Abstract: An improved process for the production of linear alternating polymers of carbon monoxide and at least one ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon in a large scale reactor equipped with a stirring device under polymerization conditions in the presence of a catalyst composition and liquid reaction diluent, which is characterized by the provision of a certain minimum power density by the stirring device to the polymer suspension formed during polymerization. The linear alternating polymer so produced will have an improved bulk density.

Abstract: An improved process for the production of linear alternating polymer of carbon monoxide and at least one ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon comprises the contacting of the monomeric reactants under polymerization conditions in the presence of a reaction diluent and a catalyst composition formed from a palladium compound, the anion of a non-hydrohalogenic strong acid and a mixture of tetraaryl diphosphine ligands; one of which diphosphines has an ortho alkoxy substituent on each aryl moiety and one of which is free from alkoxy substitution in ortho positions. The process is characterized by a relatively high degree of catalyst activity and a low degree of reactor fouling.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of copolymers of carbon monoxide with one or more olefinically unsaturated compounds, by copolymerizing the monomers in the presence of a catalyst composition containing a Group-VIII metal and washing the formed copolymer by contacting the copolymer with a liquid which contains, dissolved in a solvent, a dicarboxylic or tricarboxylic acid having up to 8 carbon atoms, or a zinc, aluminum or magnesium salt thereof.

Abstract: An improved process for the production of linear alternating polymer of carbon monoxide and at least one ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon comprises the contacting of the monomeric reactants under polymerization conditions in the presence of a reaction diluent and a catalyst composition formed from a palladium compound, the anion of a non-hydrohalogenic strong acid and a mixed tetraaryl diphosphine ligand, one of which diphosphines has an ortho alkoxy substituent on each aryl moiety and one of which is free from alkoxy substitution in ortho positions. The process is characterized by a relatively high degree of catalyst activity and a low degree of reactor fouling.

Abstract: An improved process for the production of linear alternating polymers of carbon monoxide and at least one ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon in the presence of a catalyst composition formed from a palladium salt, an anion of a non-hydrohalogenic strong acid and a bidentate ligand of phosphorous comprises the addition to the reaction mixture of particulate solid matter of defined physical characteristics.

Abstract: In the process of producing linear alternating polymer of carbon monoxide and at least one ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon in the presence of a catalyst composition formed from a palladium compound, a bidentate ligand of phosphorus and a non-hydrohalogenic acid having a pKa below 2, lessened reactor fouling is encountered when the amount of acid initially provided is limited with additional acid being provided when polymerization has reached a certain minimum level.

Abstract: Linear alternating polymers of carbon monoxide and at least one ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon are produced in a continous flow reactor under conditions that result in a bulk density greater than 0.2 g/ml. The polymers are produced by polymerizing carbon monoxide and one or more olefinically unsaturated compounds in a continuous flow reactor in the presence of a palladium catalyst composition, the polymerization occuring in a liquid diluent in which the polymer product is almost or entirely insoluble, and by maintaining the polymerization at steady state wherein the ratio of the quantity of the polymer product formed per hour to the quantity of the polymer product in the reactor is less than 0.2.

Abstract: Polymers of relatively high bulk density are produced at a satisfactory rate by polymerization carried out as a gas phase polymerization, in which the monomers are contacted with the catalyst composition in the substantial absence of a liquid non-polymerizable diluent. Comparison of polymerization in liquid phase and in gas phase polymerization shows that when for both polymerizations the temperature is lowered to achieve the same increase in molecular weight, the gas phase polymerization shows a considerably smaller loss of reaction rate and bulk density. It has further been found that when polymers of the same molecular weights are prepared in both gas phase and liquid phase polymerizations, the rate at which the polymers are produced is higher in the case of the gas phase polymerizations, and, in addition, the gas phase prepared polymers have higher bulk densities.