Including Element In Addition To Carbon, Hydrogen, And Nitrogen (e.g, Nitro, Etc.) Patents (Class 502/124)
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Patent number: 4579833Abstract: New catalysts which can be used for the polymerization and copolymerization of ethylene, comprising a support consisting basically of magnesium chloride on which is deposited by precipitation a vanadium compound, obtained by bringing a vanadium compound in which the vanadium is at one of the two maximum valencies 4 and 5 in contact with a support consisting basically of magnesium chloride and optionally of aluminium chloride and comprising products with an Mg--C bond.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 1985Date of Patent: April 1, 1986Assignee: BP Chemicals LimitedInventors: Joelle Collomb, Laszlo Havas
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Patent number: 4565798Abstract: A process for polymerizing olefins in the presence of a catalyst composed of:(A) a catalyst component obtained by contacting with one another,(a) a magnesium alkoxide,(b) a silicon compound having a hydrogen-silicon bond,(c) an electron donor compound, and(d) a titanium compound(B) an organic compound of a metal of Groups I and III of the Periodic Table, and(C) an organo silicon compound represented by the formula R.sub.q.sup.9 SiX.sub.g.sup.2 (OR.sup.10).sub.k wherein R.sup.9 and R.sup.10 are the same or different hydrocarbon groups, X.sub.2 is a halogen atom, 0.ltoreq.q<4, 0.ltoreq.g<4, 0<k.ltoreq.4, and q+g+k=4.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 1984Date of Patent: January 21, 1986Assignee: TOA Nenryo Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tadashi Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Furuhashi, Masafumi Imai, Hiroshi Ueno, Naomi Inaba
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Patent number: 4555497Abstract: Novel titanium compounds or complexes are prepared by reacting a titanium compound such as titanium tetraisopropoxide with a mixture comprising (a) at least one compound containing at least one aromatic hydroxyl group and (b) at least one compound having at least one aliphatic hydroxyl group. These compounds and/or complexes are useful as the transition metal component in Ziegler-Natta catalysts.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 1984Date of Patent: November 26, 1985Assignee: The Dow Chemical CompanyInventors: William M. Coleman, III, Morris S. Edmondson
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Patent number: 4555496Abstract: A method of producing a polymerization catalyst component suitable for use in the polymerization of alpha-olefins, which method comprises forming an active component by co-comminuting an inorganic Lewis acid, a first organic electron donor, a support base selected from the group consisting of the Group IIA and IIIA salts and the salts of the multivalent metals of the first transition series with the exception of copper, and a polymerization active tri-, tetra-, or penta- valent transition metal compound of a Group IVB-VIB metal, and heating the active component in an inert hydrocarbon solvent to produce the polymerization catalyst component. The active component can be heated in the inert hydrocarbon solvent in the presence of an additional polymerization active tri-, tetra-, or penta- valent transition metal compound of a group IVB-VIB metal. In addition, a second organic electron donor may be incorporated in the active component.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 1984Date of Patent: November 26, 1985Assignee: Phillips Petroleum CompanyInventors: Agapios Agapiou, John L. H. Allan, Felix I. Jacobson
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Patent number: 4552858Abstract: A titanium halide containing catalyst component for polymerization of olefins which is prepared by reacting a magnesium hydrocarbyloxide with a silicon compound having at least one hydrogen-silicon bond, contacting the reaction product with an electron donor compound, contacting the resulting contact product two or more times with a titanium halide and between one of the multiple titanium halide contacts, contacting the titanium halide contacted solid with a halide of an element selected from the group consisting of elements of Groups IIIa, IVa, and Va of the Periodic Table of elements.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 1984Date of Patent: November 12, 1985Assignee: Toa Nenryo Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masafumi Imai, Tadashi Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Furuhashi, Hiroshi Ueno, Naomi Inaba
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Patent number: 4551440Abstract: A titanium-containing catalyst component for polymerization of olefins which is prepared by reacting a magnesium hydrocarbyl oxide with a silicon compound having a hydrogen-silicon bond, contacting the reaction product with an electron donor compound, contacting the resulting contact product with an organoaluminum compound and further with a titanium compound.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 1984Date of Patent: November 5, 1985Assignee: Toa Nenryo Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masafumi Imai, Tadashi Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Furuhashi, Hiroshi Ueno
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Patent number: 4550095Abstract: A titanium halide containing catalyst component for polymerization of olefins which is prepared by reacting a magnesium hydrocarbyloxide with a silicon compound having a hydrogen-silicon bond, contacting the reaction product with an electron donor compound, contacting the resulting contact product two or more times with a titanium halide and between one of the multiple titanium halide contacts, contacting the titanium halide contacted solid with a halogenated hydrocarbon.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 1984Date of Patent: October 29, 1985Assignee: Toa Nenryo Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masafumi Imai, Tadashi Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Furuhashi, Hiroshi Ueno, Naomi Inaba
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Patent number: 4546092Abstract: A process is disclosed for preparing a titanium catalyst component useful for homopolymerizing 1-alkenes and for copolymerizing 1-alkenes with each other and/or with ethylene, consisting essentially in grinding a titanium halide compound/electron-donor complex with a magnesium aluminum halide obtained by precipitation from an organic solvent.In the process the ground product is first washed with a washing liquid containing a solvent for the aluminum halide/electron-donor complex which forms during the grinding process and by preference at least one alcohol, the molar ratio between alcohol and titanium in the ground product ranging between 50:1 and 1:20, and then the washed product is exposed to a liquid titanium halide compound.With this procedure, it is possible to obtain a titanium component which imparts to the polymerization catalyst an excellent stereospecificity along with a very high activity, and with which it is possible to obtain polymers, e.g.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 1983Date of Patent: October 8, 1985Assignee: Stamicarbon B.V., Licensing Subsidiary of DSMInventors: Jacobus A. Loontjens, Bernardus J. Muskens
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Patent number: 4544717Abstract: Polymerization catalysts, particularly catalysts for the polymerization of olefins, are disclosed. The catalysts are prepared by mixing(A) an organometallic compound or hydride of a metal belonging to Groups I to III of the Mendelyeev Periodic Table; with(B) the product obtained by contacting (1) an addition product obtained by reacting a di-, tri-, or tetravalent titanium compound with an electron-donor compound, with (2) an anhydrous magnesium halide, in particular anhydrous MgCl.sub.2 or MgBr.sub.2, which is either preactivated or mixed with the Ti compound under conditions which result in its activation; or by contacting (A) with(B') the product obtained by contacting a di-, tri-, or tetravalent Ti compound with an electron-donor compound and a support consisting of an anhydrous Mg halide, in particular MgCl.sub.2 or anhydrous MgBr.sub.2, which is either preactivated or mixed with the Ti compound and electron-donor under conditions such that the Mg halide is activated.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 1980Date of Patent: October 1, 1985Assignee: Montecatini Edison S.p.A.Inventors: Adolfe Mayr, Ermanno Susa, Antonio Leccese, Velmore Davoli, Ettoro Giachetti
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Patent number: 4535068Abstract: A highly active and stereoselective olefin polymerization catalyst component is obtained by halogenating a magnesium compound of the formula MgR'R" wherein R' is an alkoxide or aryloxide group and R" is an alkoxide or aryloxide group or halogen, with a halide of tetravalent titanium in the presence of a halohydrocarbon, and contacting the halogenated product with an acid halide and a tetravalent titanium compound.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 1984Date of Patent: August 13, 1985Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventor: Robert C. Job
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Patent number: 4530913Abstract: A catalyst and method in which the catalyst is used with an aluminum cocatalyst in the polymerization and copolymerization of 1-olefins and is prepared by reacting a monofunctional organic silicon compound with silica, alumina, or the like followed by reacting the product of this reaction with a Group IIA organometallic compound or complex, then reacting this product with a halide or alkoxide of a metal of Group IVB or Group VB or mixtures thereof. If desired, the halide or alkoxide may be first reacted with the silicon compound reaction product before the reacting with the organometallic compound or complex.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 1980Date of Patent: July 23, 1985Assignee: Chemplex CompanyInventors: Thomas J. Pullukat, Raymond E. Hoff
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Patent number: 4530912Abstract: A catalyst and method in which the catalyst is used in association with an aluminum cocatalyst in the polymerization and copolymerization of 1-olefins. The catalyst is prepared by reacting certain multifunctional organic silicon compounds (silanes) with silica, alumina or the like having surface hydroxyl groups, or a mixture thereof, in which the silicon compound reacts with these surface hydroxyl groups, followed by reacting the product of this with a halide or alkoxide of a Group IVB or VB transition metal such as titanium, vanadium, zirconium or mixtures of these and finally reacting this product with a Group IIA organometallic compound or compounds such as magnesium and calcium. The Group IIA organometallic compound can also be added before these transition metal compounds.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 1981Date of Patent: July 23, 1985Assignee: Chemplex CompanyInventors: Thomas J. Pullukat, Raymond E. Hoff
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Patent number: 4526882Abstract: A comminuted, supported polymerization catalyst for alpha-olefins comprises (A) an organoaluminum compound and (B) a solid titanium-containing component formed by at least one halogen-containing compound of titanium(IV); (b) at least one electron donor; and (c) at least one hydrocarbon-insoluble magnesium-containing compound; and (2) retreating such comminuted product with (a) at least one halogen-containing compound of titanium(IV); and (b) a mixture containing ethylbenzoate and a substituted alkyl aromatic acid ester in which the substituent group has a negative Hammett constant; and optionally, at least one chlorocarbon and/or at least one haloalkylchlorosilane.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 1983Date of Patent: July 2, 1985Assignee: Standard Oil Company (Indiana)Inventors: Bryce V. Johnson, Nicholas M. Karayannis, John S. Skryantz
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Patent number: 4525555Abstract: Provided is a process for preparing a polyolefin, characterized by polymerizing at least one .alpha.-olefin in the presence of a catalyst which comprises the combination of:[I] a solid catalyst component comprising a solid substance obtained by contacting the following components (1) through (3) with one another and (4) a titanium compound supported on said solid substance:(1) a magnesium halide,(2) a compound represented by the general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each a hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 24 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group, hydrogen, or a halogen atom, R.sup.4 is a hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 24 carbon atoms and n is 1.ltoreq.n.ltoreq.30, and(3) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of:(a) compounds represented by the general formula ##STR2## wherein R is hydrogen, a halogen atom, or a hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 24 carbon atoms, and r, p and q are integers satisfying the following conditions:1.ltoreq.r.ltoreq.3, 0.ltoreq.p<6, 0.ltoreq.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 1983Date of Patent: June 25, 1985Assignee: Nippon Oil Company, LimitedInventors: Yoshio Tajima, Mituji Miyoshi, Shoji Sugita, Kiyoshi Kawabe, Kazuo Matsuura
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Patent number: 4525467Abstract: A aliphatic hydrocarbon soluble mixed aluminum hydrocarbyl-Lewis base co-catalyst composition comprising (i) at least two different classes of aluminum hydrocarbyls the first being an aluminum hydrocarbyl halide, the second being an aluminum hydrocarbyl hydride and/or aluminum trialkyl and (ii) at least one Lewis base represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein each Y can be -OR', -NR.sub.2 ' and R' with the proviso that at least two be -OR' or -NR.sub.2 ', Z is an alkylene radical forming a 5 or 6 membered ring with the carbonyldioxy group or Z is alkyl substituted alkylene group wherein the alkyl radical can have from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, R is an aryl, allyl or alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and R' is an alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl radical having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms.The co-catalyst is employed with a titanium halide catalyst for the polymerization of olefins to obtain a advantageous balance of catalytic activity and polymer product stereoregularity.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 1984Date of Patent: June 25, 1985Assignee: Exxon Research & Engineering Co.Inventors: Terrence Huff, Eugene E. Poirot
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Patent number: 4524141Abstract: A catalyst and method in which the catalyst is active with a cocatalyst in the polymerization and copolymerization of 1-olefins and is prepared by reacting together one or more of a specific class of organic silicon compounds, a porous support or a silicon compound treated porous support, a Group IIA organometallic compound, and a Group IVB, VB transition metal compound or mixture thereof.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 1983Date of Patent: June 18, 1985Assignee: Chemplex CompanyInventors: Thomas J. Pullukat, Yu-Tang Hwang, Robert A. Dombro
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Patent number: 4522930Abstract: Catalysts for the polymerization of alpha-olefins, which comprise the product of the reaction between:(a) a metalorganic compound of Al;(b) an electron-donor compound reactive towards MgCl.sub.2 but which is not completely complexed with AlEt.sub.3, at the equivalent point of a potentiometric titration under standard conditions;(c) a solid comprising a halogenated Ti compound and an electron-donor belonging to particular classes of compounds and being extractable with AlEt.sub.3 for at least 70% by mols from the solid, the surface area of which after extraction is higher than 20 m.sup.2 /g.The present invention refers to new supported components of catalysts for the polymerization of olefins CH.sub.2 .dbd.CHR, in which R is an alkyl with 1-14 carbon atoms or an aryl, and of mixtures of such olefins with each other and/or with ethylene, and to the catalysts obtained from such components.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 1983Date of Patent: June 11, 1985Assignees: Montedison S.p.A., Mitsui Petrochemical Ind.Inventors: Enrico Albizzati, Sandro Parodi, Pier C. Barbe
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Patent number: 4514513Abstract: A preactivated catalyst for producing .alpha.-olefin polymers is provided, which is obtained by the steps which comprises:reacting an organoaluminum compound (O-Al.sub.1) with an electron donor (ED.sub.1) to obtain a reaction product (I);reacting (I) with TiCl.sub.4 to obtain a solid product (II);reacting (II) with an electron donor (ED.sub.2) and an electron acceptor to obtain a solid product (III);combining (III) with an organoaluminum compound (O-Al.sub.2) and a reaction product (RP) of an organoaluminum (O-Al.sub.3) with an electron donor (ED.sub.3) (III), (O-Al.sub.2) and (PP) being referred to as catalyst components), and in this combination, subjecting a part or the whole of the catalyst components to polymerization treatment with an .alpha.-olefin at least in the presence of (III) and said (O-Al.sub.2) to obtain a preliminarily activated catalyst; andpolymerizing an .alpha.-olefin in the presence of the catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 1984Date of Patent: April 30, 1985Assignee: Chisso CorporationInventors: Akihiro Sato, Kazutsune Kikuta, Kenji Matsuda, Toshihiro Uwai, Tohru Hanari
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Patent number: 4508844Abstract: A catalyst component useful for (co)polymerizing ethylene under high temperatures and pressures comprising the reaction product obtained by treating a magnesium halide supported titanium halide precursor with transition-metal halide or oxyhalide, thoroughly washing the solid reaction product therefrom and prepolymerizing the washed solid product with an alpha-olefin having from 4-12 carbon atoms.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 1983Date of Patent: April 2, 1985Assignee: Exxon Research & Engineering Co.Inventor: Agapios K. Agapiou
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Patent number: 4506029Abstract: A catalytic component for polymerizing olefins comprises a solid support containing magnesium-halogen or manganese-halogen bonds, a transition metal halide of a metal selected from Groups IVB and VB of the periodic table, and electron donors. This catalytic component is obtainable by steps comprising:(a) contacting a mixture comprising a magnesium halide or manganese halide and at least one electron donor with a Ti(OR).sub.4 compound to form a solution, where R is a hydrocarbyl or halogenated hydrocarbyl moiety containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms or a halogen, and(b) reacting the solution with a reagent comprising a transition metal halide selected from Groups IVB and VB of the periodic table,whereby, with a suitable cocatalyst, polyolefin is formed with high activity, showing a high Isotactic Index, and with a narrow range of particle size distribution.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 1982Date of Patent: March 19, 1985Assignee: Stauffer Chemical CompanyInventor: Elliot I. Band
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Patent number: 4503159Abstract: An olefin polymerization catalyst prepared by reacting water with a magnesium dihalide in the presence of a phase transfer catalyst and reacting the resulting hydrated magnesium dihalide with reactants including a benzoic acid ester, an alkoxytitanium compound, an organoaluminum halide and a titanium halide.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 1983Date of Patent: March 5, 1985Assignee: Phillips Petroleum CompanyInventors: Albert P. Masino, Kiplin D. Cowan, Gil R. Hawley
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Patent number: 4496660Abstract: A catalyst for polymerizing olefins is the reaction product of (A) the reaction product of (1) the reaction product of (a) an alkyl magnesium compound such as dibutylmagnesium, with (b) an oxygen-containing and/or nitrogen-containing compound such as n-propyl alcohol, or isopropylamine, with (2) a halide source such as titanium tetrachloride or silicon tetrachloride; and (B) a transition metal compound such as titanium tetrachloride and (C) a reducing agent such as triisobutylaluminum.Also disclosed is a non-transition metal containing catalyst support for use in preparing olefin polymerization catalysts.The polymers which are produced in the presence of this catalyst and a cocatalyst such as triethylaluminum have a low catalyst support to transition metal ratio and therefore, the catalyst efficiency based on quantity of polymer per quantity of total catalyst is very high resulting in a polymer having good color and very little, if any, corrosion.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 1980Date of Patent: January 29, 1985Assignee: The Dow Chemical CompanyInventors: Donald E. Gessell, Ronald L. Gibbs, Ricardo Fuentes, Jr.
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Patent number: 4493904Abstract: An improved Ziegler/Natta catalyst for the polymerization of .alpha.-olefins containing from 2 to 30 carbon atoms, comprising titanium halide and organoaluminum cocatalyst modified by addition of ketones and monoethers. Metal halides can be used to further modify the catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 1983Date of Patent: January 15, 1985Assignee: Conoco Inc.Inventor: Mark P. Mack
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Patent number: 4487845Abstract: A novel catalyst system for the polymerization of alpha-olefins is provided. The catalyst system is produced by a process comprising heating to an effective temperature for an effective length of time:(i) an organoaluminum containing component comprising an organoaluminum compound and an electron donor compound, e.g. triethyl aluminum and ethyl anisate, and(ii) a titanium halide containing component obtained by contacting a titanium halide compound, e.g. TiCl.sub.4, or complex of the titanium halide compound and an electron donor compound, e.g. TiCl.sub.4.ethylbenzoate, with a support which comprises as the essential support material thereof an anhydrous bihalide of magnesium or manganese in an active state.The combination of effective temperature and effective time is selected to be sufficient to produce a catalyst system having enhanced stereospecificity.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 1980Date of Patent: December 11, 1984Assignee: Stauffer Chemical CompanyInventor: Kelly B. Triplett
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Patent number: 4487844Abstract: A catalyst system is provided comprising a titanium catalyst component produced by contacting a benzenediazonium tetrafluoroborate with a titanium tetrahalide such as titanium tetrachloride and a cocatalyst. Preferred cocatalysts are organoaluminum compounds. The catalyst system of this invention is broadly suitable for this polymerization of 1-olefins and is particularly suited for the production of high molecular weight ethylene polymers.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 1983Date of Patent: December 11, 1984Assignee: Phillips Petroleum CompanyInventors: Robert M. Parlman, Charles M. Selman
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Patent number: 4482686Abstract: A process for the stereospecific polymerization of .alpha.-olefins which comprises polymerizing an .alpha.-olefin with a catalyst comprising (A) the reaction product of a magnesium compound and a titanium compound and (B) an organo-aluminum compound. Component (A) is prepared by reacting a (i) magnesium compound of the formula Mg(OR.sup.1).sub.n X.sup.1.sub.2-n wherein R.sup.1 contains from 1 to 10 carbon atoms and is an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group, X.sup.1 is a halogen atom, and n is a real number of from 1.0 to 2.0, with (ii) at least one halogen-containing compound selected from the group consisting of halogenated hydrocarbons, oxygen-containing halogenated hydrocarbons, halogenated thionyls, halogen-containing phosphorus compounds and halogen-containing nitrogen compounds, and (iii) an oxygen-containing titanium compound of the formula Ti(OR.sup.2).sub.4 wherein R.sup.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 1983Date of Patent: November 13, 1984Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Company LimitedInventors: Satoshi Asahi, Shigeo Mori, Yasuhiro Takeshita
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Patent number: 4477587Abstract: This invention comprises a catalytic component for polymerizing olefins comprising a solid support containing magnesium-halogen bonds, a transition metal halide of a metal selected from Groups IVB and VB of the periodic table, and an electron donor obtained by the steps comprising:(a) reacting an organometallic compound whose metal comprise members of Groups I to III of the periodic table with an alcohol, ROH, where R is an alkyl, cycloalkyl, or arylalkyl moiety having 1 to 16 carbon atoms, a polysiloxane, and a transition metal halide to form a solid;(b) treating the solid with a transition metal halide optionally in the presence of a polysiloxane to form a treated solid; and(c) reacting the treated solid with an electron donor and a transition metal halide to form the component.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 1982Date of Patent: October 16, 1984Assignee: Stauffer Chemical CompanyInventor: Elliot I. Band
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Patent number: 4473660Abstract: Catalysts for the polymerization of olefins, comprising the product of the reaction between:(a) an Al-alkyl compound;(b) an electron-donor compound capable of reacting with MgCl.sub.2 but which is not completely complexed with Al-triethyl at the equivalent point of a potentiometric titration under standard conditions and belonging to particular classes of compounds; and(c) a solid comprising a Ti compound having at least a Ti-halogen bond and an electron-donor compound belonging to particular classes of esters, both supported on a Mg halide in active form.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 1983Date of Patent: September 25, 1984Assignee: Montedison S.p.A.Inventors: Enrico Albizzati, Sandro Parodi, Pier C. Barbe
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Patent number: 4472524Abstract: Catalysts for the polymerization of alpha-olefins, comprising the product of the reaction between:(a) a metalorganic Al compound;(b) an electron-donor compound reactive towards MgCl.sub.2 but which results not to be completely complexed with Al-triethyl at the equivalent point of the potentiometric titration under standard conditions;(c) a solid comprising a halogenated Ti compound supported on an anhydrous Mg halide and at least one of the following activators:(1) an Al, Fe, Mn, Sb or Zn compound containing at least one metal-halogen bond;(2) a complex between an electron-donor compound and a Lewis acid chosen among the halides of the metals of Groups II-VIII of the Periodic System other than Ti;(3) a compound or composition, inert towards the Mg halide, having a dielectric constant at 20.degree. C. higher than 2;compounds (1), (2) and (3) being extractable from the solid for at least 30% by mols by treatment with toluene at 80.degree. C.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 1983Date of Patent: September 18, 1984Assignee: Montedison S.p.A.Inventor: Enrico Albizzati
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Patent number: 4472521Abstract: An unmilled catalytic component for polymerizing olefins with high activity to yield polymers with high stereoregularity and a narrow particle size distribution with a low weight percentage of small particles comprises a solid, unmilled support containing magnesium-halogen bonds, a transition metal halide of a metal selected from Groups IVB and VB of the periodic table, and electron donors.This catalytic component is obtained by steps comprising:(a) contacting a Mg(OR).sub.2 and/or Mn(OR).sub.2 compound with a Ti(OR).sub.4 compound to comprise a liquid, where R is a hydrocarbyl or halogenated hydrocarbyl moiety containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms or a halogen,(b) reacting the liquid with a fluid comprising a halogenating agent and treatment with an electron donor to form a treated solid, and(c) post-treating the solid with a transition metal halide.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 1982Date of Patent: September 18, 1984Assignee: Stauffer Chemical CompanyInventor: Elliot I. Band
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Patent number: 4471066Abstract: A catalyst useful for polymerizing olefins which comprises a solid catalyst component [A] and an organometallic component [B], the solid catalyst component [A] being obtained by reacting (1) an organometallic compound with (2) a transition metal compound selected from the group consisting of a titanium compound, a vanadium compound, a mixture of a titanium compound and a vanadium compound and a mixture of a titanium compound and a zirconium compound, in the presence of (3) a solid reaction product of (a) an organomagnesium compound of the formulaM.sub..alpha. MgR.sub.p X.sub.q.D.sub.rwherein.alpha., p, q and r each independently is 0 or a number greater than 0,p+q=m.alpha.+20.ltoreq.q/(.alpha.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 1983Date of Patent: September 11, 1984Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hisaya Sakurai, Yoshihiko Katayama, Tadashi Ikegami, Masayasu Furusato
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Patent number: 4468477Abstract: A catalyst component is a transition metal composition which is obtained by reacting together an inert particulate material, an organic magnesium compound, a halogen-containing compound such as carbon tetrachloride or silicon tetrachloride and a specified transition metal compound. The catalyst component obtained can be used, together with an organic metal compound, to give an olefin polymerization catalyst. The catalyst can be used to effect the polymerization of olefin monomers, for example, the copolymerization of ethylene with an alpha-olefin monomer such as butene-1 in a fluidized bed reactor.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 1980Date of Patent: August 28, 1984Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries PLCInventors: Anthony D. Caunt, Paul D. Gavens, John McMeeking
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Patent number: 4463102Abstract: A catalyst and a process for the preparation of homopolymers and copolymers of alpha monoolefins by means of a catalyst system comprising (1) a titanium halide of the formulaTiCl.sub.3 m AlCl.sub.3where m is a number from 0 to 0.5, (2) a coordination complexing agent, the use of which is optional, and (3) an appropriate conventional aluminum-alkyl, the titanium halide (1) and the complexing agent (2), if used, having been milled together before use, wherein the catalyst system employed contains, as a further component (4), a sterically unhindered phenolic compound.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 1983Date of Patent: July 31, 1984Assignee: Northern Petrochemical CompanyInventor: Rolf F. Foerster
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Patent number: 4460700Abstract: A suspension which comprises an inert liquid medium, a solid material, and a transition metal compound is dried using a spray-drying technique. The spray-drying is effected under conditions of temperature and pressure which are such as to cause evaporation of the liquid medium. The solid material is preferably in a finely-divided form. The solid material may consist essentially of a transition metal compound or may be a transition metal compound which is supported on a suitable solid inert matrix material. Alternatively, a suspension of a solid support material in a solution of a transition metal compound may be used. The dried solid is obtained as an agglomerate. The agglomerated solid can be mixed with an organic compound of a non-transition metal to give an olefin polymerization catalyst system.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 1981Date of Patent: July 17, 1984Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries PLCInventors: John P. Candlin, John W. Kelland, Peter L. Law
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Patent number: 4452914Abstract: Novel titanium compounds or complexes are prepared by reacting a titanium compound such as titanium tetraisopropoxide with a compound containing at least one aromatic hydroxyl group. These compounds and/or complexes are useful as the transition metal component in Ziegler-Natta catalysts.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 1982Date of Patent: June 5, 1984Assignee: The Dow Chemical CompanyInventors: William M. Coleman, III, Morris S. Edmondson
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Patent number: 4450242Abstract: A novel catalytic system for polymerizing olefins comprises:(a) a cocatalytic component containing an organometallic compound of Groups I-III of the periodic table, and(b) a catalytic component containing titanium obtained by:(i) copulverizing a substantially anhydrous magnesium compound containing halogen or manganese compound containing halogen with: a phenol, an organic polymer containing silicon, a titanium halide, and an electron-donor compound to produce a copulverized product, and(ii) reacting the copulverized product with a liquid titanium compound containing halogen.The invention also encompasses the novel catalytic component, processes for preparing the catalytic component containing titanium, and the use of the novel catalytic system for polyermizing olefins.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 1982Date of Patent: May 22, 1984Assignee: Stauffer Chemical CompanyInventor: Robert I. Mink