Abstract:
This invention relates to metallocene catalyst compositions which are highly active for the polymerization of olefins, particularly prochiral null-olefins. The catalyst compositions contain at least one metallocene, and least one activator and a support that has been fluorided using a fluoride containing compound.
Abstract:
Use of isotactic polypropylene homopolymers or copolymers in processes in which the polypropylene solidifies from a melt, wherein for enhanced speed of solidification of the polypropylene the polypropylene has a melt temperature and a crystallization temperature not more than 50null less than the melt temperature resulting from the polypropylene having been produced using a metallocene catalyst component having the general formula:Rnull(C pR1R2R3)(CpnullRnnull)MQ2nullnull(I)wherein Cp is a substituted cyclopentadienyl ring; Cpnull is a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenyl ring; Rnull is a structural bridge imparting stereorigidity to the component; R1 is a substituent on the cyclopentadienyl ring which is distal to the bridge, which distal substituent comprises a bulky group of the formula XR*a in which X is chosen from Group IVA, and when anull3 each R* is the same or different and chosen from hydrogen or hydrocarbyl of from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or when anull2 one R* is chosen from hydrogen or hydrocarbyl of from 1 to 20 carbon atoms and the other different R* is chosen from a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl where X is a carbon atom in the cycloalkyl ring, R2 is a substituent on the cyclopentadienyl ring which is proximal to the bridge and positioned non-vicinal to the distal substituent and is hydrogen or of the formula YRnull3 in which Y is chosen from Group IVA, and each Rnull is the same or different and chosen from hydrogen or hydrocarbyl of 1 to 7 carbon atoms, R3 is a substituent on the cyclopentadienyl ring which is proximal to the bridge and is a hydrogen atom or is of the formula ZR$3 in which Z is chosen from Group IVA, and each R$ is the same or different and chosen from hydrogen or hydrocarbyl of 1 to 7 carbon atoms, each Rnulln is the same or different and is hydrocarbyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms in which Onullnnull8; M is a Group IVB transition metal or vanadium and each Q is hydrocarbyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or is a halogen.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of homo- or co-polymerization of null-olefin by means of using a catalyst system which comprises the following components: (1) a solid complex titanium catalyst produced by means of a production method comprising the following steps: (a) preparing a magnesium compound solution by dissolving a magnesium halide compound and a compound of Group IIIA of the Periodical Table in a solvent of mixture of cyclic ester, one or more types of alcohol, a phosphorus compound, and an organic silane; (b) precipitating the solid particles by reacting said magnesium compound solution with a transitional metal compound, a silicon compound, a tin compound, or the mixture thereof, and (c) reacting said precipitated solid particles with a titanium compound and electron donors; (2) an organometallic compound of metal of Group IIIA of the Periodical Table; and (3) external electron donors comprising three or more types of organo-silicon compounds, wherein the melt flow rates of the homopolymers obtained from polymerization by individually using said organo-silicon compounds under the same polymerization conditions are 5 or less. 5null20, and 20 or higher, respectively. According to the present invention, it has an advantage of obtaining polymers of broad molecular weight distribution with high hydrogen reactivity and melt flow rates while maintaining high stereoregularity and yields for olefin homo- or co-polymers during homo- or co-polymerization of null olefin having three or more carbon atoms.
Abstract:
Olefins, such as ethylene, are polymerized using as a polymerization catalyst a complex of a selected transition metal with a monoanionic ligand that has at least three atoms that may coordinate to the transition metal. Also disclosed are the above selected transition metal complexes, and intermediates thereto.
Abstract:
The invention provides for polymerization catalyst compositions, and for methods for introducing the catalyst compositions into a polymerization reactor. More particularly, the method combines a catalyst component containing slurry and a catalyst component containing solution to form the completed catalyst composition for introduction into the polymerization reactor. The invention is also directed to methods of preparing the catalyst component slurry, the catalyst component solution and the catalyst compositions, to methods of controlling the properties of polymer products utilizing the catalyst compositions, and to polymers produced therefrom.
Abstract:
A catalyst composition for the polymerization of olefins is provided. The catalyst composition comprises a monocycloalkadienyl/metal/ligand catalyst precursor, wherein at least one ligand is capable of multihapto attachment to the metal atom through a carbon or hydrogen atom, and a cocatalyst capable of irreversibly abstracting a ligand from the catalyst precursor.
Abstract:
Novel asymmetric silicon-bridged metallocenes useful as catalysts in the polymerization of olefins and process for preparing said metallocenes. The novel metallocenes are represented by the general formula (I): (SiRnullRnull)(Cp)(Cpnull)MXXnullnullnull(I) wherein Cp is a partially or fully hydrogenated fluorenyl moiety selected from those of formula (II) and (III) 1 Cpnull is an indenyl group selected from those of formula (IV) 2 M represents a transition metal selected from Ti, Zr and Hf, X and Xnull represent, same or different from each other, a halogen atom, R1,R2 and R3 are, same or different from each other, an alkyl group containing 1 or 2 carbon atoms, an aryl group containing from 6 to 10 carbon atoms or a hydrogen atom, (SiRnullRnull) is a divalent group which bridges the two groups Cp and Cp null repectively on position 9 and 1, Rnull and Rnull are, same or different from each other, an alkyl or aryl group containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms. Process for producing said metallocenes and process for the polymerization of null-olefins such as ethylene and propylene by means of said metallocenes.
Abstract translation:用作烯烃聚合中的催化剂的新型不对称硅桥连金属茂和制备所述金属茂的方法。 新颖的茂金属由通式(I)表示:(SiR'R“)(Cp)(Cp')MXX'(I) in 其中Cp是选自式(II)和(III)的那些的部分或完全氢化的芴基部分,Cp'是选自式(IV)的茚基,M表示选自Ti, Zr和Hf,X和X'表示相同或不同的卤素原子,R1,R2和R3彼此相同或不同,含有1或2个碳原子的烷基,含有 6至10个碳原子或氢原子,(SiR'R“)是在基团9和1上分别桥接两个基团Cp和Cp'的二价基团,R'和R”分别相同或不同 另外,含有1至10个碳原子的烷基或芳基。 用于生产所述金属茂的方法和通过所述金属茂聚合α-烯烃如乙烯和丙烯的方法。
Abstract:
Functional polymers containing hydroxyl groups as supports for use with catalysts can increase the activity of these catalysts which results in improved ethylene polymerization. The present invention seeks to provide catalysts with improved activity by incorporating 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) into the support of the catalyst.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to mixed catalyst system of a Group 15 containing metal catalyst compound, a bulky ligand metallocene-type catalyst compound, and a Lewis acid aluminum containing activator and to a supported version thereof and for their use in a process for polymerizing olefin(s).
Abstract:
Mixtures of different polyolefins may be made by direct, preferably simultaneous, polymerization of one or more polymerizable olefins using two or more transition metal containing active polymerization catalyst systems, one of which contains nickel complexed to selected ligands. The polyolefin products may have polymers that vary in molecular weight, molecular weight distribution, crystallinity, or other gala factors, and are useful as molding resins and for films.