two catalysts may be used together in polymerization to produce copolymer compositions of particularly well-tuned properties. For instance, polymerizations are contemplated to produce high-Mooney metallocene polymers that exhibit excellent processability and elasticity, notwithstanding their high Mooney viscosity. Other polymerizations are also contemplated in which lower-Mooney metallocene polymers are produced, which also exhibit excellent processability and elasticity, while furthermore having excellent cure properties suitable in curable elastomer compound applications. Many of the contemplated polymerizations include controlling the ratio of the two metallocene catalysts used in the polymerization so as to obtain the desired Mooney viscosity and desired rheology (indicated by Mooney Relaxation Area) of the copolymer compositions.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200223951A1 Dual Metallocene Catalyst Copolymer Compositions Public/Granted day:2020-07-16
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