Abstract: Processes for making propylene-based copolymers having broad molecular weight distributions and broad comonomer distributions using a single tubular reactor. Processes for making a propylene-based copolymer can include introducing propylene and at least one other olefin comonomer to a tubular reactor to produce a propylene-based copolymer having a broad comonomer distribution, a Mw of about 10 kg/mol to about 2.000 kg/mol, and a MWD of about 2.0 to about 10.0. The tubular reactor can include one or more heat exchanger elements, preferably a spiral heat exchanger. Propylene-based copolymer compositions can include propylene derived units and at least one other comonomer derived units, wherein the copolymer compositions have a broad comonomer distribution, a Mw of about 10 kg/mol to about 2.000 kg/mol, and a MWD of about 2.0 to about 10.0. Such compositions can have broad orthogonal comonomer distributions.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process including introducing a feed to a catalyst and an activator to provide a solution in a continuous or semi-continuous reactor. The feed can include a solvent, and a first monomer that is propylene. The reactor can include polymerization conditions including a pressure of about 1 MPa to about 5 MPa and/or a temperature of about 60° C. to about 120° C. The solution can be circulated to form a biphasic product including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having a propylene based polymer having a polydispersity index of about 1.5 to about 15, and weight average molecular weight (Mw) of about 50,000 g/mol or greater, according to GPC-4D.