Abstract:
A process for the preparation of a heterophasic copolymer of propylene and ethylene comprising polymerizing propylene and ethylene in the gas phase in the presence of a solid particulate catalyst free from an external carrier comprising: (i) a symmetrical complex of formula (I), wherein M is zirconium or hafnium; each X is a sigma ligand; L is a divalent bridge selected from —R′2C—, —R′2C—CR′2-, —R′2Si—, —R′2Si—SiR′2—, —R′2Ge—, wherein each R′ is independently a hydrogen atom, C1-C20-alkyl, tri(C1-C20-alkyl)silyl, C6-C20-aryl, C7-C20-arylalkyl or C7-C20-alkylaryl; R2 is a C1-C20 hydrocarbyl radical; R5 is a C1-C20 hydrocarbyl radical; R6 is a tertiary C4-C20 hydrocarbyl radical; R7 is a hydrogen atom or a C1-10-hydrocarbyl radical; n is 0 to 3; R1 is a C1-C20 hydrocarbyl radical and optionally two adjacent R1 groups taken together can form a further mono or multicyclic ring condensed to Ph ring optionally substituted by one or two groups R4; and R4 is a C1-C10 alkyl radical and (ii) a cocatalyst, preferably comprising an organometallic compound of a Group 13 metal; wherein the xylene soluble fraction (XS) of the heterophasic copolymer of propylene and ethylene has an intrinsic viscosity of at least 1.5 dl/g and an ethylene content of 10 to 70 wt %.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an olefin polymerization process, wherein propylene and a C4 to C10 a-olefin, preferably 1-butene and optionally ethylene are reacted in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst so as to obtain a polypropylene, wherein the polypropylene comprises C4 to C10 a-olefin, preferably 1-butene-derived comonomer units in an amount of from 0.5 wt % to 15 wt % and ethylene-derived comonomer units in an amount of 0 wt % to 3 wt %, and wherein the Ziegler-Natta catalyst comprises i) an external donor of the formula (I): (R3)z(R2O)ySi(R1)x and ii) a solid Ziegler-Natta catalyst component being free of external carrier material.
Abstract:
Polymer composite comprising propylene copolymer composition having a comonomer content in the range of 2.5 to 10 wt. -%, the comonomers are C5 to C12 α-olefins, and a low-crystalline polymer having a melting temperature of below 120° C., wherein further said polymer composite has (i) a melting temperature of at least 140° C., and (ii) a heat sealing initiation temperature (SIT) of not more than 110° C.
Abstract:
A ligand of formula (I′) wherein L is a divalent bridge selected from —R′2C—, —R′2C—CR′2—, —R′2Si—, —R′2Si—SiR′2—, —R′2Ge—, wherein each R′ is independently a hydrogen atom, C1-20-hydrocarbyl, tri(C1-20-alkyl)silyl, C6-20-aryl, C7-20-arylalkyl or C7-20-alkylaryl; R2 and R2′ are each independently a C1-20 hydrocarbyl radical; R5′ is a C1-20 hydrocarbyl group; R6, R6′, R7 and R7′ are each independently hydrogen or a C1-20 hydrocarbyl group; Ar and Ar′ are independently an aryl or heteroaryl group having up to 20 carbon atoms; each R1 is a C1-20 hydrocarbyl group or two R1 groups on adjacent carbon atoms taken together can form a fused 5 or 6 membered non aromatic ring with the Ar group; and each R4 is a C1-20 hydrocarbyl group; and the dotted lines represent a double bond present in between carbons 1 and 2 or 2 and 3 of the indenyl ring.
Abstract:
A catalyst comprising (i) an asymmetric complex of formula (I) wherein M is zirconium or hafnium; each X is a sigma ligand; L is a divalent bridge selected from —R′2C—, —R′2C—CR′2—, —R′2Si—, —R′2Si—SiR′2—, —R′2Ge—, wherein each R′ is independently a hydrogen atom, C1-C20-alkyl, tri(C1-C20-alkyl)silyl, C6-C20-aryl, C7-C20-arylalkyl or C7-C20-alkylaryl; R2 and R2′ are each independently linear C1-10 hydrocarbyl; R5 and R5′ are each independently hydrogen or a C1-20 hydrocarbyl group; R6 and R6′ are each independently hydrogen or a C1-20 hydrocarbyl group; R7 is hydrogen or a C1-20 hydrocarbyl group or is ZR3; Z is O or S, preferably O; R3 is a C1-10 hydrocarbyl group; Ar is an aryl or heteroaryl group having up to 20 carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or more groups R8; Ar′ is an aryl or heteroaryl group having up to 20 carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or more groups R8′; and R8 and R8′ are each independently is a C1-20 hydrocarbyl group; with the proviso that at least one of R6 or R7 is not H; and (ii) a cocatalyst comprising a compound of a group 13 metal, e.g. boron.
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of a propylene copolymer, preferably a heterophasic propylene copolymer, in a multistage polymerisation process in the presence of a single site catalyst, said process comprising: (I) in a slurry polymerisation step, polymerising propylene and optionally at least one C2-10 alpha olefin comonomer; and subsequently (II) in a gas polymerisation step polymerising propylene and optionally at least one C2-10 alpha olefin comonomer, in the presence of catalyst and polymer from step (I); (III) in a second gas polymerisation step, polymerising propylene and at least one C2-10 alpha olefin comonomer in the presence of the catalyst and polymer from step (II); wherein said catalyst comprises (i) a metallocene complex of a group (IV) metal, said metallocene comprising at least two cyclopentadienyl type ligands; (ii) a boron based cocatalyst; and (iii) an aluminoxane cocatalyst; said catalyst being in solid form, preferably in solid particulate form, and being free from an external carrier.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a polypropylene composition comprising comonomer units derived from ethylene in an amount of from 1.5 wt % to 35 wt %, and from at least one C5-12 alpha-olefin in an amount of from 1.0 mol % to 3.0 mol %, wherein the polypropylene composition has an amount of xylene solubles XS of at least 40 wt %, and the xylene solubles have an amount of ethylene-derived comonomer units of from 4.0 wt % to 70 wt %.