Patents by Inventor Floran Prades

Floran Prades has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20160369091
    Abstract: A process for polymerizing ethylene in the presence of a polymerization catalyst by copolymerizing ethylene with a comonomer selected from the group of C4-C10 alpha-olefins in three polymerization stages. The polymers produced in the three stages have different melt flow rates. The polymer composition produced by the process has good mechanical properties and can be used for making pipes. The process has a good productivity and provides a stable and economic operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas HJERTBERG, Ravindra TUPE, Undo WAHNER, Tanja Piel, Yi LIU, Romina Alexandra ALBUNIA, Floran PRADES, Joseph THORMAN, Dusan JEREMIC
  • Publication number: 20160326353
    Abstract: A polymer composition comprising: (C) at least 80 wt % of a multimodal high density polyethylene having a density of 940 kg/m3 or more; and (D) 1 to 14 wt % of a cyclic ethylene copolymer or cyclic propylene copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Floran PRADES, Joy CHENG
  • Publication number: 20130253125
    Abstract: Polypropylene composition having a melt flow rate MFR2 (230° C.) of equal or above 15 g/10 min comprising: (a) a crystalline polypropylene matrix; (b) an elastomeric propylene copolymer phase having a propylene content in the range of 40 to 80 wt.-%, and an intrinsic viscosity in the range of more than 0.7 to less or equal 2.5 dl/g; (c) a first polyethylene having a density in the range 905 to 925 kg/m3 and melt flow rate MFR2 (190° C.) of below 30 g/10 min; (d) a second polyethylene having a density of above 915 kg/m3, and a melt flow rate MFR2 (190° C.) of equal or above 30 g/10 min.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Cornelia Kock, Christelle Grein, Floran Prades
  • Patent number: 8426539
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an active supported catalyst system comprising: a) one or more non-metallocene catalyst component; b) an alkylating agent; c) an activating functionalised and fluorinated support. It also discloses a method for preparing said active support and its use in the polymerisation of polar and non polar monomers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignees: Total Petrochemicals Research Feluy, Centre National de la Research Scientifique (CNRS)
    Inventors: Floran Prades, Roger Spitz, Christophe Boisson, Sabine Sirol, Abbas Razavi
  • Patent number: 8394737
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for preparing an activating support and its use to activate metallocene or post-metallocene catalyst component for use in the oligomerization and polymerization of ethylene and alpha-olefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignees: Total Petrochemicals Research Feluy Seneffe, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
    Inventors: Abdelkrim El Kadib, Karine Molvinger, Daniel Brunel, Floran Prades, Sabine Sirol
  • Patent number: 8338324
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the covalent anchorage of non-coordinating anions on mineral supports to prepare activating supports for the polymerisation of ethylene and alpha-olefins and wherein the activating species is provided by a phosphonium-borate or phosphonium alane pair. The invention also discloses the concomitant covalent anchorage of zwitterionic systems containing both the non-coordinating anion and the counter cation parts of the activating supports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignees: Total Petrochemicals Research Feluy, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
    Inventors: Abdelkrim El Kadib, Karine Molvinger, Daniel Brunel, Floran Prades, Sabine Sirol
  • Patent number: 8298977
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a catalyst system consisting of a mono- or di-fluorinated metallocene catalyst component of formula and a fluorinated activating support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Total Petrochemicals Research Feluy
    Inventor: Floran Prades
  • Publication number: 20120123013
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a use of a polymer composition comprising an ethylene polymer for producing a crosslinked article, a process for producing a crosslinked article and to a crosslinked article comprising a crosslinked polymer composition which comprises a crosslinked ethylene polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Carl-Gustaf Ek, Magnus Palmlöf, Floran Prades
  • Publication number: 20110184133
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the covalent anchorage of non-coordinating anions on mineral supports to prepare activating supports for the polymerisation of ethylene and alpha-olefins and wherein the activating species is provided by a phosphonium-borate or phosphonium alane pair. The invention also discloses the concomitant covalent anchorage of zwitterionic systems containing both the non-coordinating anion and the counter cation parts of the activating supports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS RESEARCH FELUY
    Inventors: Abdelkrim El Kadib, Karine Molvinger, Daniel Brunel, Floran Prades, Sabine Sirol
  • Publication number: 20110178258
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the covalent anchorage of non-coordinating anions on mineral supports to prepare supported ionic liquids and to their use as activating supports for the polymerisation of ethylene and alpha-olefins. The invention also discloses the concomitant covalent anchorage of zwitterionic systems containing both the non-coordinating anion and the counter cation parts of the ionic liquids and of the activating supports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicants: Total Petrochemicals Research Feluy, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
    Inventors: Abdelkrim El Kadib, Karine Molvinger, Daniel Brunel, Floran Prades, Abbas Razavi
  • Publication number: 20110009582
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for preparing an activating support and its use to activate metallocene or post-metallocene catalyst component for use in the oligomerisation and polymerisation of ethylene and alpha-olefins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicants: TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS RESEARCH FELUY, Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
    Inventors: Abdelkrim El Kadib, Karine Molvinger, Daniel Brunel, Floran Prades, Sabine Sirol
  • Publication number: 20100249347
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a catalyst system consisting of a mono- or di-fluorinated metallocene catalyst component of formula and a fluorinated activating support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS RESEARCH FELUY
    Inventor: Floran Prades
  • Patent number: 7759271
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing an activating support for metallocene complexes in the polymerisation of olefins comprising the steps of: I) providing a support prepared consisting in particles formed from at least one porous mineral oxide; II) optionally fixing the rate of silanols on the surface of the support; III) functionalising the support with a solution containing a fluorinated functionalising agent; IV) heating the functionalised and fluorinated support of step c) under an inert gas and then under oxygen; V) retrieving an active fluorinated support. That activating support is used to activate a metallocene catalyst component for the polymerisation of olefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Total Petrochemicals Research Feluy
    Inventors: Floran Prades, Christophe Boisson, Roger Spitz, Abbas Razavi
  • Publication number: 20100179055
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an active supported catalyst system comprising: a) an iron-based non-metallocene catalyst component; b) an alkylating agent; c) an activating functionalised and fluorinated support. It also discloses a method for preparing said active supported catalyst system and its use in the polymerisation of olefins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS RESEARCH FELUY
    Inventors: Floran Prades, Roger Spitz, Christophe Boisson, Sabine Sirol, Abbas Razavi
  • Publication number: 20100010180
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an active supported catalyst system comprising: a) one or more non-metallocene catalyst component; b) an alkylating agent; c) an activating functionalised and fluorinated support. It also discloses a method for preparing said active support and its use in the polymerisation of polar and non polar monomers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicants: TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS RESEARCH FELUY, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS)
    Inventors: Floran Prades, Roger Spitz, Christophe Boisson, Sabine Sirol, Abbas Razavi
  • Publication number: 20090042720
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing an activating support for metallocene complexes in the polymerisation of olefins comprising the steps of: I) providing a support prepared consisting in particles formed from at least one porous mineral oxide; II) optionally fixing the rate of silanols on the surface of the support; III) functionalising the support with a solution containing a fluorinated functionalising agent; IV) heating the functionalised and fluorinated support of step c) under an inert gas and then under oxygen; V) retrieving an active fluorinated support. That activating support is used to activate a metallocene catalyst component for the polymerisation of olefins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Floran Prades, Christophe Boisson, Roger Spitz, Abbas Razavi