Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for the continuous preparation of a polyolefin in a reactor from one or more α-olefin monomers of which at least one is ethylene or propylene, wherein the reactor comprises a fluidized bed, an expanded section located at or near the top of the reactor, a distribution plate located at the lower part of the reactor and an inlet for a recycle stream located under the distribution plate, wherein the process comprises - feeding a polymerization catalyst to the fluidized bed in the area above the distribution plate - feeding the one or more α-olefin monomers to the reactor - withdrawing the polyolefin from the reactor - circulating fluids from the top of the reactor to the bottom of the reactor, wherein the circulating fluids are cooled using a heat exchanger, resulting in a cooled recycle stream comprising liquid, and wherein the cooled recycle stream is introduced into the reactor using the inlet for the recycle stream wherein a stream comprising a thermal run away reducing agent (TRRA-containing stream) is introduced into the expanded section during at least part of the polymerization process, wherein said TRRA-containing stream is brought into contact with at least part of the interior surface of the expanded section.
Abstract:
The present invention is related to a method for producing a olefin polymerization catalyst component, which method comprises the steps of (a) halogenating a magnesium compound 5 of the formula MgR'R" wherein R' is an alkoxide or aryloxide group and wherein R" is an alkoxide or aryloxide group or halogen, with a tetravalent titanium halide in the presence of a halohydrocarbon and a activator; to form a first intermediate product; (b) contacting the intermediate product with a mixture of a tetravalent titanium halide and an internal electron donor; wherein step (b) comprises two sub steps (b1) and (b2): (b1) contacting the first 10 intermediate product with a mixture of a tetravalent titanium halide and a first portion of an internal electron donor; to obtain a second intermediate product; and (b2) contacting the second intermediate product with a mixture of a tetravalent titanium halide and a second portion of an internal electron donor to obtain a third intermediate product; and (c) washing the third intermediate product with an inert hydrocarbon liquid to obtain a catalyst 15 component. With this novel and inventive method the properties of the polymer that is observed with the resulting procatalyst may be tuned.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a procatalyst for polymerization of olefins, which procatalyst is based on a magnesium compound of the formula MgR'R" wherein R' is an alkoxide or aryloxide group and wherein R" is an alkoxide or aryloxide group or halogen, preferably a tetravalent titanium halide, an activator being a monoester and an internal donor represented by a compound according to formula (A) wherein each R 8 group is independently a linear, branched or cyclic hydrocarbyl group selected from alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aralkyi, or alkylaryl groups, and one or more combinations thereof, preferably having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms; R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 are each independently selected from hydrogen or a linear, branched or cyclic hydrocarbyl group, selected from alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aralkyi, or alkylaryl groups, and one or more combinations thereof, preferably having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R 7 is a hydrogen or a linear, branched or cyclic hydrocarbyl group, selected from alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aralkyi, alkoxycarbonyl or alkylaryl groups, and one or more combinations thereof, preferably having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; N is nitrogen atom; O is oxygen atom; and C is carbon atom. Moreover, the present invention relates to a polymerization catalyst system comprising the procatalyst, a co-catalyst and optionally an external electron donor; to a process of making a polyolefin, preferably a polypropylene by contacting an olefin with the catalyst system; to a polyolefin, preferably a polypropylene, obtained by or obtainable by the process; to a polyolefin, preferably a polypropylene, having a molecular weight distribution of between 4 and 15, a molecular weight (M w ) of between 300,000 to 1,500,000 g/mol, a melting temperature of more than 150 °C, a value for the xylene solubles of less than 4 wt.% and a shaped article therefrom.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for the continuous preparation of polypropylene in a reactor from propylene and optionally ethylene and/or at least one other oolefin monomer, wherein the reactor comprises a fluidized bed, an expanded section located at or near the top of the reactor, a distribution plate located at the lower part of the reactor and an inlet for a recycle stream located under the distribution plate, wherein the process comprises - feeding a polymerization catalyst to the fluidized bed in the area above the distribution plate - feeding the propylene and the optional at least one other oolefin monomer to the reactor - withdrawing the polypropylene from the reactor - circulating fluids from the top of the reactor to the bottom of the reactor, wherein the circulating fluids are compressed using a compressor and cooled using a heat exchanger, resulting in a cooled recycle stream comprising liquid, and wherein the cooled recycle stream is introduced into the reactor using the inlet for the recycle stream wherein an alkane chosen from the group of iso-butane, n-butane, cyclopropane and mixtures thereof is added to the reactor and wherein the molar composition of the components in the recycle stream is chosen such that the dew temperature of the recycle stream at the reactor pressure is at least 0.10°C below the temperature of the reactor
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a procatalyst for polymerization of olefins, which procatalyst is based on a magnesium compound of the formula MgR'R" wherein R' is an alkoxide or aryloxide group and wherein R" is an alkoxide or aryloxide group or halogen, preferably a magnesium dialkoxide compound, that has been reacted with a tetravalent titanium halide, an activator being a monoester and an internal donor represented by a compound according to formula B:wherein each R 80 group is independently a linear, branched or cyclic hydrocarbyl group selected from alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aralkyl, or alkylaryl groups, and one or more combinations thereof, preferably having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms; R 81 , R 82 , R 83 , R 84 , R 85 , and R 86 are each independently selected from hydrogen or a linear, branched or cyclic hydrocarbyl group, selected from alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aralkyl, or alkylaryl groups, and one or more combinations thereof, preferably having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R 87 is a hydrogen or a linear, branched or cyclic hydrocarbyl group, selected from alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkoxycarbonyl or alkylaryl groups, and one or more combinations thereof, preferably having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; N is nitrogen atom; O is oxygen atom; and C is carbon atom. Moreover, the present invention relates to a polymerization catalyst system comprising the procatalyst, a co-catalyst and optionally an external electron donor; to a process of making a polyolefin, preferably a polypropylene by contacting an olefin with the catalyst system; to a polyolefin, preferably a polypropylene, obtained by or obtainable by the process; to a polyolefin, preferably a polypropylene, having a molecular weight distribution of between 3 and 15, a molecular weight (M w ) of between 200,000 to 1,000,000 g/mol, a melting temperature of more than 145 °C, a value for the xylene solubles of less than 4 wt.% and a shaped article therefrom.
Abstract:
The present invention is related to a method for producing a olefin polymerization catalyst component, which method comprises the steps of (a) halogenating a magnesium compound of the formula MgR'R" wherein R' is an alkoxide or aryloxide group and wherein R" is an alkoxide or aryloxide group or halogen, with a tetravalent titanium halide in the presence of a halohydrocarbon and a activator; to form a first intermediate product; (b) contacting the intermediate product with a mixture of a tetravalent titanium halide and an internal electron donor; wherein step (b) comprises two sub steps (b1) and (b2): (b1) contacting the first intermediate product with a mixture of a tetravalent titanium halide and an internal electron donor; to obtain a second intermediate product; and (b2) contacting the second intermediate product with a tetravalent titanium halide to obtain a third intermediate product; and (c) washing the third intermediate product with an inert hydrocarbon liquid. With this novel and inventive method the properties of the polymer that is observed with the resulting procatalyst may be tuned.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for the continuous preparation of a polyolefin in a reactor from one or more α-olefin monomers of which at least one is ethylene or propylene, wherein the reactor comprises a fluidized bed, an expanded section located at or near the top of the reactor, a distribution plate located at the lower part of the reactor and an inlet for a recycle stream located under the distribution plate wherein the process comprises - feeding a polymerization catalyst to the fluidized bed in the area above the distribution plate - feeding the one or more α-olefin monomers to the reactor - withdrawing the polyolefin from the reactor - circulating fluids from the top of the reactor to the bottom of the reactor, wherein the circulating fluids are compressed using a compressor and subsequently cooled using a heat exchanger to form a cooled recycle stream comprising liquid, and wherein the cooled recycle stream is introduced into the reactor using the inlet for the recycle stream wherein a part of the cooled recycle stream is drawn to form a liquid comprising stream, wherein the liquid comprising stream is introduced into the expanded section during at least part of the polymerization process, and wherein the liquid comprising stream is brought into contact with at least part of the interior surface of the expanded section.