Abstract: Catalysts and processes are described to make low molecular weight, essentially terminally-unsaturated, viscous poly(1-olefin) or copoly(1-olefin) having a high terminal vinylidine content from a feed stock containing one or more 1-olefin and other volatile hydrocarbon liquids using a Ziegler catalyst made from a Group IVb metallocene and an aluminoxane cocatalyst, particularly bis(cyclopentadienyl) and bis(indenyl) titanium(IV), zirconium(IV) or hafnium(IV) compounds and methylaluminoxane. A particularly useful feed stock is a refinery stream containing 1-olefins and isobutylene which is used to make polyisobutylene.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 21, 1995
Date of Patent:
November 18, 1997
Assignee:
Amoco Corporation
Inventors:
Vahid Bagheri, Bruce Edward Firth, Joanna Kyrle Money, Eric Jan Moore, Frank Calabrese, Robert Scott Hensey