Abstract: The present invention is concerned with a screening assembly comprising a separating device connected to a conduit for an effluent stream comprising a polymer and a mixture of hydrocarbons, wherein the separating device is configured to separate the effluent stream into a polymer-rich stream and a polymer-lean vapor stream, wherein the first separation device comprises an inlet, a first outlet for withdrawing a polymer-rich stream, and a second outlet for withdrawing a polymer-lean vapor stream, a screening device connected to the separating device via a conduit for the polymer-lean vapor stream, wherein the screening device comprises a first inlet connected to the conduit for the polymer-lean vapor stream, a first outlet for withdrawing a cleaned vapor stream, a second outlet for withdrawing a polymer-comprising condensed vapor stream, and at least one second inlet for introducing a condensed vapor stream.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a polymerization process. The polymerization process comprises polymerizing an olefin monomer and a comonomer in the presence of a polymerization catalyst in a polymerization step conducted in a polymerization reactor in a solvent to produce a solution comprising a polymer of the olefin monomer and the comonomer. The polymerization process comprises withdrawing an exhaust stream of the solution from the polymerization reactor in a withdrawing step. The polymerization process comprises separating the exhaust stream to a first primary stream and a primary concentrated solution stream in a first primary separation step, wherein the first primary stream comprises hydrocarbons and polymer. The polymerization process comprises separating the first primary stream to a second primary stream and a third primary stream in a second primary separation step, wherein the second primary stream comprises dissolved polymer and the third primary stream comprises majority of the hydrocarbons.

Abstract: A solvent based recycling process for recycling waste polymer material, the waste polymer material comprising at least one polyolefin, the process comprising the steps of obtaining the waste polymer material comprising the at least one polyolefin; contacting the waste polymer material with at least one dissolving solvent yielding a slurry stream of polymer solution and undissolved solids; screening the slurry stream yielding the undissolved solids and a stream of the polymer solution; vapor-liquid separating the stream of the polymer solution into a polymer-lean vapor stream and a polymer-rich condensed stream; recovering the at least one polyolefin from the polymer-rich condensed stream; wherein the at least one dissolving solvent has a boiling point temperature at 1 bar of equal to or more than 70° C.

Abstract: The present invention is concerned with a screening assembly comprising a separating device connected to a conduit for an effluent stream comprising a polymer and a mixture of hydrocarbons, wherein the separating device is configured to separate the effluent stream into a polymer-rich stream and a polymer-lean vapor stream, wherein the first separation device comprises an inlet, a first outlet for withdrawing a polymer-rich stream, and a second outlet for withdrawing a polymer-lean vapor stream, a screening device connected to the separating device via a conduit for the polymer-lean vapor stream, wherein the screening device comprises a first inlet connected to the conduit for the polymer-lean vapor stream, a first outlet for withdrawing a cleaned vapor stream, a second outlet for withdrawing a polymer-comprising condensed vapor stream, and at least one second inlet for introducing a condensed vapor stream.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for feeding a polymerization catalyst into a polymerization reactor, said process comprising the steps of: (i) forming a catalyst slurry comprising oil and a solid catalyst component in a first catalyst preparation vessel; (ii) transferring the catalyst slurry from the first catalyst preparation vessel to a first catalyst feed vessel; (iii) maintaining the catalyst slurry in the first catalyst feed vessel in a homogeneous state; (iv) withdrawing a portion of the catalyst slurry from the first catalyst feed vessel, preferably continuously withdrawing the catalyst slurry from the first catalyst feed vessel, and introducing the withdrawn portion of the catalyst slurry into a polymerization reactor; wherein the oil has a dynamic viscosity of from 25 to 1500 mPa*s at the conditions within the first catalyst preparation vessel and the first catalyst feed vessel, wherein the catalyst slurry is transferred along a substantially vertical path downwards from the first catalyst

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a polymerization process, comprising —providing a first hydrocarbon stream comprising first olefin monomer, first comonomer and solvent in a first providing step, wherein solvent is obtained from a solvent source; combining the first hydrocarbon stream with hydrocarbons recycled from at least one downstream process step to a first combined hydrocarbon stream in a first combining step; —polymerizing the first olefin monomer and the first comonomer in the presence of a first polymerization catalyst in a first polymerization step in the solvent to produce a first solution comprising a first polymer of the first olefin monomer and the first comonomer; —withdrawing a first exhaust stream of the first solution in a first withdrawing step; —separating the first exhaust stream to a first primary hydrocarbon stream and a first concentrated solution stream in a first primary separation step; —recycling the first primary hydrocarbon stream to the first combining step in a first primary recyclin

Abstract: A feeding device for preparing a feed stream for a solution polymerization, comprising a feed vessel, the feed vessel comprising a top zone and a bottom zone; a feed outlet for withdrawing the feed stream, wherein the feed outlet is positioned at the bottom zone; a waste outlet for withdrawing a waste vapour stream, wherein the waste outlet is positioned at the top zone; a first heat exchanger positioned below the top zone; an absorber positioned below the first heat exchanger; a first inlet for introducing a fresh liquid stream into or on top of the absorber, wherein the first inlet is positioned at the absorber; a second inlet for introducing a recycle liquid stream, wherein the second inlet is positioned below the first inlet; and a third inlet for introducing a recycle vapour stream, wherein the third inlet is positioned below the second inlet and above the feed outlet.

Abstract: A process for screening polymer from a polymer-lean vapor stream, whereby the process comprises the steps of separating an effluent stream comprising the polymer and a first mixture of hydrocarbons into a polymer-rich stream and the polymer-lean vapor stream; spraying a condensed vapor composition comprising a second mixture of hydrocarbons into the polymer-lean vapor stream via a condensed vapor composition stream; screening a screened condensed vapor composition stream comprising the polymer and the condensed vapor composition from the polymer-lean vapor stream.

Abstract: The polymerization process comprises polymerizing an olefin monomer and a comonomer in the presence of a polymerization catalyst in a polymerization step conducted in a polymerization reactor in a solvent to produce a solution comprising a polymer of the olefin monomer and the comonomer. The polymerization process comprises withdrawing an exhaust stream of the solution from the polymerization reactor in a withdrawing step. The polymerization process comprises separating the exhaust stream to a first primary stream and a primary concentrated solution stream in a first primary separation step, wherein the first primary stream comprises hydrocarbons and polymer. The polymerization process comprises separating the first primary stream to a second primary stream and a third primary stream in a second primary separation step, wherein the second primary stream comprises dissolved polymer and the third primary stream comprises majority of the hydrocarbons.