Abstract:
PRODUCTION OF ETHYLENE HOMOPLYMERS BY POLYMERIZATION OF ETHYLENE UNDER THE ACTION OF ORGANIC HYDROPEROXIDES AND OXYGEN AS FREE-RADICAL-GENERATING POLYMERIZATION INTIATORS AND POLYMERIZATION MODIFIRES AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURE AND SUPERATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE IN A TUBULAR REACTOR HAVING TWO SUCCESSIVE REACTION ZONES, A MIXTURE OF ETHYLENE, POLYMERIZATION INITIATOR AND POLYMERIZATION MODIFIER BEING INTRODUCED CONTINUOUSLY AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH REACTION ZONE. SPECIFIC TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS, A HYDROPEROXIDE HAVING A SPECIFIC RELATIVELY HIGH HALF VALUE TEMPERATURE AND A POLYMERIZATION MODIFIER HAVING A SPECIFIC RELATIVELY HIGH CS-VALUE ARE USED IN THE FIRST REACTION ZONE, AND SPECIFIC TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS, OXYGEN AND A POLYMERIZATION MODIIRE HAVING A SPECIFIC RELATIVELY HIGH CS-VALUE ARE EMPLOYED IN THE SECOND ZONE. THE ETHYLENE HOMOPOLYMERS OBTAINED HAVE A NARROW MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION AND ARE PRACTICALLY DEVOID OF VERY HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT CONSTITUENTS.
Abstract:
A process for the continuous production of ethylene homopolymers by polymerization of ethylene by means of a polymerization initiator and a polymerization regulator at elevated temperature and superatmospheric pressure in a tubular reactor having two or three successive reaction zones, a mixture of ethylene, the polymerization initiator and the polymerization regulator being introduced continuously at the beginning of each reaction zone. It is characteristic of the process according to the invention that special conditions as regards temperature, pressure, polymerization initiator and polymerization regulator are maintained in the individual reaction zones.
Abstract:
Film having improved transparency prepared from a mixture of an ethylene polymer and from 0.05 to 1.0 percent by weight (based on the mixture) of a copolymer of styrene, a graft copolymer of styrene, a homopolymer of propylene or a copolymer of propylene and ethylene; the film may be used as packaging material.
Abstract:
PRODUCTION OF ETHYLENE HOMOPOLYMERS HAVING A SPECIFIC DENSITY BY POLYMERIZATION OF ETHYLENE UNDER THE ACTION OF ORGANIC PEROXIDES AND OXYGEN AS FREE-RADICAL-GENERATING POLYMERIZATION INITIATORS AND OF POLYMERIZATION MODIFIERS AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURE AND SUPERATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE IN A TUBULAR REACTOR HAVING TWO SUCCESSIVE REACTION ZONES, A MIXTURE OF ETHYLENE, POLYMERIZATION INITIATOR AND POLYMERIZATION MODIFIER BEING INTRODUCED CONTINUOUSLY AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH REACTION ZONE. OXYGEN AS POLYMERIZATION INITIATOR AND A MIXTURE OF A POLYMERIZATION MODIFIER HAVING A SPECIFIC RELATIVELY LOW C5 VALUE AND A POLYMERIZATION MODIFIER HAVING A SPECIFIC RELATIVELY HIGH C5 VALUE ARE USED IN THE FIRST REACTION ZONE, AND AN ORGANIC PEROZIDE HAVING A SPECIFIC HALF VALUE TEMPERATURE AS POLYMERIZATION INITIATOR AND A MIXTURE OF A POLYMERIZATION MODIFIER HAVING A SPECIFIC RELATIVELY LOW C5 VALUE AND A POLYMERIZATION MODIFIER HAVING A SPECIFIC RELATIVELY HIGH POLYMERIZATION MODIFIER HAVING A SPECIFIC RELATIVELY HIGH C5 VALUE ARE EMPLOYED IN THE SECOND REACTION ZONE. THE ETHYLENE HOMOPOLYMERS OBTAINED HAVE A WIDE MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION AND ARE PRACTICALLY DEVOID OF VERY HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT CONSTITUENTS.
Abstract:
PRODUCTION OF ETHYLENE HOMOPOLYMERS HAVING A SPECIFIC DENSITY BY POLYMERIZATION OF ETHYLENE UDER THE ACTION OF ORGANIC PEROXIDES AND OXYGEN AS FREE-RADICAL-GENERATING POLYMERIZATION INITIATORS AND OF POLYMERIZATION MODIFIERS AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURE AND SUPERATOMSPHERIC PRESSURE IN A TUBULAR REACTOR HAVING TWO SUCCESSIVE REACTION ZONES, A MIXTURE OF ETHYLENE, POLYMERIZATION INITIATOR AND POLYMERIZATION MODIFIER BEING INTRODUCED CONTINOUSLY AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH REACTION ZONE. OXYGEN AS POLYMERIZATION INITATOR AND A POLYMERIZATION MODIFIER HAVING A SPECIFIC RELATIVELY LOW CS VALUE ARE USED IN THE FIRST REACTION ZONE, AND AN ORGANIC PEROXIDE AHVING A SPECIFIC HALF VALUE TEMPERATURE AS POLYMERIZATION INITIATOR AND A POLYMERIZATION MODIFIER HAVING A SPECIFIC RELATIVELY LOW CS VALUE ARE EMPLOYED IN THE SECOND REACTION ZONE. THE ETHYLENE HOMOPOLYMERS OBTAINED HAVE A WIDE MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION AND ARE PRACTICALLY DEVOID OF VERY HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT CONSTITUENTS.
Abstract:
A PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT WAXY POLYTHYLENES BY POLYMERIZATION OF ETHYLENE AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURE AND SUPERATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE BY MEANS OF FREE-RADICAL INITIATORS. THE COURSE OF THE POLYMERIZATION IS INFLUENCED BY ADDING (A) HYDROGEN OR AN ALKANE AND (B) AND ALKENE.