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

    Applicant: Borealis AG

    Abstract: 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a third bottom stream from the third fractionator; characterised in that at least a part of the third bottom stream is withdrawn as a purge stream.

    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

    Applicant: Borealis AG

    Abstract: 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bottom stream from the second fractionator; characterized in that at least a part of the second overhead stream is withdrawn as a purge stream.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
    3.
    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

    Applicant: Borealis AG

    Abstract: 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).

    GAS PHASE POLYMERIZATION PROCESS WITH IMPROVED GAS RECYCLING

    公开(公告)号:US20240343839A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-17

    申请号:US18294203

    申请日:2022-08-30

    Applicant: Borealis AG

    CPC classification number: C08F2/34 C08F2/01 C08F6/001

    Abstract: A gas phase polymerization assembly comprising a gas phase polymerization reactor having at least one inlet and at least one outlet, a circulation gas compression unit having an inlet and an outlet, whereby the inlet of the circulation gas compression unit is fluidly connected to the at least one outlet of the gas phase polymerization reactor by an unreacted gas line; a flush gas compression unit having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the inlet of the flush gas compression unit is fluidly connected to the outlet of the circulation gas compression unit by a pressurized unreacted gas line; a circulation line fluidly connecting the pressurized unreacted gas line with the at least one inlet of the gas phase polymerization reactor; a flush gas withdrawal line connected to the outlet of the flush gas compression unit.

    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

    Applicant: Borealis AG

    Abstract: 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

    Applicant: Borealis AG

    Abstract: 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

    Applicant: Borealis AG

    CPC classification number: C08F6/12 B01J8/0015 C08F6/003 C08L23/02

    Abstract: 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

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