Abstract: A cover plate for household devices comprises a decorative part and a reinforcer with integrated molded functional elements, where the reinforcer has the structure of a sheet or box or crate and has a closed lower side. The decorative part used is preferably composed of a support, of a decorative layer applied to this support, and of a heat-cured layer situated on the decorative layer, where the support material used comprises a thermoplastic. The reinforcer may also have ribs.

Abstract: The invention relates to a chemical compound of formula (I), wherein M1 represents an element selected from main groups II, III or IV of the periodic table of elements; x is equal to 1, 2, 3 or 4; y is equal to 2, 3 or 4, and; A represents a cation of main group V of the periodic table of elements; R1 is the same or different and represents a branched or unbranched linear or cyclic C1–C40 group that contains carbon; R2 is the same or different and represents a branched or unbranched linear or cyclic C1–C40 group that contains carbon; R3 represents a branched or unbranched linear or cyclic C1–C40 group that contains carbon, and; R4 represents a hydrogen atom; whereby R2 and R3 are always different from one another

Abstract: The present invention relates to a specific process for the diastereoselective synthesis of rac-diorganosilylbis(2-methylbenzo[e]indenyl)zirconium compounds of the formula I, by reacting the silyl-bridged bisindenyl ligand with a dihalozirconium bis(3,5-di-tert-butylphenoxide)-base adduct to form the diorganosilylbis(2-methylbenzo[e]indenyl)zirconium bis(3,5-di-tert-butylphenoxide) and subsequently replacing the phenoxide groups by X using suitable replacement reagents to give the compound of the formula I; where the substituents X can be identical or different and are each F, Cl, Br, I or linear, cyclic or branched C1-10-alkyl; and the substituents R can be identical or different and are each linear, cyclic or branched C1-10-alkyl or C6-10-aryl; and also to the use of these compounds as catalysts.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a catalyst solid for olefin polymerization which is obtainable by bringing A) at least one organic transition metal compound, B) at least one organometallic compound, C) at least one organic compound having at least one functional group containing active hydrogen, D) at least one Lewis base and E) at least one support, into contact with one another, wherein the components are combined in any order without any work-up of the mixtures present at intermediate stages being carried out. In addition, the invention relates to the use of the catalyst solid for olefin polymerization, to catalyst solids obtainable by this process, to catalyst systems in which these catalyst solids are present and to a process for the polymerization of olefins in which these catalyst solids are used.

Abstract: Method of regulating the process for the continuous free-radical polymerization of ethylene in the presence or absence of comonomers in a tube reactor having at least one reaction zone (1, 2, 3, 4) at pressures above 1000 bar and temperatures in the range from 100 to 400° C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a propylene copolymer composition comprising A) a propylene polymer containing from 0 to 10% by weight of olefins other than propylene and B) at least one propylene copolymer containing from 5 to 40% by weight of olefins other than propylene, where the propylene polymer A and the propylene copolymer B are present as separate phases and the propylene copolymer composition has a haze value of ?30%, based on a path length of the propylene copolymer composition of 1 mm, and the brittle/tough transition temperature of the propylene copolymer composition is ??15° C.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for the oligomerization of olefins, wherein an olefin is brought into contact with a catalyst system that is obtained from a chromium source, a cycloalkylalkyl-substituted triazacyclohexane, especially a 1,3,5-tris-(cycloalkylalkyl)-1,3,5-triazacyclohexane and an activator such as an alkyl aluminum compound or an alkylalumoxane.

Abstract: A process for polymerizing one or more alpha-olefins of formula CH2?CHT wherein T is a hydrogen atom or a C1-C20 alkyl radical comprising the following steps: a) contacting in a continuous way one or more of said alpha olefins with a metallocene based catalyst system in a loop reactor, wherein: (i) the reaction is carried out in a liquid medium; (ii) the average residence time of the metallocene-based catalyst system is not more than 30 minutes; (iii) the temperature of the loop ranges from 25° to 70° C.; in to obtain a polymerization degree ranging from 60 to 500 g per gram of catalyst system; b) feeding in continuous the prepolymerized metallocene-based catalyst system obtained in step a) into a polymerization reactor C) polymerizing one or more alpha-olefins, the same or different from the alpha olefins used in step a), in the presence of said prepolymerized metallocene-based catalyst system.

Abstract: In a process for the racemoselective preparation of silicon-bridged dialkyl-ansa-metallocenes of the formula (I) comprises reaching a ligand starting compound of the formula (II) with a transition metal dialkyl compound of the formula (III) M1XxR12*Dy (III), where M1 is an element of group 4, 5 or 6 of the periodic Table of the Elements, R1 are identical C1-C20-alkyl or C7-C40-arylalkyl radicals, X are identical or different halogens, R2 are identical or different C1-C40 radicals, R3 are identical or different C1-C40 radicals, T is a divalent C1-C40 group which together with the cyclopentadienyl ring forms a further saturated or unsaturated ring system which has a ring size of from 5 to 12 atoms, where T may contain the heteroatoms Si, Ge, N, P, O or S in the ring system fused onto the cyclopentadienyl ring, M2 is Li, Na, K, MgCl, MgBr, MgI, Mg or Ca, D is an uncharged Lewis base ligand, x is equal to the oxidation number of M1 minus 2, y is from 0 to 2 and p is 1 in the case of doubly positively charged meta

Abstract: The invention relates to a polyethylene composition with multi-modal molecular mass distribution, which is particularly suitable for blow molding of small containers with a volume in the range of from 200 to 5000 cm3 (=ml). The composition has a density in the range of from 0.955 to 0.960 g/cm3 at 23° C. and an MFR190/5 in the range from 0.8 to 1.6 dg/min. It comprises from 45 to 55% by weight of a low-molecular-mass ethylene homopolymer A, from 20 to 35% by weight of a high-molecular-mass copolymer B made from ethylene and from another 1-olefin having from 4 to 8 carbon atoms, and from 20 to 30% by weight of an ultrahigh-molecular-mass ethylene copolymer C.

Abstract: A process for polymerizing I-butene comprising the step of contacting under polymerization “conditions 1-butene and optionally from 0 to 20% by mol of an alpha olefin with a catalyst system obtainable by contacting a bridged metallocene compound of formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 are an hydrocarbon radical A is a carbon atom, a germanium atom or a silicon atom; m is 1, 2; M is a metal of group 4 of the Periodic Table of the Elements; X, is hydrogen, a halogen atom, or a group R, OR, OS02CF2, OCOR, SR, NR2 or PR2, wherein the substituents R are hydrocarbon radical; L is a moiety of formula (IIa), (IIb), or (IIc) wherein T is an oxygen (0) or sulphur (S) atom or a CH2 group; and R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8 are hydrogen or hydrocarbon radicals; one or more alumoxanes or compounds able to form an alkylmetallocene cation; and optionally an organo aluminum compound.

Abstract: Process for preparing polyolefins having high molecular weights in the presence of a catalyst comprising an organic transition metal compound in a gas-phase fluidized-bed reactor, where the polyolefins prepared have a melt flow rate at 2.16 kg and 190° C. in accordance with ISO 1133 of less than 4 g/10 min. According to the present invention, a start-up hase during which a polyolefin having an increased melt flow rate of above 4 g/10 min is produced for a transitional period is provided. In this way, trouble-free start-up of the reactor is ensured even in the case of polymer products having a high molecular weight and a melt flow rate below 4 g/10 min and even when using catalysts based on organic transition metal compounds, in particular metallocene catalysts.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multistage process for producing hollow plastic articles, encompassing the following steps: a) producing a tubular plastic parison by means of extrusion or coextrusion; b) cutting open the plastic parison to produce two planar-surface parts; c) molding the planar-surface parts in two mold halves to give half shells, where a removable intermediate frame separates the mold halves from one another at least along the peripheral edges, so that the semifinished products/half shells are not in contact with one another; d) opening the mold halves and removing the intermediate frame; e) closing the mold halves, with the result that the half shells come into contact with one another along a peripheral rim; and f) bonding the half shells to give a hollow article.

Abstract: In a method of selecting polymerization catalysts, in particular Phillips catalysts for the polymerization of olefins, from a multiplicity of catalysts on the basis of their catalytic properties, a multiplicity of catalyst precursors or catalyst supports are converted in parallel into polymerization catalysts in a pretreatment step in an array of reactors, where the pretreatment comprises at least one thermal treatment step at from 250 to 1200° C. Furthermore, at least one starting material is converted with the aid of the respective polymerization catalysts under prescribed polymerization conditions into at least one polymer product in a polymerization step and, finally, analysis of the polymer product or products is carried out to determine its composition and/or chosen properties. This makes it possible to carry out a thermal pretreatment of polymerization catalysts quickly under defined conditions which can be varied.

Abstract: Novel metallocene monohalides can be used in the polymerization of olefins.

Abstract: A supported catalyst for olefin polymerization comprises A) as support material, a copolymer comprising the monomer units I, II and III, where the monomer units I have the formula (I) and the monomer units II have the formula (II), ?where the variables have the following meanings: R1 is hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl or phenyl, R2 is substituted or unsubstituted aryl or branched or unbranched alkyl or alkenyl, A1 is a direct chemical bond or a substituted or unsubstituted phenylene group, R3 are identical or different and are each hydrogen, C1-C10-alkyl or substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, p is an integer from 0 to 8, and R4 to R7 are hydrogen, C1-C10-alkyl or substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, and the monomer units III have polar groups, and B) at least one metallocene complex and C) at least one compound capable of forming metallocenium ions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to catalyst system containing at least one imidochrome compound and at least one activation compound. This invention also relates to imidochrome compounds, to a method for olefin polymerization and to methods for producing said imidochrome compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to catalyst systems for preparing isotactic polyolefins obtainable by reacting at least one chiral transition metal compound and at least one cocatalyst which is able to convert the chiral transition metal compound into a cation, where the chiral transition metal compound contains two bidentate chelating ligands connected to one another via a bridge and, if desired, one or two further monodentate ligands, with the four coordinating atoms of the two chelating ligands being in an approximately planar arrangement around the transition metal ion and up to two further ligands being located above and below this approximately planar coordination sphere formed by the four coordinating atoms of the two chelating ligands and, in the case of two such further ligands, these being in the trans position relative to one another, to the use of the catalyst systems of the present invention for preparing polyolefins, to a process for preparing polyolefins by polymerization or copolymerization of a

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for partitioning the plastic parisons to give at least one semifinished open-surface product (6), where the device encompasses at least one means of partitioning (3) the plastic parison and one means of drive (2). The means of drive may be composed of one, but preferably of two, driven rolls. It has been found that use of the device of the invention can reduce or prevent the production of creasing and irregularity at the margins, i.e. at the cut edges, of the partitioned parisons, i.e. of the resultant semifinished sheets.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of an olefin polymer by polymerization or copolymerization of an olefin of the formula Ra—CH?CH—Rb, in which Ra and Rb are identical or different and are a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 14 carbon atoms or Ra and Rb, together with the atoms connecting them, can form a ring, at a temperature of from ?60° to 200° C., at a pressure of from 0.