Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the preparation of a multimodal polyethylene comprising: (i) polymerising ethylene and optionally an ?-olefin comonomer in a first polymerisation stage to produce a first ethylene polymer; and (ii) polymerising ethylene and optionally an ?-olefin comonomer, in the presence of said first ethylene polymer, in a second polymerisation stage, wherein the first and second polymerisation stages are carried out in the presence of an unsupported metallocene catalyst and each polymerisation stage produces at least 5% wt of the multimodal polyethylene, and the multimodal polyethylene has a multimodal molecular weight distribution, a molecular weight of at least 50,000 g/mol and a bulk density of at least 250 g/dm3, and wherein a solution of the unsupported metallocene catalyst in a solvent is employed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 2, 2020
Date of Patent:
May 4, 2021
Assignee:
NORNER VERDANDI AS
Inventors:
Tore Dreng, Morten Lundquist, Jarmo Lindroos
Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the preparation of a multimodal polyethylene comprising: (i) polymerizing ethylene and optionally an ?-olefin comonomer in a first polymerization stage to produce a first ethylene polymer; and (ii) polymerizing ethylene and optionally an ?-olefin comonomer, in the presence of said first ethylene polymer, in a second polymerization stage, wherein the first and second polymerization stages are carried out in the presence of an unsupported metallocene catalyst and each polymerization stage produces at least 5% wt of the multimodal polyethylene, and the multimodal polyethylene has a multimodal molecular weight distribution, a molecular weight of at least 50,000 g/mol and a bulk density of at least 250 g/dm3, and wherein a solution of the unsupported metallocene catalyst in a solvent is employed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 21, 2015
Date of Patent:
March 31, 2020
Assignee:
NORNER VERDANDI AS
Inventors:
Tore Dreng, Morten Lundquist, Jarmo Lindroos