Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of providing a renewable cracker feed obtainable by fractionating an isomeric hydrocarbon composition having an i-paraffins content of 85.0 wt.-% or more and a carbon range in a range of from 20 to 32 into at least a lower-boiling fraction and a higher-boiling fraction, and providing at least part of the lower-boiling fraction or at least part of the higher-boiling fraction as the renewable cracker feed; thermally cracking the renewable cracker feed in a thermal cracking furnace, optionally together with co-feed(s) and/or additive(s); and subjecting an effluent of the thermal cracking furnace to a separation treatment to provide at least a light olefin(s) fraction. A polymer composition obtainable by use of olefin(s) in the light olefin(s) fraction is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to thermal cracking a renewable stabilized naphtha-range hydrocarbon feed and a cracking effluent. A method includes providing a renewable stabilized naphtha-range hydrocarbon feed; thermally cracking the renewable stabilized naphtha-range hydrocarbon feed in a thermal cracking furnace, optionally together with co-feed(s) and/or additive(s); and subjecting the effluent of the thermal cracking furnace to a separation treatment to provide at least a light olefin(s) fraction.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for upgrading liquefied waste plastic, wherein the method includes a step of providing a liquefied waste plastic feed, a step of thermally cracking the liquefied waste plastic feed in a thermal cracking reactor, and a step of separating at least a fraction including ethylene from the effluent of the thermal cracking reactor, wherein the liquefied waste plastic feed has a content ratio of i-olefins to n-olefins of 3.0 or less. The disclosure also provides a liquefied waste plastic feed for thermal cracking.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer composition comprising (A) from 60 to 90 wt % of a non-elastomeric polyethylene; (B) from 9.0 to 38 wt % of an elastomer; wherein onto component (A) or components (A) and (B) an acid grafting agent (C) has been grafted in an amount of from 0.01 to 3.0 wt %, all based on the total weight of the polymer composition, and wherein the polymer composition has two distinct peaks and a valley between said peaks in the GPC curve and a Z value, determined from the areas below the two peaks of the GPC curve, of at least ?0.3, wherein the Z-value is determined according to formula (I) Z=s/Abs(B?A) (I) wherein Abs(B?A) is the absolute value of (B?A); A=the area, between the tangent parallel to the MW axis going through log M (Min) and the LS15 signal, from log M of 5.1 to log M value where the LS signal is minimum log M (Min), in the log M range between 5.

Abstract: A method of processing liquefied waste plastic (LWP) includes hydrotreating a stream of liquified waste plastic (LWP) in a presence of hydrogen and a catalyst in a first hydrotreatment step in specified first (e.g., mild) hydrotreatment conditions, to form a stream of hydrotreated LWP, in a reactor system including at least one reactor each containing at least one catalyst bed; and blending the stream of hydrotreated LWP with a stream including hydrocarbons to form a mixed stream of hydrotreated LWP and hydrocarbons, and to provide a purified hydrocarbon product.

Abstract: A wellbore system includes an upper body, a lower body, removably coupled to the upper body, and a passage extending through both the upper body and the lower body, the passage being aligned and extending through an interface between the upper body and the lower body. The wellbore system also includes a latch piston, confined to the lower body, the latch piston being moveable responsive to an applied pressure via the passage. The wellbore system further includes a latch piston retaining ring, confined to the lower body.

Abstract: Thermal cracking of a feed that contains propane and molecular hydrogen is disclosed. Also, a thermal cracking feed and a thermal cracking effluent are provided.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for the preparation of a multimodal high density polyethylene (HDPE) having a melt flow rate (MFR2) of 0.1 to 4.0 g/10 min, said process comprising: (i) polymerising ethylene in a first polymerisation stage in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst to prepare a first ethylene homopolymer having a MFR2 from 10 to 500 g/10 min; (ii) polymerising ethylene in a second polymerisation stage in the presence of said catalyst and said first ethylene homopolymer to prepare an ethylene homopolymer mixture comprising said first ethylene homopolymer and a second ethylene homopolymer, said mixture having a MFR2 from 50 to 1000 g/10 min; and (iii) polymerising ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin comonomer in a third polymerisation stage in the presence of said catalyst and said ethylene homopolymer mixture to prepare said multimodal HDPE.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for manufacturing bio-based hydrocarbons, such as bio-propylene and optionally bio-gasoline, and to a bio-propylene composition, a bio-gasoline component and to a method of producing a (co)polymer composition. The process can include hydrotreating an oxygen-containing bio-based feedstock, followed by gas-liquid separation and optionally fractionation, to provide a hydrotreated bio-based hydrocarbon feed containing less than 1 wt.-% of gaseous compounds (NTP), providing a catalytic cracking feed containing the hydrotreated bio-based hydrocarbon feed; catalytically cracking the catalytic cracking feed in a catalytic cracking reactor at a temperature of at least 450° C. using a moving solid catalyst to obtain a cracking effluent; and recovering from the cracking effluent a fraction rich in bio-propylene.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for producing a cracking product fraction including propylene, C4 olefins, or both. In the method, a catalytic cracking feedstock containing a hydrocarbon feed including at least 5 wt-% isoparaffins is subjected to catalytic cracking in a catalytic cracking reactor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an adhesive polyethylene composition comprising (A) from 60 to 90 wt % of a non-elastomeric polyethylene; (B) from 9.0 to 38 wt % of an ethylene based elastomer being a copolymer of ethylene and alpha-olefin comonomer units having from 4 to 12 carbon atoms; wherein onto component (A) or components (A) and (B) an acid grafting agent (C) has been grafted in an amount of from 0.01 to 3.0 wt %, all based on the total weight of the adhesive polyethylene composition, a multi-layer structure comprising said adhesive polyethylene composition and the use of said adhesive polyethylene composition for the production of a multi-layer structure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an adhesive polyethylene composition comprising (A) from 60 to 90 wt % of a non-elastomeric polyethylene being a terpolymer of ethylene with two different alpha-olefin comonomer units selected from alpha-olefins having from 4 to 12 carbon atoms; (B) from 9.0 to 38 wt % of an elastomer; wherein onto component (A) or components (A) and (B) an acid grafting agent (C) has been grafted in an amount of from 0.01 to 3.0 wt %, all based on the total weight of the adhesive polyethylene composition, a multi-layer structure comprising said adhesive polyethylene composition and the use of said adhesive polyethylene composition for the production of a multi-layer structure.

Abstract: A multimodal polyethylene composition having a lower molecular weight (LMW) ethylene homo or copolymer component (A) and a higher molecular weight ethylene copolymer component (B); wherein the LMW component comprises two fractions (ai) and (aii); wherein the polymer composition has a density of 930 kg/m3 or more (ISO1183), such as 938 to 955 kg/m3, an MFR2 (ISO1133 at 190° C. and 2.16 kg load) in the range of 0.05 to 10 g/10 min, a flex modulus of up to 800 MPa (ISO 178:2010), such as 300 to 800 MPa (ISO 178:2010) and a taber abrasion resistance of 8.0 to 13.0 mg/1000 cycle (ASTM D 4060: 2014).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multimodal polymer of ethylene, to the use of the multimodal polymer of ethylene in film applications and to a film comprising the multimodal polymer of ethylene of the invention.

Abstract: A wellbore system includes an upper body, a lower body, removably coupled to the upper body, and a passage extending through both the upper body and the lower body, the passage being aligned and extending through an interface between the upper body and the lower body. The wellbore system also includes a latch piston, confined to the lower body, the latch piston being moveable responsive to an applied pressure via the passage. The wellbore system further includes a latch piston retaining ring, confined to the lower body.

Abstract: A foamable composition for injecting in a region of a ship, for example to prevent and/or reduce water ingress and/or progressive flooding in the ship so as to improve damage stability of the ship, is foamable to form a foam and is dissolvable in a removal composition. The provision of a foam, which can be dissolved by application of a removal composition, e.g., a solvent, may improve ease of removal of the foam, and therefore may reduce the cost and/or speed of reinstatement of the ship. The present invention also relates to a method of improving damage stability of a ship, the method comprising identifying one or more regions of the ship where injection of a material may lead to increase in ship stability, the material being impermeable to water and/or being capable of preventing migration of water.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a multimodal polyethylene copolymer comprising a first and a second copolymer of ethylene and at least two alpha-olefin comonomers. Such multimodal copolymers are highly suitable for conversion processes that require a high Draw Down Ratio, like the production of thin films. Such multimodal polyethylene copolymers provide a good impact strength in the sense of a high Dart drop impact strength (DDI) and good isotropy of the films produces thereof. The invention further presents final articles such as films made therefrom.

Abstract: Provided is a method for upgrading a bio-based material, the method including the steps of pre-treating bio-renewable oil(s) and/or fat(s) to provide a bio-based fresh feed material, hydrotreating the bio-based fresh feed material, followed by separation, to provide a bio-propane composition.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for upgrading liquefied waste plastics, the method including a step (A) of providing liquefied waste plastics (LWP) material, a step (B) including pre-treating the liquefied waste plastics material by contacting the liquefied waste plastics material with an aqueous medium having a pH of at least 7 at a temperature of 200° C. or more, followed by liquid-liquid separation, to produce a pre-treated liquefied waste plastics material, a step (C) including hydrotreating the pre-treated liquefied waste plastics material, optionally in combination with a co-feed, to obtain a hydrotreated material, and a step (D) of post-treating the hydrotreated material to obtain a steam cracker feed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or stereoisomers thereof of of formula I wherein X1 is linear or branched C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, —C1-6 alkyl C3-6 cycloalkyl, C6-10 aryl, 5-10 membered heteroaryl, C1-6 alkyl C6-10 aryl, C1-6 alkyl 5-10 membered heteroaryl, wherein X1 is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more of halogen, linear or branched C1-6 alkyl, linear or branched C1-6 heteroalkyl, CF3, CHF2, —O—CHF2, —O—(CH2)2—OMe, OCF3, C1-6 alkylamino, —CN, —N(H)C(O)—C1-6alkyl, —OC(O)—C1-6alkyl, —OC(O)—C1-4alkylamino, —C(O)O—C1-6alkyl, —COOH, —CHO, —C1-6alkylC(O)OH, —C1-6alkylC(O)O—C1-6alkyl, NH2, C1-6 alkoxy or C1-6 alkylhydroxy; X2 is hydrogen, C6-10 aryl, 5-10 membered heteroaryl, —O-(5-10 membered heteroaryl), 4-8 membered heterocycloalkyl, C1-4 alkyl 4-8 membered heterocycloalkyl, —O-(4-8 membered heterocycloalkyl), —O—C1-4 alkyl-(4-8 membered heterocycloalkyl), —OC(O)—C1-4alkyl-4-8 membered heterocycloalkyl or C6 aryloxy, wherein X2 is unsubstituted or substi