Abstract:
A process for polymerizing olefins using a high activity catalyst. The catalyst utilize in the present process has a good balance in activity and can be used to carry out ethylene polymerization at high and low melt flow rates to produce low gel or gel free product.
Abstract:
A catalyst having high activity independent of the hydrogen concentration and low gel productivity in the polymerization of ethylene has been prepared. The preparation comprises the steps of reacting: a support comprising a magnesium halide compound having the formula (1): (RO)2−nMgXn (1) wherein R is a C1-C20 alkyl or a C7-C26 aralkyl, each the same or different, X is a halogen, and n is an integer 1 or 2; a compound having the formula (2): R1n1Mm1X1(3m1−n1) (2) wherein M is B or Al, each same or different R1 is a C1-C10 alkyl, each same or different X1 is a halogen, m1 is 1 or 2, n1 is 1 or 2 when m1 is 1 and n1 is an integer from 1 to 5 when m1 is 2; a magnesium composition containing magnesium bonded to a hydrocarbyl and magnesium bonded to a hydrocarbyl oxide, said magnesium composition having the empirical formula (3): R2n2(R3O)2−n2Mg (3) wherein each same or different R2 is a C1-C20 alkyl each same or different R3 is a C1-C20 alkyl, n2 is between 0.01 and 1.99, which is the contact product of a dialkyl magnesium and an alcohol in a molar ratio of alcohol to dialkyl magnesium of 1.8-1.98 mol/mol, and; a titanium halide compound having the formula (4): (R4O)n3TiX24−n3 (4) wherein each same or different R4 is a C1-C20 alkyl, each same or different X2 is a halogen, and n3 is 0 or an integer 1-3.
Abstract:
A multimodal polymer composition for pipes is disclosed as well as a pipes made thereof. The polymer is a multimodal polyethylene with a density of 0.930-0.965 g/cm3, and a viscosity at a shear stress of 747 Pa (&eegr;747 Pa) of at least 650 Pa.s, said multimodal polyethylene comprising a low molecular weight (LMW) ethylene homopolymer fraction and a high molecular weight (HMW) ethylene copolymer fraction, said HMW fraction having a weight ratio of the LMW fraction to the HMW fraction of (35-55):(65-45). Preferably, the multimodal polyethylene has a viscosity at a shear stress of 2.7 kPa (&eegr;2.7 kPa) of 260-450 kPa.s; and a shear thinning index (SHI) defined as the ratio of the viscosities at shear stresses of 2.7 and 210 kPa, respectively, of SHI27/210=50-150, and a storage modulus (G′) at a loss modulus (G″) of 5 kPa, of G′5 kPa≧3000 Pa. The pipe is made of the multimodal polymer composition and withstands a stress of 8.0 MPa gauge during 50 years at 20° C. (MRS8.0). Preferably, the pipe has a rapid crack propagation (RCP) S4-value, determined according to ISO 13477:1997(E), of −5° C. or lower and a slow crack propagation resistance, determined according to ISO 13479:1997, of at least 500 hrs at 4.6 MPa/80° C. The polymer composition affords good non-sagging properties to pipe made thereof.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a pipe made of a polyethylene composition comprising a polyethylene base resin, which comprises c. an ethylene copolymer as fraction (A), and d. an ethylene homo- or copolymer as fraction (B), with fraction (A) having a lower molecular weight than fraction (B), wherein the polyethylene base resin is obtainable in a polymerization process in which a single-site catalyst (SSC) is used in the polymerization of at least one of fractions (A) and (B), the base resin having (i) a density of below 940 kg/m3, and (ii) a MFR5 at 190° C./5.00 kg of at least 0.20 g/10 min, and the polyethylene composition having a time to failure of at least 250 h measured according to ISO 1167 at 95° C. and 4.3 MPa.
Abstract:
A coating composition, a process for producing it and substrate coated therewith are described. The composition comprises a multimodal ethylene polymer, which contains from 80 to 99.8% by weight of ethylene repeating units and from 0.2 to 20% by weight of C3-C20 α-olefin repeating units, and is a blend of at least a first and a second ethylene polymer that are obtainable by a process comprising at least two steps in which: said first ethylene polymer is prepared by polymerising ethylene and optional comonomer(s) in the presence of a single site catalyst system; and said second ethylene polymer is prepared by polymerising ethylene and optional comonomer(s) in the presence of a single site catalyst system; said steps being performed in any order and the ethylene polymer of each step being present in the following step(s), and producing a blend of from 20 to 80% by weight of said first and from 80 to 20% by weight of said second ethylene polymer, said blend having a density of 0.915-0.955 g/cm3, a melt flow rate, MFR2, of 0.028-1.5 g/10 min., a molecular weight distribution, Mw/Mn, of 3-10, and a CTL 5.0 MPa-value according to ISO 6259 of at least 500 hrs. The substrate coated with the coating composition preferably is a metal pipe.
Abstract translation:描述了涂料组合物,其制备方法和涂覆的基材。 该组合物包含多峰乙烯聚合物,其含有80至99.8重量%的乙烯重复单元和0.2至20重量%的C 3 -C 20亚甲基 烯属重复单元,并且是至少第一和第二乙烯聚合物的共混物,其可通过包含至少两个步骤的方法获得,其中:所述第一乙烯聚合物通过聚合乙烯和任选的共聚单体 存在单一位点催化剂体系; 并且所述第二乙烯聚合物通过在单位点催化剂体系的存在下聚合乙烯和任选的共聚单体来制备; 所述步骤以任何顺序进行,并且每个步骤的乙烯聚合物存在于以下步骤中,并产生20-80重量%的所述第一和80至20重量%的所述第二个 乙烯聚合物,所述共混物的密度为0.915-0.955g / cm 3,熔体流动速率MFR 2为0.028-1.5g / 10min,a 3-10的分子量分布,M w / M n n,以及根据ISO 6259的CTL5.0MPa值至少为500小时。 涂覆有涂料组合物的基材优选为金属管。
Abstract:
The use in the manufacture of a polyethylene article of a polyethylene composition comprising 20 to 50% wt of a copolymer of ethylene and a C3-20 alpha olefin comonomer and 50 to 80% wt. Of a lower weight average molecular weight ethylene polymer, the polyethylenes of the composition together having a density of 935 to 965 kg/m3, weight average molecular weight of 60000 to 300000 g/mol, an MFR2.16 at 190° C. of 0.1 to 10 g/10 min., and a molecular weight distribution (MWD) of from 2.5 to 20, the copolymer having a comonomer content of from 0.006 to 9 mol % and a degree of branching of 0.03 to 45 branches per 1000 carbons, and the ethylene polymer having a density of 939 to 975 kg/m3 and a weight average molecular weight of 20000 to 200000 g/mol.
Abstract:
A process for polymerizing olefins using a high activity catalyst. The catalyst utilize in the present process has a good balance in activity and can be used to carry out ethylene polymerization at high and low melt flow rates to produce low gel or gel free product.
Abstract:
The present invention concerns a bimodal film-making HDPE composition, a process for the preparation thereof, a film prepared thereof and a film-making process. The composition comprises at least one polyethylene component having a relatively low molecular weight and another polyethylene component having a relatively high molecular weight. The composition has a shear thinning index defined by the relationship: SHI5/300≦0.00014 &eegr;5kPa+78 wherein &eegr;5kPa is the complex viscosity at G*=5 Pa and SHI5/300 is the ratio of complex viscosity at G*=5 kPa to the complex viscosity at G*=300 kPa. By means of the invention it is possible to produce material for making HDPE blown films with good mechanical properties in a process where the whole range of PE products from LLD to HD can be produced.
Abstract:
A procatalyst and a process for the preparation of a multimodal ethylene homopolymer or copolymer by gas-phase polymerisation is described. The procatalyst used in the process is prepared by: a) contacting the support, preferably silica with a halogenating agent, preferably ethyl aluminium dichloride to obtain a first reaction product, b) contacting the first reaction product with a compound or mixture containing hydrocarbyl and one or more of hydrocarbyloxy, monoalkylamido, dialkylamido, carboxylato and alkoxymethoxy groups linked to magnesium, thereby to obtain a second reaction product (the procatalyst precursor), and c) contacting the second reaction product with a titanium compound, preferably TiCl4. In step a) the molar ratio of the alkyl metal chloride to the surface hydroxyls of the inorganic oxide is preferably between 1:1 and 10:1. In step b) the atomic ratio of the magnesium to the chlorine of the alkyl metal chloride of step a) preferably is between 1:1.5 to 1:2.5. In step c) the atomic ratio of magnesium of step b) to titanium preferably is between 1.4 and 5.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a high activity procatalyst for the production of ethylene polymers. The process according to the present invention comprises the following steps:(a) contacting the inorganic support with an alkyl metal chloride which is soluble in non-polar hydrocarbon solvents, and has the formula(R.sub.n MeCl.sub.3-n).sub.m (1)wherein R is a C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 aklyl group, Me is a metal of group III(13) of the periodic table, n=1 or 2 and m=1 or 2, to give a first reaction product,(b) contacting said first reaction product with a compound or mixture containing hydrocarbyl and hydrocarbyl oxide linked to magnesium which is soluble in non-polar hydrocarbon solvents, to give a second reaction product, and(c) contacting said second reaction product with a titanium compound which contains chlorine, having the formulaCl.sub.x Ti(OR.sup.IV).sub.4-x (2)wherein R.sup.IV is a C.sub.2 -C.sub.20 hydrocarbyl group and x is 3 or 4, to give said procatalyst.
Abstract translation:本发明涉及制备用于生产乙烯聚合物的高活性前催化剂的方法。 根据本发明的方法包括以下步骤:(a)使无机载体与可溶于非极性烃溶剂的烷基金属氯化物接触,并具有式(RnMeCl 3-n)m(1)其中R为 C 1 -C 20亚烷基,Me是周期表III(13)的金属,n = 1或2,m = 1或2,得到第一反应产物,(b)使所述第一反应产物与 与可溶于非极性烃溶剂的镁连接的烃基和烃基氧化物的化合物或混合物,得到第二反应产物,和(c)使所述第二反应产物与含有氯的钛化合物接触,所述钛化合物具有式Cl x Ti( ORIV)4-x(2)其中RIV为C 2 -C 20烃基,x为3或4,得到所述前催化剂。