摘要:
Ethylene-based copolymer microparticles and functional group-containing ethylene-based copolymer microparticles that have particle diameter smaller than that of conventional polyethylene fine-particles, no inter-particle agglomeration, very narrow particle size distribution, and high sphericity are provided, in which requirements (A) to (E): (A) The intrinsic viscosity [η] measured in decalin at 135° C. is in the range of 0.1 to 50 dl/g, (B) at least 95 wt % or more of particles pass through a mesh screen with an opening of 37 μm, (C) the median diameter (d50) measured by laser diffraction scattering is 3 μm≦d50≦25 μm, (D) the circularity coefficient is 0.85 or more, and (E) the variation coefficient of particle diameter (Cv) is 20% or less. Non-agglomerated spherical magnesium-containing microparticles used as magnesium-containing carrier component for olefin-polymerization catalysts that can manufacture the above microparticles are also provided.
摘要:
An ethylene (co)polymer of the present invention is a (co)polymer with excellent moldability and mechanical properties and either an ethylene homopolymer or a copolymer of ethylene and an α-olefin of 4 to 20 carbon atoms. The (co)polymer has methyl branches measured by 13C-NMR less than 0.1 in number per 1,000 carbon atoms and Mw/Mn measured by GPC not lower than 1.8 and lower than 4.5. The (co)polymer is either an ethylene homopolymer or a copolymer of ethylene and an α-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms. The melt tension (MT) and the swell ratio (SR) satisfy the relation; log(MT)>12.9−7.15×SR; and the intrinsic viscosity ([η]) and the melt flow rate (MFR) satisfy the relation; [η]>1.85×MFR−0.192 in the case of MFR 1.85×MFR−0.213 in the case of MFR≧1. Such an ethylene (co)polymer can be usable for various molding applications and especially suitable for pipes.
摘要:
The present invention provides an olefin polymer having a narrow molecular weight distribution and a specific molecular weight, an olefin polymer having a functional group introduced at the terminal, a tapered polymer containing a segment wherein monomer composition continuously changes in the polymer chain, an olefin polymer having different segments which are bonded to each other, and a process for preparing these polymers. The olefin polymers of the invention are polymers of olefins of 2 to 20 carbon atoms and have a number-average molecular weight of not less than 500 and Mw/Mn of not more than 1.5. In the process for preparing an olefin polymer, an olefin of 2 to 20 carbon atoms is polymerized in the presence of an olefin polymerization catalyst comprising a transition metal compound represented by, for example, the following formula (I): LmMXn (I) wherein M is a transition metal atom of Group 3 to Group 11 of the periodic table, m is 1 to 5, n is a number satisfying a valence of M, L is a ligand coordinated to the central metal M and is a ligand containing a heteroatom having no direct bond to the central metal, and X is a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group or the like.
摘要:
The invention has an object of providing a process for producing an ethylene/α-olefin/non-conjugated polyene copolymer with good polymerization activity and high conversion of non-conjugated polyene. The invention achieves the object by providing a process for producing an ethylene/α-olefin/non-conjugated polyene copolymer that comprises copolymerizing ethylene, an α-olefin and a non-conjugated polyene in a hydrocarbon solvent with use of a transition metal compound catalyst, and removing the unreacted monomers and the hydrocarbon solvent from the copolymer solution without removing the catalyst residue, wherein the copolymerization is carried out at a polymerization temperature of 100° C. or above and a polymerization pressure of 2.7 MPa or above in a manner such that the non-conjugated polyene concentration in the polymerization solution is less than the maximum non-conjugated polyene concentration Cmax (mol/L) indicated below: Cmax=0.050 (mol/L) when the copolymer has an iodine value (IV) of 9.0 g/100 g to less than 17.0 g/100 g; or Cmax=0.104 (mol/L) when the copolymer has an iodine value (IV) of 17.0 g/100 g or above.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a polymer having a melt tension (MT (g)) substantially the same as or lower than that of a conventional polymer which is substantially the same as the polymer in the recurring unit of the main skeleton, the molecular weight, the molecular weight distribution and the crystallinity, and having a flow activation energy (Ea (KJ/mol)) larger than a value obtained by adding 5 KJ/mol to the Ea value of the conventional polymer. A preferred example of the polymer is a branched polyolefin comprising 50 to 100% by mol of recurring units derived from ethylene and 0 to 50% by mol of recurring units derived from an α-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms and having the following properties: the flow activation energy (Ea (KJ/mol)) and the α-olefin content (C (% by weight)) satisfy a specific relation, and the melt tension (MT (g)) and the melt flow rate (MFR (g/10 min)) satisfy a specific relation. This branched polyolefin is excellent in moldability and mechanical strength.
摘要:
A novel olefin polymerization catalyst is provided which comprises (A) a transition metal compound or lanthanoid compound containing two or more atoms selected from the group consisting of boron, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur, and selenium; and (B) a Lewis acid. A process for producing an olefin polymer is also provided. The catalyst has a high olefin polymerization activity without a combined use of an expensive organoaluminum oxy-compound or organoboron compound, and can maintain the high activity for a long polymerization time.
摘要:
The present invention is intended to provide an ethylene copolymer having excellent mechanical properties and moldability, a process for preparing the copolymer, a resin composition containing the copolymer and uses thereof. The ethylene copolymer has the following properties: the copolymer comprises 90 to 99% by mol of ethylene constituent units and 1 to 60% by mol of C3-20 &agr;-olefin constituent units; the ratio (Mz/Mw) of a Z average molecular weight (Mz) to a weight-average molecular weight (Mw), each molecular weight being measured by GPC, is in the range of 10 to 30, and said ratio (Mz/Mw) and the ratio (Mw/Mn) of a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) to a number-average molecular weight (Mn), each molecular weight being measured by GPC, satisfy the relation (Mz/Mw)>(Mw/Mn); the intrinsic viscosity is in the range of 0.5 to 9 dl/g; the ratio (n*0.01/n*8) of a melt viscosity (&eegr;*0.01) at a shear rate of 0.01 rad/sec, as measured at 190° C., to a melt viscosity (&eegr;*8) at a shear rate of 8 rad/sec, as measured at 190° C., and the intrinsic viscosity (&eegr;) satisfy the relation (&eegr;*0.01/&eegr;*8)≧0.893×(&eegr;)+1.0; and the absolute value of an activation energy (Ea) of a shift factor of melt viscoelasticity is not more than 4×104 J/mol.K.
摘要:
The present invention intends to provide an ethylene/&agr;-olefin copolymer of specific structure, exhibiting excellent performance as a lubricant oil additive, capable of having various functional groups in high ratio, and serviceable as raw material for various solubilizing agents. The ethylene/&agr;-olefin copolymer of the present invention is composed of ethylene and an &agr;-olefin having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, and characterized by specific characteristics.
摘要:
The present invention is intended to provide an olefin polymerization catalyst exhibiting excellent olefin polymerization activity and capable of producing polyolefins of excellent properties and to provide a process for olefin polymerization using this catalyst. The olefin polymerization catalyst comprises a transition metal imine compound (A) represented by the following formula (I) and at least one compound (B) selected from an organometallic compound (B-1), an organoaluminum oxy-compound (B-2) and a compound (B-3) which reacts with the transition metal imine compound (A) to form an ion pair; wherein M is a transition metal atom of Group 8 to Group 11 of the periodic table; R1 to R4 are each a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group or the like; R5 and R6 are each a hydrocarbon group or the like; R1 and R5, R2 and R6, R1 and R3, and R2 and R4 may be each bonded to form a ring; R3 and R4 may be bonded to form a ring; n is a number satisfying a valence of M; X is a halogen atom or the like; and Y is an atom of Group 16 of the periodic table.
摘要:
The invention relates to a catalyst component which can provide, in combination with a transition metal compound, a catalyst for ethylenically unsaturated monomer polymerization, a catalyst comprising the catalyst component and a transition metal compound, and a process for ethylenically unsaturated monomer polymerization using the catalyst. The catalyst component comprises a compound obtained by the reaction of, in any order, (i) a compound comprising a metal of Group 13 of the periodic table; (ii) a compound capable of reacting with the compound (i) to be bonded to two or more of the Group 13 metal; (iii) a compound capable of reacting the compound (i); and optionally (iv) a hydrocarbon compound or the like.