Abstract: An apparatus for polymerizing olefins including a polymerization reactor and a vessel system for pre-activating a solid catalyst component, wherein the vessel system is arranged upstream of the polymerization reactor. The vessel system includes a contacting vessel which includes a main portion, a base portion, a head portion, an inlet, an outlet, and a stirrer positioned within the contacting vessel, wherein the ratio (H/D) of the height (H) of the main portion to the diameter (D) of the main portion is 1.8 or greater. The stirrer is located at a position between the inlet and the outlet.

Abstract: A process for preparing an olefin polymer, including the steps of forming a particulate olefin polymer in a gas-phase polymerization reactor in the presence of a C3-C5 alkane as polymerization diluent, separating discharged polyolefin particles from concomitantly discharged gas at a pressure from 1 to 2.2 MPa, degassing the polyolefin particles at a pressure from 0.1 to 0.4 MPa with a gas made from or containing a C3-C5 alkane; and transferring the separated gas and the gas from the degassing to a work-up unit operated at a pressure from 0.001 to 0.2 MPa below the pressure of the separation, wherein the gas for degassing is continuously received from the work-up unit.

Abstract: A propylene ethylene copolymer having: (i) an ethylene derived units content (C2) ranging from 2.0 wt % to 11.0 wt %, based upon the total weight of the copolymer; (ii)) a fraction soluble in xylene (Xs) at 25° C. (Xs) ranging from 7.1 wt % to 28.5 wt %, based upon the total weight of the copolymer; (iii) an intrinsic viscosity of the fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C. ranging from 3.2 dl/g to 5.6 dl/g; (iv) a melting point (Tm) higher than 140.0° C. and fulfilling the relation (I): Tm>155?1.4×C2??(I); and (v) a flexural modulus (TM) higher than 500 MPa and fulfilling the relation (II) TM>1900?285×C2+50×Xs??(II).

Abstract: Fluidized-bed reactor for the gas-phase polymerization of olefins including a gas distribution grid installed in a lower part of the fluidized-bed reactor and a gas recycle line, which is equipped with a compressor and a heat exchanger and which is connected at the upper end with the top of the fluidized-bed reactor, wherein the gas recycle line splits at the lower end in at least two horizontal branches which are connected tangentially with the fluidized-bed reactor below the gas distribution grid and a process for preparing an olefin polymer carried out in the fluidized-bed reactor.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of heterophasic propylene copolymer compositions (RAHECO) made from or containing a random propylene copolymer (RACO) and an elastomeric propylene copolymer (BIPO), the process being carried out in a reactor having two interconnected polymerization zones, a riser and a downcomer, wherein growing polymer particles: (a) flow through the first polymerization zone, the riser, under fast fluidization conditions in the presence of propylene and of ethylene or an alpha-olefin having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms, thereby obtaining the random propylene copolymer (RACO); (b) leave the riser and enter the second polymerization zone, the downcomer, through which the growing polymer particles flow downward in a densified form in the presence of propylene and of ethylene or an alpha-olefin having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms, wherein the concentration of ethylene or of the alpha-olefin in the downcomer is higher than in the riser, thereby obtaining the elastomeric propylene copolymer (BIPO); and (c)

Abstract: A process for preparing an olefin polymer, including the steps of forming a particulate olefin polymer in a gas-phase polymerization reactor in the presence of a C3-C5 alkane as polymerization diluent, separating discharged polyolefin particles from concomitantly discharged gas at a pressure from 1 to 2.2 MPa, degassing the polyolefin particles at a pressure from 0.1 to 0.4 MPa with a gas made from or containing a C3-C5 alkane; and transferring the separated gas and the gas from the degassing to a work-up unit operated at a pressure from 0.001 to 0.2 MPa below the pressure of the separation, wherein the gas for degassing is continuously received from the work-up unit.

Abstract: A process for preparing an ethylene polymer including the step of homopolymerizing ethylene or copolymerizing ethylene with one or more comonomers in a gas-phase polymerization reactor including a riser unit wherein growing polymer particles flow upwards under fluidization, fast fluidization or transport conditions and a downcomer wherein growing polymer particles flow downward in a densified form, wherein the hold-up of polymer particles in the downcomer is from 55 wt. % to 80 wt. % of the total hold-up of polymer particles in the gas-phase polymerization reactor.

Abstract: A fluid is fed into a polymer bed of a fluidized bed gas phase polymerization reactor by introducing the fluid into the polymer bed through a distributor protruding into the fluidized bed zone of the reactor and terminating with a discharge end positioned so that the following equation is fulfilled: d/D>0.002 wherein d is the distance of the distributor's discharge end from the wall of the reactor, and D is the diameter of the reactor in the fluidized bed zone.

Abstract: Fluidized-bed reactor for the gas-phase polymerization of olefins including a gas distribution grid installed in a lower part of the fluidized-bed reactor and a gas recycle line, which is equipped with a compressor and a heat exchanger and which is connected at the upper end with the top of the fluidized-bed reactor, wherein the gas recycle line splits at the lower end in at least two horizontal branches which are connected tangentially with the fluidized-bed reactor below the gas distribution grid and a process for preparing an olefin polymer carried out in the fluidized-bed reactor.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to ethylene alpha-olefin copolymers and methods of making ethylene alpha-olefin copolymers. The ethylene alpha-olefin copolymers may have a density of about 0.915 g/mL to about 0.918 g/mL, a rheological polydispersity index greater than 0.8, a melt index of about 0.4 dg/10 min to about 2.0 dg/10 min, and/or a CEF T50 of 84° C. or less. The ethylene alpha-olefin copolymers may be made by combining an ethylene monomer and one or more alpha-olefin monomers in the presence of a catalyst, such as a Ziegler-Natta catalyst.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of polyolefins carried out in the presence of an antistatic composition made from or containing: a) a compound of formula R—OH wherein R represents hydrogen or a linear or branched, saturated alkyl group having from 1 to 15 carbon atoms; and b) an oligomeric or polymeric organic compound having one or more terminal hydroxyl groups and a viscosity at 40° C. of at least about 20 mm2/sec (DIN 51562).

Abstract: A gas-phase process for the homopolymerization or copolymerization of olefins carried out in the presence of a catalyst system formed by a contacting, in a liquid hydrocarbon and in the presence of hydrogen, (a) a solid catalyst component comprising Ti, Mg, and Cl, and optionally an internal electron donor compound, (b) an aluminum alkyl compound and optionally (c) an external donor compound.

Abstract: A propylene ethylene copolymer having: (i) an ethylene derived units content (C2) ranging from 2.0 wt % to 11.0 wt %, based upon the total weight of the copolymer; (ii)) a fraction soluble in xylene (Xs) at 25° C. (Xs) ranging from 7.1 wt % to 28.5 wt %, based upon the total weight of the copolymer; (iii) an intrinsic viscosity of the fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C. ranging from 3.2 dl/g to 5.6 dl/g; (iv) a melting point (Tm) higher than 140.0° C. and fulfilling the relation (I): Tm>155?1.4×C2 ??(I); and (v) a flexural modulus (TM) higher than 500 MPa and fulfilling the relation (II) TM>1900?285×C2+50×Xs ??(II).

Abstract: Process for the preparation of heterophasic propylene copolymer compositions (RAHECO) made from or containing a random propylene copolymer (RACO) and an elastomeric propylene copolymer (BIPO), the process being carried out in a reactor having two interconnected polymerization zones, a riser and a downcomer, wherein growing polymer particles: (a) flow through the first polymerization zone, the riser, under fast fluidization conditions in the presence of propylene and of ethylene or an alpha-olefin having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms, thereby obtaining the random propylene copolymer (RACO); (b) leave the riser and enter the second polymerization zone, the downcomer, through which the growing polymer particles flow downward in a densified form in the presence of propylene and of ethylene or an alpha-olefin having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms, wherein the concentration of ethylene or of the alpha-olefin in the downcomer is higher than in the riser, thereby obtaining the elastomeric propylene copolymer (BIPO); and (c)

Abstract: A process for starting a multizone circulating reactor containing no polyolefin particles, comprising the steps of conveying gas through the reactor and the gas recycle line, feeding a particulate material comprising a polymerization catalyst and optionally polyolefin into the reactor, controlling the gas flow in a vertical reactor zone equipped with a throttling valve at the bottom so that the upwards gas velocity in the bottom part of this reaction zone is lower than the terminal free-fall velocity of the particulate material fed into the reactor, and, after the weight of the particulate polyolefin in this reactor zone is higher than the drag force of the upward moving gas, controlling the circulation rate of the polymer particles within the multizone circulating reactor by adjusting the opening of the throttling valve and adjusting the flow rate of a dosing gas.

Abstract: A fluid is fed into a polymer bed of a fluidized bed gas phase polymerization reactor by introducing the fluid into the polymer bed through a distributor protruding into the fluidized bed zone of the reactor and terminating with a discharge end positioned so that the following equation is fulfilled: d/D>0.002 wherein d is the distance of the distributor's discharge end from the wall of the reactor, and D is the diameter of the reactor in the fluidized bed zone.

Abstract: A process for preparing an ethylene polymer including the step of homopolymerizing ethylene or copolymerizing ethylene with one or more comonomers in a gas-phase polymerization reactor including a riser unit wherein growing polymer particles flow upwards under fluidization, fast fluidization or transport conditions and a downcomer wherein growing polymer particles flow downward in a densified form, wherein the hold-up of polymer particles in the downcomer is from 55 wt. % to 80 wt. % of the total hold-up of polymer particles in the gas-phase polymerization reactor.

Abstract: A gas-phase process for the homopolymerization or copolymerization of olefins carried out in the presence of a catalyst system formed by a contacting, in a liquid hydrocarbon and in the presence of hydrogen, (a) a solid catalyst component comprising Ti, Mg, and Cl, and optionally an internal electron donor compound, (b) an aluminum alkyl compound and optionally (c) an external donor compound.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of polyolefins carried out in the presence of an antistatic composition made from or containing: a) a compound of formula R—OH wherein R represents hydrogen or a linear or branched, saturated alkyl group having from 1 to 15 carbon atoms; and b) an oligomeric or polymeric organic compound having one or more terminal hydroxyl groups and a viscosity at 40° C. of at least about 20 mm2/sec (DIN 51562).

Abstract: The present technology relates to a method of introducing a supported antistatic compound that does not comprise a transition-metal-based catalyst component for use in an olefin polymerization reactor. In some embodiments, the methods disclosed herein avoid the formation of polymer agglomerates in the reactor and minimize potentially negative effects on catalyst yield.