Method of recovering olefins in a solution polymerization process

    公开(公告)号:US11149096B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-19

    申请号:US16646606

    申请日:2018-11-22

    申请人: Borealis AG

    IPC分类号: C08F6/00 C08F2/06

    摘要: The present invention relates to a process for removing hydrocarbons comprising the steps of: (A) passing a stream of a solution into a separator wherein a liquid phase comprising polymer and a vapor phase coexist; (B) withdrawing a vapor stream and a concentrated solution stream from the separator; (C) passing at least a part of the vapour stream into a first fractionator; (D) withdrawing a first overhead stream and a first bottom stream from the first fractionator; (E) passing the first bottom stream to a second fractionator; (F) withdrawing a second overhead stream and a second bottom stream from the second fractionator; characterized in that at least a part of the second overhead stream is withdrawn as a purge stream.

    In-line blending process
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10597472B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-24

    申请号:US15776095

    申请日:2016-12-21

    申请人: Borealis AG

    摘要: An in-line blending process for polymers comprising: (a) providing two or more reactor-low pressure separator units (1,7) in parallel configuration, each reactor-low pressure separator unit comprising one reactor (2,8) fluidly connected to one low pressure separator (3,9) downstream and further a recycling line (5,11) connecting the low pressure separator (3,9) back to the corresponding reactor (2,8); (b) polymerizing olefin monomers having two or more carbon atoms in each of the reactors (2,8) in solution polymerisation; (c) forming an unreduced reactor effluents stream including a homogenous fluid phase polymer-monomer-solvent mixture in each of the reactors (2,8), (d) passing the unreduced reactor effluents streams from each of the reactors (2,8) through the corresponding low pressure separators (3,9), whereby the temperature and pressure of the low pressure separators (3,9) is adjusted such that a liquid phase and a vapour phase are obtained, whereby yielding a polymer-enriched liquid phase and a polymer-lean vapour phase, and (e) separating the polymer-lean vapour phase from the polymer-enriched liquid phase in each of the low-pressure separators (3,9) to form separated polymer-lean vapour streams and separated polymer-enriched liquid streams; (f) combining the polymer-enriched liquid streams from step (e) in a further low-pressure separator and/or a mixer (13) to produce a combined polymer-enriched liquid stream (16); (g) reintroducing the polymer-lean vapour streams from step (e) via recycling lines (5,11) into the corresponding reactors (2,8).

    NEW COMPOSITION AND PROCESS
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200062883A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-27

    申请号:US16348376

    申请日:2017-11-15

    申请人: BOREALIS AG

    IPC分类号: C08F297/08 C08K3/04

    摘要: A polymer composition and a process for the production of this composition comprising a base resin is disclosed herein. The base resin includes a very high molecular weight component, a low molecular weight component, and a high molecular weight component having a weight average molecular weight higher than the weight average molecular weight of the low molecular weight component but lower than the weight average molecular weight of the very high molecular weight component. An amount of the very high molecular weight component in the base resin is 0.5 to 8 wt %. The very high molecular weight component has a viscosity average molecular weight of greater than 1100 kg/mol. The composition has FRR21/5 of equal to or greater than 38, a melt flow rate MFR21 of equal to or greater than 6.5 g/10 min and a viscosity at a shear stress of 747 Pa (eta747) of 450 to 3000 kPas.

    Method of polymerizing olefins in slurry reactors
    4.
    发明授权
    Method of polymerizing olefins in slurry reactors 有权
    在浆料反应器中聚合烯烃的方法

    公开(公告)号:US09260547B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-02-16

    申请号:US14723016

    申请日:2015-05-27

    申请人: BOREALIS AG

    IPC分类号: C08F2/14 C08F2/38 C08F110/02

    摘要: A process including polymerizing ethylene in the presence of a polymerization catalyst and hydrogen in a first polymerization reactor to produce a first slurry; withdrawing a first stream of the slurry from the first polymerization reactor; directing the slurry stream into a second polymerization reactor; polymerizing ethylene in the presence of the first ethylene polymer, the polymerization catalyst, and hydrogen in a second polymerization reactor to produce a second slurry; withdrawing from the second polymerization reactor a second slurry stream having a solids concentration higher than the average solids concentration of the second slurry within the second polymerization reactor; withdrawing from the second polymerization reactor a third slurry stream having a solids concentration lower than the average solids concentration of the second slurry within the second polymerization reactor; and directing at least a part of the second slurry stream into one of the first and second polymerization reactors.

    摘要翻译: 一种方法,包括在聚合催化剂和氢存在下在第一聚合反应器中聚合乙烯以产生第一浆料; 从第一聚合反应器中取出第一浆料流; 将浆料流引导到第二聚合反应器中; 在第二聚合反应器中在第一乙烯聚合物,聚合催化剂和氢的存在下聚合乙烯以产生第二浆料; 从所述第二聚合反应器中排出具有高于所述第二聚合反应器内的所述第二浆料的平均固体浓度的固体浓度的第二浆料流; 从所述第二聚合反应器中排出具有低于所述第二聚合反应器内的所述第二浆料的平均固体浓度的固体浓度的第三浆料流; 以及将所述第二浆料流的至少一部分引导到所述第一和第二聚合反应器之一中。

    Method of recovering olefins in a solution polymerisation process

    公开(公告)号:US11512157B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-29

    申请号:US16768601

    申请日:2018-11-22

    申请人: Borealis AG

    摘要: The present invention relates to a process for removing hydrocarbons comprising the steps of: (A) passing a stream of a solution into a separator wherein a liquid phase comprising polymer and a vapour phase coexist; (B) withdrawing a vapour stream and a concentrated solution stream from the separator; (C) passing at least a part of the vapour stream into a first fractionator; (D) withdrawing a first overhead stream and a first bottom stream from the first fractionator; (E) passing the first overhead stream to a second fractionator; (F) withdrawing a second overhead stream and a second bottom stream from the second fractionator; (G) passing the second overhead stream to a third fractionator; (H) withdrawing a third overhead stream and a third bottom stream from the third fractionator; characterised in that at least a part of the third bottom stream is withdrawn as a purge stream.

    MULTIMODAL POLYMER
    6.
    发明申请
    MULTIMODAL POLYMER 有权
    多模聚合物

    公开(公告)号:US20150051364A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-02-19

    申请号:US14388427

    申请日:2013-03-28

    申请人: BOREALIS AG

    IPC分类号: C08F210/16 C08J5/18

    摘要: A multimodal ethylene copolymer with a density of at least 940 kg/m3 having an MFR21 in the range of 1 to 30 g/10 min and a Fmax/λ1 ratio of less than 60 cN/s; said ethylene copolymer comprising at least three components (I) an ethylene and optionally at least one C3-20 alpha olefin comonomer component forming 30 to 60 wt % of said ethylene copolymer; (II) an ethylene and optionally at least one C3-20 alpha olefin comonomer second component forming 30 to 60 wt % of said ethylene copolymer: and (III) an ethylene and optionally at least one C3-20 alpha olefin comonomer third component forming 3 to 20 wt % of said ethylene copolymer; wherein at least one of components (II) or (III) is a copolymer.

    摘要翻译: 密度为至少940kg / m 3的多峰乙烯共聚物,其MFR 21为1〜30g / 10min,Fmax /λ1比小于60cN / s; 所述乙烯共聚物包含至少三种组分(I)乙烯和任选的至少一种形成所述乙烯共聚物的30-60重量%的C 3-20α-烯烃共聚单体组分; (II)乙烯和任选的至少一种C 3-20α-烯烃共聚单体第二组分,其形成30至60重量%的所述乙烯共聚物;和(III)乙烯和任选的至少一种C 3-20α-烯烃共聚单体第三组分,形成3 至20重量%的所述乙烯共聚物; 其中组分(II)或(III)中的至少一种是共聚物。

    A METHOD OF RECOVERING OLEFINS IN A SOLUTION POLYMERISATION PROCESS

    公开(公告)号:US20200277413A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-03

    申请号:US16646606

    申请日:2018-11-22

    申请人: Borealis AG

    IPC分类号: C08F6/00 C08F2/06

    摘要: The present invention relates to a process for removing hydrocarbons comprising the steps of: (A) passing a stream of a solution into a separator wherein a liquid phase comprising polymer and a vapour phase coexist; (B) withdrawing a vapour stream and a concentrated solution stream from the separator; (C) passing at least a part of the vapour stream into a first fractionator; (D) withdrawing a first overhead stream and a first bottom stream from the first fractionator; (E) passing the first bottom stream to a second fractionator; (F) withdrawing a second overhead stream and a second bottom stream from the second fractionator; characterised in that at least a part of the second overhead stream is withdrawn as a purge stream.

    Process for recovering hydrocarbons in a solution polymerisation process

    公开(公告)号:US10759880B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-01

    申请号:US15781733

    申请日:2016-12-21

    申请人: Borealis AG

    摘要: A process for producing a polymer composition comprising the steps (A) to (M) as recited herein, involving the polymerization, in a polymerization reactor of a first polymer, a first stream thereof being passed into a first separator wherein a first liquid phase comprising the polymer and a first vapor phase coexist; withdrawing a first vapor stream and a first concentrated solution stream comprising the polymer from the first separator, passing at least a part of the first vapor stream to a first fractionator; withdrawing a first overhead stream and a first bottom stream from the first fractionator; recovering at least a part of the first overhead stream as a first recycle stream and passing it to the polymerization reactor; passing the first concentrated solution stream from the first separator to a second separator, wherein a second liquid phase comprising the polymer and a second vapor phase coexist; passing at least a part of the second vapor stream to a second fractionator; withdrawing a second overhead stream and a second bottom stream from the second fractionator; recovering at least a part of the second overhead stream as a second recycle stream and passing it to the polymerization reactor; wherein the mass flow rate of the first recycle stream is at least 80% of the mass flow rate of the first vapor stream and the mass flow rate of the second recycle stream is at least 70% of the mass flow rate of the second vapor stream.

    PROCESS FOR WITHDRAWING POLYOLEFINS
    9.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180327522A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-15

    申请号:US15776089

    申请日:2016-12-21

    申请人: Borealis AG

    IPC分类号: C08F6/12 C08F6/00 B01J8/00

    摘要: A process for withdrawing polyolefins from a solution polymerization reactor comprising: providing—a low pressure separator 1,—a washing column 2,—a withdrawal line 3 connecting the upper part of the low pressure separator and the washing column—a condenser 4,—a condenser-line 5 connecting the top part of the washing column and the condenser—optionally a recycle solvent vessel 6—optionally a solvent-vessel-line 7 connecting the condenser with the recycle solvent vessel—a reflux line 8 connecting the condenser and the upper part of the washing column or connecting the recycle solvent vessel and the upper part of the washing column—optionally a circulation line 9 fluidly connected to the middle part of the washing column and recycling line 10—a recycling line 10 connecting the bottom of the washing column and the upper part of the low pressure separator,—optionally a wash recycle heater 11 embedded into the recycling line 10—optionally a heater 12 embedded into the circulation line 9 (a) continuously withdrawing a liquid solution stream from the solution polymerization reactor and passing said liquid solution stream into the first low pressure separator 1; (b) withdrawing a first vapour stream and a first liquid stream from the low pressure separator and passing said first vapour stream via withdrawal line 3 into the washing column (c) withdrawing a second vapour stream from the washing column and feeding it via condenser line 5 to condenser 4 (d) cooling the second vapour stream in condenser 4 so that a part of the second vapour stream condenses thereby producing a condensed second vapour stream and an uncondensed second vapour stream (e) passing the condensed second vapour stream to the upper part of the washing column via reflux line 8 (f) withdrawing a second liquid stream from the washing column and passing at least a part of the second liquid stream to the low pressure separator via recyling line 10 (g) recovering heat from the condenser