Abstract:
A process for the preparation of polyolefins by polymerizing olefins at temperatures of from 20 to 200° C. and pressures of from 0.1 to 20 MPa in the presence of a polymerization catalyst and an antistatically acting composition in a polymerization reactor, wherein the antistatically acting composition is a mixture comprising an oil-soluble surfactant and water and the use of an antistatically acting composition comprising an oil-soluble surfactant and water as antistatic agent for the polymerization of olefins at temperatures of from 20 to 200° C. and pressures of from 0.1 to 20 MPa in the presence of a polymerization catalyst.
Abstract:
A polyethylene composition made from or containing a polyethylene, having the following features: 1) a density from about 0.930 to about 0.945 g/cm3, determined according to ISO 1183 at 23° C.; 2) a ratio of MIF/MIP from about 10 to less than about 30; 3) a MIF from about 3 to about 25 g/10 min.; 4) a Mz equal to or greater than about 1,500,000 g/mol; and 5) a long-chain branching index, LCBI, equal to or lower than about 0.55, wherein the LCBI is the ratio of the measured mean-square radius of gyration Rg, measured by GPC-MALLS, to the mean-square radius of gyration for a linear PE having the about same molecular weight of 1,000,000 g/mol.
Abstract:
A method for controlling a slurry polymerization for the preparation of polyethylene, where the polyethylene is formed in a polymerization reactor comprising a vapor section by contacting a Ziegler-type catalyst, ethylene, and either hydrogen or, as comonomer(s), one or more C3 to C10 alpha-olefins or hydrogen and one or more C3 to C10 alpha-olefins, wherein the ethylene partial pressure is maintained by adjusting the flow rate of the catalyst to the polymerization reactor and the hydrogen/ethylene and comonomer/ethylene partial pressure ratios are maintained by adjusting the flow rates of hydrogen and/or of the one or more comonomers to the polymerization reactor.
Abstract:
Polyethylene composition for injection molding with a beneficial balance of environmental stress cracking resistance and impact resistance in combination with low warpage and beneficial processing behavior, said composition having the following features: 1) density of 0.945 g/cm3 or higher; 2) MIE from 1 to 30 g/10 min.; 3) ratio MIF/MIE from 15 to 30; 4) ER values from 0.40 to 0.52.
Abstract:
Polyethylene composition with improved swell ratio and mechanical properties, particularly suited for preparing blow-moulded articles, said composition having the following features: 1) density from 0.952 to 0.960 g/cm3; 2) ratio MIF/MIP from 17 to 30; 3) Shear-Induced Crystallization Index SIC from 2.5 to 5.0.
Abstract:
A process for the gas-phase polymerization of ethylene or a mixture of ethylene and one or more 1 olefins in the presence of a polymerization catalyst system comprising the steps a) feeding a solid catalyst component, which was obtained by contacting at least a magnesium compound and a titanium compound, to a continuously operated apparatus and contacting the solid catalyst component with an aluminum alkyl compound at a temperature of from 0° C. to 70° C. in a way that the mean residence time of the solid catalyst component in contact with the aluminum alkyl compound is from 5 to 300 minutes; b) transferring the catalyst component formed in step a) into another continuously operated apparatus and prepolymerizing it with ethylene or a mixture of ethylene and one or more 1 olefins in suspension at a temperature of from 10° C. to 80° forming polymer in an amount of from 0.2 to 25 g polymer/g of solid catalyst component in a way that the mean residence time of the solid catalyst component in the apparatus is from 5 minutes to 3 hours; and c) transferring the prepolymerized catalyst component formed in step b) into a gas-phase polymerization reactor and polymerizing ethylene or a mixture of ethylene and one or more 1 olefins in the presence of the prepolymerized catalyst component at temperatures of from 40° C. to 120° C. and pressures of from 0.1 to 10 MPa.
Abstract:
A process for producing a low density polyethylene with modified melt flow index, comprising subjecting to thermal visbreaking a precursor polyethylene (I) comprising 35% by weight or more of LDPE and blending the so obtained intermediate polyethylene product (II) with an additional polyethylene (III).
Abstract:
A polyethylene composition for producing blow-molded hollow articles, having the following features: 1) density from 0.940 to 0.955 g/cm3 determined according to ISO 1183 at 23° C.; 2) ratio MIF/MIP from 12 to 30; 3) Mz from 2,000,000 to 4,500,000 g/mol; 4) η0.02 from 160,000 to 300,000 Pa·s; and 5) long-chain branching index, LCBI, equal to or greater than 0.75.
Abstract:
A gas-phase polymerization reactor for the gas-phase polymerization of olefins including a polymerization zone having a recycle line for (a) withdrawing reaction gas from the reactor, (b) leading the reaction gas through a heat-exchanger for cooling, and (c) feeding the reaction gas back to the reactor, wherein the recycle line has the heat-exchanger, a centrifugal compressor having variable guide vanes, and a butterfly valve, and a related process for preparing an olefin polymer in the gas-phase polymerization reactor.
Abstract:
A process for preparing an ethylene polymer including the step of homopolymerizing ethylene or copolymerizing ethylene with one or more comonomers in a gas-phase polymerization reactor including a riser unit wherein growing polymer particles flow upwards under fluidization, fast fluidization or transport conditions and a downcomer wherein growing polymer particles flow downward in a densified form, wherein the hold-up of polymer particles in the downcomer is from 55 wt. % to 80 wt. % of the total hold-up of polymer particles in the gas-phase polymerization reactor.