Abstract:
The invention provides a process for the preparation of a multimodal high density polyethylene (HDPE) having a melt flow rate (MFR 2 ) of 0.1 to 4.0 g/1O min, said process comprising: (i) polymerising ethylene in a first polymerisation stage in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst to prepare a first ethylene homopolymer having a MFR 2 from 10 to 500 g/1O min; (ii) polymerising ethylene in a second polymerisation stage in the presence of said catalyst and said first ethylene homopolymer to prepare an ethylene homopolymer mixture comprising said first ethylene homopolymer and a second ethylene homopolymer, said mixture having a MFR 2 from 50 to 1000 g/1O min; and (iii) polymerising ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin comonomer in a third polymerisation stage in the presence of said catalyst and said ethylene homopolymer mixture to prepare said multimodal HDPE.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a multimodal ethylene copolymer composition having a density of 920 to 949 kg/m 3 and a flexural modulus, wherein said flexural modulus is following the equation: Flexural modulus [MPa]
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a polymer composition, especially for pipe, and a process for making the composition. This process for making a polymer composition for pipe comprises polymerizing ethylene in at least two slurry reactors and at least one gas phase reactor connected in series, whereby the polyethylene composition comprises a) an ethylene copolymer as fraction (A), and b) an ethylene homo- or copolymer as fraction (B), with fraction (A) having a lower molecular weight than fraction (B), wherein a single-site catalyst (SSC) is used in the polymerisation of at least one of fractions (A) and/or (B), the composition having (i) a density of between 932 and 955 kg/m3, and (ii) a MFR5 (at 190°C / 5.00 kg) of between 0.5 and 3.5 g/10 min, wherein fraction (A) comprises two fractions (A1) and (A"), whereby fraction (A1) is produced in a first slurry loop reactor and fraction (A") is produced in a second loop reactor.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a multi-stage process for producing a C 2 to C 8 olefin polymer composition in a process comprising at least two reactors, wherein a pre-polymerized solid Ziegler-Natta catalyst is prepared by carrying out an off-line pre-polymerization of a solid Ziegler-Natta catalyst component with a C 2 to C 4 olefin monomer before feeding to the polymerization process.
Abstract:
A polyethylene composition comprising a base resin is disclosed herein. The base resin includes an ethylene homo- or copolymer fraction (A1), and an ethylene homo- or copolymer fraction (A2). Fraction (A1) has a lower weight average molecular weight than fraction (A2). The base resin has a melt flow rate MFR 21 of equal to or less than 8.0 g/10 min and a density of 930 to 950 kg/m3. The polyethylene composition has a melt flow rate MFR 5 of 0.01 to 0.3 g/10 min, a flow rate ratio FRR 21/5 of equal to or more than 20 and a ratio of the weight average molecular weight and the number average molecular weight (M w /M n ) of equal to or less than 30. Also the polyethylene composition has a tensile modulus of less than 1000 MPa. Also a process for the production of a polyethylene composition comprising polyethylene base resin is disclosed herein.
Abstract translation:本文公开了包含基础树脂的聚乙烯组合物。 基础树脂包括乙烯均聚物或共聚物部分(A1)和乙烯均聚物或共聚物部分(A2)。 级分(A1)具有比级分(A2)更低的重均分子量。 基础树脂具有等于或小于8.0g / 10min的熔体流动速率MFR 21和930至950kg / m 3的密度。 所述聚乙烯组合物具有0.01至0.3g / 10min的熔体流动速率MFR 5 5,等于或大于20的流率比FRR 21/5和 重均分子量与数均分子量(M w / M n)之比等于或小于30.此外,聚乙烯组合物的拉伸模量 小于1000MPa。 本文还公开了生产包含聚乙烯基础树脂的聚乙烯组合物的方法。
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for producing ethylene copolymers in a multistage process comprising at least one slurry phase polymerization stage and at least one gas phase polymerization stage in the presence of Ziegler Natta catalyst comprising a solid catalyst component, a cocatalyst of a compound of group 13 metal and an external additive selected from alkoxysilanes of formula (I) R 1 n Si(OR 2 ) 4-n , (I) where n is an integer 0 to 3, each R 1 are equal or different and are selected among H, halogen,alkyl groups of 1 to 6 10 carbon atoms optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms,alkenyl groups of 2 to 6 carbon atoms optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms, and aryl groups of 6 to 12 carbon atoms optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms, or the R 1 groups can form with the Si atom they are linked to a ring of 3 to 8 ring atoms, provided that all R 1 are not hydrogen, R 2 are equal or different and are selected among alkyl groups of 1 to 6 carbon atoms optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms, alkenyl groups of 2 to 6 carbon atoms optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms, and aryl groups of 6 to 12 carbon atoms optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms, or the OR 2 groups can form with the Si atom they are linked to a ring of 3 to 8 ring atoms, halogen is Br, Cl or F. The invention further relates to the catalysts and use thereof in said multistage process r for producing ethylene copolymers having melt flow rate ratio FRR 21/5 at least 40 and/or polydispersity index PDI of at least 27.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a multimodal polymer of ethylene, to the use of the multimodal polymer of ethylene in film applications and to a film comprising the multimodal polymer of ethylene of the invention.
Abstract:
The present invention deals with a process for polymerising ethylene in the presence of an olefin polymerisation catalyst comprising titanium, magnesium and halogen in at least one polymerisation stage where ethylene is polymerised in slurry, the process comprising treating the polymerisation catalyst in a pre-treatment step by polymerising an olefin on the polymerisation catalyst so that the ratio of the weight of the olefin polymer to the weight of the original solid catalyst component is from 0.1 to 10 g/g and using the pre-treated catalyst in the production of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene.
Abstract:
An olefin polymerization process comprising polymerizing olefins in gas phase in a fluidized bed in the presence of an olefin polymerization catalyst in a polymerization reactor having a vertical body; a generally conical downwards tapering bottom zone; a generally cylindrical middle zone having a height to diameter ratio L/D of at least 4, above and connected to said bottom zone; and a generally conical upwards tapering top zone above and connected to said middle zone wherein (i) fluidization gas is introduced to the bottom zone of the reactor from where it passes upwards through the reactor; (ii) the fluidization gas is withdrawn from the top zone of the reactor, filtered, compressed, cooled and returned into the bottom zone of the reactor; (iii) a fluidized bed is formed within the reactor where the growing polymer particles are suspended in the upwards rising gas stream; and (iv) there is no fluidization grid in the reactor; characterized in that the gas velocity is maintained in the reactor such that N Br is within the range of from 2.5 to 7.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a polymer composition, to the use of the polymer composition in film applications and to a film comprising the polymer composition of the invention.