Contains Organic Non-metal Containing B Or Si Material Patents (Class 526/125.3)
  • Patent number: 7989383
    Abstract: A catalyst composition for the polymerization of propylene comprising one or more Ziegler-Natta procatalyst compositions comprising one or more transition metal compounds and one or more esters of aromatic dicarboxylic acid internal electron donors; one or more aluminum containing cocatalysts; a selectivity control agent (SCA) comprising at least one silicon containing compound containing at least one C1-10 alkoxy group bonded to a silicon atom, and one or more activity limiting agent (ALA) compounds comprising one or more aliphatic or cycloaliphatic carboxylic acids; alkyl-, cycloalkyl- or alkyl(poly)(oxyalkyl)-(poly)ester derivatives thereof; or inertly substituted derivatives of the foregoing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Linfeng Chen, Richard E. Campbell, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7985815
    Abstract: A polymer comprising a first repeat unit comprising ArhX2 wherein ArhX2 comprises a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group and each X is the same or different and independently comprises a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl group and a second repeat unit that is adjacent to the first repeat unit wherein each X that is part of a main body of the polymer backbone is directly conjugated to the second repeat unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Cambridge Display Technology Limited
    Inventors: Richard O'Dell, Carl Towns, Mary McKiernan
  • Patent number: 7977435
    Abstract: Provided are a propylene polymer compositions comprising a propylene copolymer and a propylene homopolymer polymerized in the presence of the propylene copolymer. The propylene polymer compositions exhibit properties such as broad molecular weight distribution, low crystallinity, high solubles and superior crystallization kinetics and are useful in fast cycle-time processing methods such as injection molding, sheet extrusion, thermoforming, and oriented film fabrication. Also provided is a process for preparing the propylene polymer compositions in the presence of a catalyst and at least two electron donors using sequential or parallel polymerization reaction zones. Finally, articles made from the propylene polymer composition are provided, particularly articles requiring high stiffness, high heat deflection temperature, good fatigue resistance and low temperature impact resistance such as appliance parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Inventors: Chon-Yie Lin, Stephen Francis Broadbent
  • Publication number: 20110136981
    Abstract: The present invention relates to butene-1 copolymers containing up to 40% by mol of ethylene and/or propylene derived units characterized by the following properties: d) Product of the reactivity ratios r1·r2?2; e) Content of butene-1 units in form of isotactic pentads (mmmm)>98%; and f) absence of 4,1 insertions of butene units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.P.A.
    Inventors: Giampiero Morini, Fabrizio Piemontesi, Gianni Vitale, Daniele Bigiavi, Anteo Pelliconi, Enea Garagnani, Pietro Baita
  • Patent number: 7951883
    Abstract: Disclosed is a multimodal, high density, homopolyethylene barrier resin. The resin is preferably made by a multistage process. The process comprises a first stage in which ethylene is homopolymerized in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst, organoaluminum cocatalyst, alkoxysilane modifier, and hydrogen. The reaction mixture from the first stage is devolatilized to remove all or substantially all of the hydrogen. The polymerization continues in a second stage wherein ethylene is added to the devolatilized reaction mixture to produce the barrier resin. The barrier resin provides films with improved barrier properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Equistar Chemicals, LP
    Inventors: Sameer D. Mehta, Harilaos Mavridis, Jeffrey C. Haley, Philip J. Garrison, Jeffrey S. Borke
  • Patent number: 7939460
    Abstract: A production process is provided for an olefin polymerization catalyst component precursor, including the steps of (I) adding an organomagnesium compound to a solution containing a solvent, a Si—O bond-containing silicon compound, and a defined titanium compound, under agitation, and continuing the agitation until a magnesium concentration in a liquid phase of a reaction mixture decreases to 9 ppm by weight or lower, and (II) solid-liquid separating the reaction mixture. A production process is also provided for an olefin polymerization catalyst component using the above precursor. Further, producing process is provided for an olefin polymerization catalyst using the above catalyst component. Still further, a production process is provided for an olefin polymer using the above catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Wataru Hirahata, Shinya Nakahara
  • Patent number: 7893003
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a Ziegler-Natta catalyst composition comprising a procatalyst, a cocatalyst and a mixed external electron donor comprising a first selectivity control agent, a second selectivity control agent, and an activity limiting agent. A polymerization process incorporating the present catalyst composition produces a high-stiffness propylene-based polymer with a melt flow rate greater than about 50 g/10 min. The polymerization process occurs in a single reactor, utilizing standard hydrogen concentration with no visbreaking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Linfeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20110034650
    Abstract: The invention relates to a catalyst system comprising I. a solid reaction product obtained by reaction of: (a) a hydrocarbon solution comprising (1) an organic oxygen containing magnesium compound or a halogen containing magnesium compound and (2) an organic oxygen containing titanium compound and (b) a mixture comprising a metal compound having the formula MeRnX3-n wherein X is a halogenide, Me is a metal of Group III of Mendeleev's Periodic System of Chemical Elements, R is a hydrocarbon radical containing 1-10 carbon atoms and 0?n?3 and a silicon compound of formula RmSiCl4-m wherein 0?m?2 and R is a hydrocarbon radical containing 1-10 carbon atoms wherein the molar ratio of metal from (b): titanium from (a) is lower then 1:1 and II. an organoaluminium compound having the formula AlR3 in which R is a hydrocarbon radical containing 1-10 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Nicolaas Hendrika Friederichs, Raymond Gerlofsma
  • Patent number: 7884164
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst system for olefin polymerization and a method for olefin polymerization using the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a Ziegler-Natta catalyst system for olefin polymerization comprising a transition metal compound as a main catalyst component, an organic metal compound as a cocatalyst component, and a cyclic organosilane compound, trioxasilocane as an external electron donor, and a method for olefin polymerization using the same. According to the present invention, a polyolefin having improved various properties such as polymerization activity, melt-flow ability, isotacticity, molecular weight distribution and apparent density can be produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nan-Young Lee, Churl-Young Park, Dong-Ryul Im, Jin-Woo Lee, Ro-Mi Lee
  • Patent number: 7858716
    Abstract: Disclosed is a production method of polypropylene having high MFR value and excellent product qualities with high productivity. The method enables to produce a propylene polymer by a gas phase process where the reaction heat is removed mainly by the heat of vaporization of liquefied propylene. The method is characterized by using a solid catalyst component (A) which is prepared by contacting components (A1), (A2) and (A3) shown below. Further disclosed are: a propylene polymer produced by the method; a propylene polymer composition; and a molded body of the composition. Component (A1): a solid component containing titanium, magnesium and a halogen as essential components. Component (A2): a vinyl silane compound. Component (A3): an organosilicon compound having an alkoxy group (A3a) and/or a compound having at least two ether bonds (A3b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Japan Polypropylene Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Kobayashi, Takanori Nakashima, Yuusuke Yamada, Iku Kouzai, Youichi Maeda, Kouji Nakayama, Keiji Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20100324240
    Abstract: The present invention relates to catalysts systems for the polymerization of ethylene and its mixtures with olefins CH2?CHR wherein R is an alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl radical having 1-12 carbon atoms, comprising (A) a solid catalyst component comprising Ti, Mg, halogen, and optionally an electron donor compound in a donor/Ti molar ratio lower than 3, (B) an aluminum alkyl compound and (C) a silicon compound of formula Xm,R1nSi(OR2)4-(m+n)in which X is bromine or fluoride or a halogen containing hydrocarbon group, R1 is a C1-C10 aliphatic or alicyclic group, R2 is C1-C10 alkyl group, m is an integer ranging from 1 to 3, n is 0 or 1 provided that the sum m+n is not higher than 3. The catalyst of the invention is suitably used in (co)polymerization processes of ethylene to prepare (copolymers having narrow Molecular Weight Distribution (MWD) and high activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: Basell Polyolefine Italia s.r.l
    Inventors: Masaki Fushimi, Martin Schneider, Giampiero Morini
  • Patent number: 7851578
    Abstract: It has been discovered that using n-butylmethyldimethoxysilane (BMDS) as an external electron donor for succinate-containing Ziegler-Natta catalysts can provide a catalyst system that may prepare polypropylene films with improved properties. The catalyst systems of the invention provide for controlled chain defects/defect distribution and thus a regulated microtacticity along with broadened molecular weight distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Fina Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Blackmon, Joseph L. Thorman, Shabbir Ahmedbhai Malbari, Michael Wallace
  • Publication number: 20100292420
    Abstract: The present invention relates to catalysts for the polymerization of ethylene and its mixtures with olefins CH2?CHR, wherein R is an alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl radical having 1-12 carbon atoms, comprising (A) a solid catalyst component comprising Ti, Mg, halogen, and optionally an electron donor compound in a donor/Ti molar ratio lower than 3, (B) an aluminum alkyl compound and (C) a silicon compound of formula RmSi(OEt)n in which R is C1-C20 alkyl group, m is an integer ranging from 1 to 3, n is (4-m) with the proviso that when R is equal to, or higher than, C3 m is 1 or 2. The catalyst of the invention is suitably used in (co)polymerization processes of ethylene to prepare (co)polymers having narrow Molecular Weight Distribution (MWD) and high activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: Basell Poliolefine Italia s.r.l.
    Inventors: Masaki Fushimi, Martin Schneider, Giampiero Morini
  • Publication number: 20100249330
    Abstract: Process for the production of propylene polymers having a Melt Flow rate (230° C., 2.16 Kg) higher than 30 g/10? and preferably higher than 50 g/10? and also characterized by having broad molecular weight distribution (MWD) carried out in the presence of a catalyst system comprising (a) a solid catalyst component containing Mg, Ti, halogen and an electron donor compound selected from succinates; (b) an alkylaluminum cocatalyst; and (c) a silicon compound of formula R1Si(OR)3 in which R1 is a branched alkyl and R is, independently, a C1-C10 alkyl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: Basell Poliolefine Italia s.r.l.
    Inventors: Paola Massari, Marco Ciarafoni, Ofelia Fusco, Hirofumi Murakami, Takeshi Nakajima, Shintaro Takemiya
  • Patent number: 7781363
    Abstract: A catalyst composition for the polymerization of propylene comprising one or more Ziegler-Natta procatalyst compositions comprising one or more transition metal compounds and one or more esters of aromatic dicarboxylic acid internal electron donors; one or more aluminum containing cocatalysts; a selectivity control agent (SCA) comprising at least one silicon containing compound containing at least one C1-10 alkoxy group bonded to a silicon atom, and one or more activity limiting agent (ALA) compounds comprising one or more aliphatic or cycloaliphatic carboxylic acids; alkyl-, cycloalkyl- or alkyl(poly)(oxyalkyl)-(poly)ester derivatives thereof; or inertly substituted derivatives of the foregoing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Linfeng Chen, Richard E. Campbell, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20100130707
    Abstract: Provided are a catalyst for polymerization of propylene and a method for polymerization of propylene using the same. Specifically, provided are a catalyst for propylene polymerization which comprises titanium tetrachloride, an internal electron donor, and dialkoxy magnesium particles, as a carrier, obtained from the reaction of a halogen compound or nitrogen-halogen compound as a reaction initiator, metal magnesium and an alcohol, and a method for propylene polymerization using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eun-Il Kim, Young-Joo Lee, Hoe-Chul Jung, Joon-Ryeo Park
  • Patent number: 7718565
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a solid catalyst for ethylene polymerization and/or copolymerization. More specifically, the present invention relates to a solid titanium catalyst supported in a magnesium support which has an extremely high catalytic activity, advantageous catalyst shape and a simple preparation process, capable of producing a polymer with a high bulk density, a narrow and uniform particle size distribution and a broad molecular weight distribution, and a method for preparation of the same. A silicon-containing magnesium compound is prepared by reacting an electron donor such as a silicon compound containing an alkoxy group of Formula 1, a silicon compound containing an alkoxy group of Formula 2, or a mixture thereof in a magnesium compound solution, and reacted with a titanium compound to obtain the solid catalyst of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Korea Petrochemical Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kap-Ku Kang, Byung-Ju Park, Jae-Kwon Jang, Young-Tae Jeong
  • Patent number: 7704910
    Abstract: A catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising (A) a solid catalyst component prepared by causing (a) a magnesium compound, (b) a tetravalent titanium halide compound, and (c) an electron donor compound to come in contact with each other, (B) an organoaluminum compound of the general formula R1pAlQ3-p, and (C) an oligomer of an organosilicon compound of the following chemical formula; R4—(R2R3SiO)m—R5 can produce olefin polymers having higher stereoregularity and a broader molecular weight distribution in a higher yield than conventional catalysts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Toho Titanium Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motoki Hosaka, Takefumi Yano, Hiroyuki Kono
  • Patent number: 7687426
    Abstract: A catalyst composition for the polymerization of propylene comprising one or more Ziegler-Natta procatalyst compositions comprising one or more transition metal compounds and one or more monoesters of aromatic carboxylic acid internal electron donors; one or more aluminum containing cocatalyst; and a mixture of two or more different selectivity control agents, said SCA mixture comprising from 70 to 98 mol percent of one or more esters of one or more aromatic monocarboxylic acids or substituted derivatives thereof, and from 30 to 2 mol percent of one or more alkoxysilane compounds containing one or more 5- or 6-membered cyclic groups optionally containing one or more Group 14, 15 or 16 heteroatoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery S. Bradley, Linfeng Chen, William G. Sheard, Michael P. Zummallen
  • Patent number: 7678867
    Abstract: A process for preparing a broad molecular weight polyethylene carried out in the presence of a catalyst system comprising (i) a solid catalyst component comprising Mg, Ti, halogen, and optionally an internal electron donor compound, and (ii) an Al-alkyl cocatalyst said process comprising at least two step of polymerization (a) and (b), in which: in a first step (a) ethylene is polymerized in the presence of a molecular weight regulator in order to produce a ethylene (co)polymer, and in a further step (b), which is carried out in the presence of an external electron donor compound added to this polymerization step as a fresh reactant, ethylene is copolymerized with an alpha olefin of formula CH2?CHR, in which R is a C1-C20 hydrocarbon group, to produce an ethylene copolymer having a molecular weight higher than that of the copolymer produced in step (b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Pietro Baita, Massimo Covezzi, Gabriele Mei, Giampiero Morini, Joachim T. M. Pater
  • Patent number: 7678868
    Abstract: A catalyst composition for the polymerization of propylene comprising one or more Ziegler-Natta procatalyst compositions comprising one or more transition metal compounds and one or more esters of aromatic dicarboxylic acid internal electron donors; one or more aluminum containing cocatalysts; a selectivity control agent (SCA) comprising at least one silicon containing compound containing at least one C1-10 alkoxy group bonded to a silicon atom, and one or more activity limiting agent (ALA) compounds comprising one or more aliphatic or cycloaliphatic carboxylic acids; alkyl-, cycloalkyl- or alkyl(poly)(oxyalkyl)-(poly)ester derivatives thereof; or inertly substituted derivatives of the foregoing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Linfeng Chen, Richard E. Campbell, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7662901
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a high melt flow rate high crystallinity polypropylene homopolymer. The present invention likewise describes a bulk polymerization process using a Ziegler-Natta catalyst to produce the high melt flow rate high crystallinity polypropylene homopolymer according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Sunoco Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig C. Meverden, Sehyun Kim
  • Patent number: 7619048
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a propylene polymer using an alkoxysilane compound comprising a trialkylsilyl group in its molecular structure, specifically a method for easily producing an isotactic propylene polymer with dramatically improved melt flowability, owing to the improved reactivity of hydrogen that is provided as a molecular weight regulator, by specifically using an alkoxysilane compound comprising a trialkylsilyl group in the molecular structure thereof as an external electron donor in propylene polymerization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Total Petrochemicals Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon-Ryeo Park, Ho-Sik Chang, Young-Joo Lee, Jin-Kyu Ahn
  • Patent number: 7619049
    Abstract: Cyclic organosilicon compounds that may be employed as an electron donor for polymerization catalyst systems, polymerization catalyst systems employing the cyclic organosilicon compounds as an electron donor, methods of making the polymerization catalyst systems, and polymerization processes to produce polyolefin are disclosed. The organosilicon compounds, which are useful as electron donors in polymerization catalyst systems for the production of polyolefins, are represented by the following formula: wherein Q1 and Q2 may be identical or different and are each hetero-atoms selected from the group consisting of N, O, S, Si, B, and P, with the proviso that Q1 and Q2 cannot both be N or both be O. R1 and R2 may be identical or different and are each hydrocarbon-based substituents to Q1 and Q2, respectively. The subscripts m and n are independently 0 to 3. R3 is an aliphatic, alicyclic or aromatic group. R4 is a hydrocarbon group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A.
    Inventors: Yiqun Fang, Honglan Lu
  • Patent number: 7618913
    Abstract: A high activity magnesium-based supported catalyst component useful in a catalyst system for the compolymerization of ethylene and alpha-olefin and a process for preparing the catalyst component is described. In the process, alkoxysilane ester is contacted with a halogen-substituted silane to form an organic silicon complex. Optionally, the organic silicon complex is contacted with an aminosilane compound to form an organic silicon complex containing nitrogen. The organic silicon complex containing nitrogen or the organic silicon complex is contacted with a transition metal compound to form an organic silicon complex containing transition metal. The organic silicon complex containing transition metal is then contacted with a substituted aromatic ring nitrogen compound to form a fourth reaction complex, which is then contacted with a magnesium-based composite support that has been prepared in situ by reacting metallic magnesium with an alkyl or aromatic halide to form the catalyst component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A.
    Inventors: Guangxue Xu, Honglan Lu, Chih-Jian Chen
  • Publication number: 20090281259
    Abstract: The present invention provides a catalyst for propylene polymerization and a method for propylene polymerization using the same, specifically, a catalyst for propylene polymerization, which is prepared by reacting dialkoxy magnesium with titanium halide compound or silane halide compound and internal electron donor in the presence of an organic solvent, and a method for propylene polymerization which can produce polypropylene having 99% or more of iso-tacticity index, by mixing and reacting said catalyst, alkyl aluminum, external electron donor and propylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: SAMSUNG TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon-Ryeo Park, Ho-Sik Chang, Jin-Kyu Ahn, Sang-Yeol Kim
  • Patent number: 7605215
    Abstract: A process for producing an olefin copolymerization catalyst, comprising the step of contacting, with one another, (A) a solid catalyst component containing a titanium atom, a magnesium atom and a halogen atom, (B) an organoaluminum compound and/or organoaluminumoxy compound, and (C) a nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic compound, whose one or more carbon atoms adjacent to its nitrogen atom are linked to an electron-donating group, or a group containing an electron-donating group; and a process for producing an olefin copolymer using the an olefin copolymerization catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shinya Nakahara, Shin-ichi Kumamoto
  • Publication number: 20090259006
    Abstract: Disclosed is a production method of polypropylene having high MFR value and excellent product qualities with high productivity. The method enables to produce a propylene polymer by a gas phase process where the reaction heat is removed mainly by the heat of vaporization of liquefied propylene. The method is characterized by using a solid catalyst component (A) which is prepared by contacting components (A1), (A2) and (A3) shown below. Further disclosed are: a propylene polymer produced by the method; a propylene polymer composition; and a molded body of the composition. Component (A1): a solid component containing titanium, magnesium and a halogen as essential components. Component (A2): a vinyl silane compound. Component (A3): an organosilicon compound having an alkoxy group (A3a) and/or a compound having at least two ether bonds (A3b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: JAPAN POLYPROPYLENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Kobayashi, Takanori Nakashima, Yuusuke Yamada, Iku Kouzai, Youichi Maeda, Kouji Nakayama, Keiji Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20090253873
    Abstract: A catalyst for polymerization of olefins and a process for producing an olefin polymer or copolymer are disclosed. The catalyst comprises (a) a solid catalyst component obtained by causing an organosilicon compound (b) represented by the formula, [CH2?CH—(CH2)n]qSiR34-q, and an organoaluminum compound to come in contact with a solid component comprising magnesium, titanium, halogen, and an electron donor compound, or a solid catalyst component obtained by causing a magnesium compound, two types of titanium compounds, an electron donor compound, and an organosilicon compound to come in contact with each other, and (B) an organoaluminum compound. The process for producing an olefin polymer or copolymer comprises polymerizing olefins in the presence of the catalyst. The catalyst has a high catalytic activity, exhibits excellent hydrogen response, and can produce polymers with high stereoregularity and a broad molecular weight distribution at a high yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: TOHO CATALYST CO., LTD
    Inventors: Motoki Hosaka, Maki Sato
  • Publication number: 20090253874
    Abstract: A solid catalyst component for polymerization of olefins, a catalyst for polymerization of olefins, and a method for producing an olefin polymer are provided. The solid catalyst component (A) is obtained by causing a solid component (a) containing magnesium, titanium, and a halogen atom to come in contact with an organosilicon compound (b) shown by the formula, [CH2=CH—(CH2)n]qSiR14-q. A catalyst for polymerization of olefins (B) is formed from an organoaluminum compound shown by the formula R2rAlQ3-r. A process for producing an olefin polymer comprises polymerizing olefins in the presence of the catalyst. By using the catalyst, a polymer which has high catalyst activity and stereoregularity and is excellent in maintaining activity can be obtained in a high yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Motoki Hosaka, Hiroyuki Kono
  • Publication number: 20090182103
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for polymerization and copolymerization of olefin characterized by polymerizing or copolymerizing olefins in the presence of: (A) a prepolymerized catalyst obtained by prepolymerizing olefins in the presence of (a) a solid complex titanium catalyst prepared by the following steps, (b) an aluminum alkyl and halogenated aluminum, and (c) an electron donor, wherein the steps comprises: (i) preparing a magnesium compound solution by dissolving a magnesium halide compound into an oxygen-containing solvent mixture of a cyclic ether and one or more alcohols; (ii) preparing a carrier by firstly reacting the resulted magnesium compound solution with a titanium halide compound at ?10-30° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: SAMSUNG TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Ho-Sik Chang, Chung-Byun Yang
  • Publication number: 20090171044
    Abstract: Disclosed are catalyst systems and methods of making the catalyst systems/supports for the polymerization of an olefin containing a solid titanium catalyst component having a substantially spherical shape and containing an internal electron donor, a support made by contacting substantially equal molar amounts of a magnesium compound and an epoxy compound in the presence of an aprotic solvent and subsequent treatment with a halogenating agent to provide a magnesium based catalyst support. The catalyst system can further contain an organoaluminum compound and an organosilicon compound. Also disclosed are methods of polymerizing or copolymerizing an alpha-olefin. The methods involve contacting an olefin with a catalyst system containing the solid titanium catalyst component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: BASF CATALYSTS LLC
    Inventor: Michael D. Spencer
  • Patent number: 7531607
    Abstract: A process for producing at least two different propylene polymer grades, in which process the isotacticity of the polymer is changed while keeping the melt flow rate of the polymer at a predetermined level during a transition of production from a first polymer grade to a second. The process is carried out in a polymerization arrangement comprising at least one polymerization reactor, where propylene is polymerized, optionally with comonomers, under polymerization conditions in the presence of hydrogen as a molecular weight controlling agent and a Ziegler-Natta catalyst system. The catalyst system comprises a catalyst component and an external donor. During a transition of production from the first polymer grade to the second, the external donor is changed, but the hydrogen feed is kept at a predetermined level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Borealis Technology Oy
    Inventor: Torvald Vestberg
  • Patent number: 7491670
    Abstract: A catalyst composition for the polymerization of propylene comprising one or more Ziegler-Natta procatalyst compositions comprising one or more transition metal compounds and one or more esters of aromatic dicarboxylic acid internal electron donors; one or more aluminum containing cocatalysts; a selectivity control agent (SCA) comprising at least one silicon containing compound containing at least one C1-10 alkoxy group bonded to a silicon atom, and one or more activity limiting agent (ALA) compounds comprising one or more aliphatic or cycloaliphatic carboxylic acids; alkyl-, cycloalkyl- or alkyl(poly)(oxyalkyl)-(poly)ester derivatives thereof; or inertly substituted derivatives of the foregoing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Linfeng Chen, Richard E. Campbell, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7470764
    Abstract: It has been discovered that using n-butylmethyldimethoxysilane (BMDS) as an external electron donor for Ziegler-Natta catalysts can provide a catalyst system that may prepare polypropylene films with improved properties. The catalyst systems of the invention provide for controlled chain defects/defect distribution and thus a regulated microtacticity. Consequently, the curve of storage modulus (G?) v. temperature is shifted such that the film achieves the same storage modulus at a lower temperature enabling faster throughput of polypropylene film through a high-speed tenter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Fina Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Paul Blackmon, David J. Rauscher, Michael Ray Wallace
  • Patent number: 7465776
    Abstract: High melt flow rate high crystallinity polypropylene homopolymer are produced in a bulk polymerization process using a Ziegler-Natta catalyst containing a combination of two internal electron donors and selected external donors. The high melt flow rate, high crystallinity polypropylene homopolymers produced according to the current invention display improved flexural modulus and tensile yield stress when nucleated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Sunoco, Inc. (R&M)
    Inventors: Craig Meverden, Andrew Schnitgen, Sehyun Kim
  • Publication number: 20080293898
    Abstract: Disclosed is a catalyst for olefin polymerization, comprising: Component [A]: a prepolymer obtained by olefin prepolymerization on solid titanium catalyst component having an average particle size of 25 to 70 ?m produced by contacting of a solid component (i) having an average particle size of 26 to 75 ?m, containing magnesium, titanium, halogen, and an electron donor (c3), and being free from detachment of titanium by washing with hexane at 25° C., a polar compound (ii) having a dipole moment of 0.50 to 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Masashi Higuchi, Shuji Matsumura, Yoshio Sasaki, Kiyomi Morita, Satoshi Hashizume
  • Patent number: 7452947
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of a silicon containing transition metal compound that includes the steps of (a) non-hydrolytic sol-gel condensation of a silane of formula LxSiQn wherein L is a ?-bonded ligand, Q is an anionic ligand, and x+n=4 with a halogenated silane (or siloxane) and an alkoxysilane, (b) optionally alkylation, (c) deprotonation and (d) addition of a transition metal compound. The process allows for the preparation of transition metal compounds which may suitably be used with cocatalysts for the polymerization of olefins, in particular for such processes carried out in the gas phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: BP Chemicals Limited
    Inventors: Henri Cramail, Alain Deffieux, Cedric Dever, Sergio Mastroianni
  • Patent number: 7393806
    Abstract: A catalyst composition for the polymerization of propylene comprising one or more Ziegler-Natta procatalyst compositions comprising one or more transition metal compounds and one or more monoesters of aromatic carboxylic acid internal electron donors; one or more aluminum containing cocatalyst; and a mixture of two or more different selectivity control agents, said SCA mixture comprising from 70 to 98 mol percent of one or more esters of one or more aromatic monocarboxylic acids or substituted derivatives thereof, and from 30 to 2 mol percent of one or more alkoxysilane compounds containing one or more 5- or 6-membered cyclic groups optionally containing one or more Group 14, 15 or 16 heteroatoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery S. Bradley, Linfeng Chen, William G. Sheard, Michael P. Zummallen
  • Patent number: 7381779
    Abstract: A catalyst composition for the polymerization of propylene comprising one or more Ziegler-Natta procatalyst compositions comprising one or more transition metal compounds and one or more esters of aromatic dicarboxylic acid internal electron donors; one or more aluminum containing cocatalysts; and a mixture of two or more different selectivity control agents, said SCA mixture comprising from 1 to 99 percent of one or more esters of one or more aromatic monocarboxylic acids or substituted derivatives thereof, and from 99 to 1 percent of one or more alkoxysilane compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies Inc
    Inventors: Richard E. Campbell, Jr., Linfeng Chen
  • Patent number: 7365136
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a high melt strength propylene polymer or copolymer suitable for manufacturing foams and thermoformed product exhibiting a melt strength of at least 3 g and comprising a high molar mass portion and a low or medium molar mass portion. The polymers are produced by subjecting propylene and optionally other olefins to polymerization in a plurality of polymerization reactors connected in series, employing different amounts of hydrogen as a molar mass modifier in at least two of the reactors, and carrying out the polymerization reaction in the presence of a catalyst system capable of catalyzing the formation of a high molar mass polymerization product having a MFR2 of less than 0.1 g/10 min and a low or medium molar mass polymerization product having a MFR2 of more than 0.5 g/10 min.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Borealis Technology Oy
    Inventors: Paivi Huovinen, Ali Harlin, Pirjo Jaaskelainen, Amir Karbasi, Nina Manner
  • Patent number: 7351678
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of nitrogenous aluminium organyl complexes of general formula (I) as co-catalysts in heterogeneous polymerisation reactions of propene. In said formula: R, R?, R1 and R1? independently of one another represent branched or unbranched C1-C7 alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl or alkynyl; R2 represents unsubstituted, monoalkylated or polyalkylated and/or monofluorinated or polyfluorinated aromatic hydrocarbons from group (II); R3 and R4 independently of one another represent CH2, CF2 oder C(R1)2; m stands for 0, 1 or 2; n stands for 0, 1 or 2; o stands for 0 or 1, all independently of one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Kartin Köhler, Herbert Schumann, Birgit Corinna Wassermann, Wilfried Wassermann, Katharina Lange, Sebastian Dechert, Markus Hummert, Stefan Schutte, Walter Kaminsky, Andrea Eisenhardt, Björn Heuer, Andre Laban
  • Patent number: 7348381
    Abstract: Provided herein are propylene polymers which are capable of being used as thermoplastic polyolefins just as they emerge from the reactor system described, without further compounding of components which substantially modify the physical properties of the polymers, as such compounding is required of polymers of the prior art. Polymers according to the invention unexpectedly possess both low temperature ductility and high flexural modulus, which properties were related in inverse proportion to one another in the polymers of the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Flint Hills Resources, LP
    Inventors: Bill R. Bodiford, Lixin Sun, Gerald Cummings, Pierre Donaldson, George Allen
  • Patent number: 7345122
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the preparation of a high stereospecific (isotactic) polybutylene polymer comprising the step of polymerizing a reactive monomer, 1-butene, which is used or is not used as a solvent, in the presence of catalyst and inert gas. According to the present invention, it is possible to prepare a high stereospecific polybutylene polymer in much higher activity than that of any other known processes for the preparation of a high stereospecific polybutylene polymer. The high stereospecific polybutylene polymer according to the present invention is a homopolymer of 1-butene, or a copolymer containing a-olefin and up to 40% by weight of a comonomer, wherein titanium in the catalyst residues is not detected in the ppm level, stereospecificity (Isotactic Index, mmmm %) determined by 13C-NMR is 96 or more, molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) is 3-6, and molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) can be controlled to 8 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Ylem Technology Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Seung Pyo Hong, Min Kyu Park, Deok Kyeong Kim, Seok Joong Hwang
  • Publication number: 20080058198
    Abstract: A high activity magnesium-based supported catalyst component useful in a catalyst system for the compolymerization of ethylene and alpha-olefin and a process for preparing the catalyst component is described. In the process, alkoxysilane ester is contacted with a halogen-substituted silane to form an organic silicon complex. Optionally, the organic silicon complex is contacted with an aminosilane compound to form an organic silicon complex containing nitrogen. The organic silicon complex containing nitrogen or the organic silicon complex is contacted with a transition metal compound to form an organic silicon complex containing transition metal. The organic silicon complex containing transition metal is then contacted with a substituted aromatic ring nitrogen compound to form a fourth reaction complex, which is then contacted with a magnesium-based composite support that has been prepared in situ by reacting metallic magnesium with an alkyl or aromatic halide to form the catalyst component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Guangxue Xu, Honglan Lu, Chih-Jian Chen
  • Patent number: 7329714
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of polymerizing olefin containing the step of pre-polymerization. More precisely, according to the method of the present invention, the reaction speed and temperature are regulated for pre-polymerization of a catalyst and then the pre-polymerized catalyst is added for the polymerization of propylene. Propylene having an improved molecular weight distribution, hydrogen reactivity and tacticity is produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nan-young Lee, Churl-young Park, Jin-woo Lee, Yi-young Choi, So-young Park
  • Patent number: 7276463
    Abstract: A catalyst having a high catalyst activity, which enables the production of an ?-olefin polymer improved in stereoregularity by decreasing an amorphous component, and a production method for the ?-olefin polymer, are developed. Described are a catalyst for polymerizing ?-olefin comprising a combination of (A) a solid catalyst component containing magnesium, titanium and a halogen as an essential component, which may contain if necessary, a silicon compound, an organoaluminum compound, and an electron donor; (B) an organoaluminum compound; and (C) a compound containing a C(?O)N bond such as an amide or an urea; which may further contain if necessary, (D) a silicon compound or a diether compound; and a production method for an ?-olefin polymer using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Japan Polypropylene Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiko Sugano, Kouji Nakayama, Shigeyuki Matsunami
  • Publication number: 20070208147
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of polymerizing olefin containing the step of pre-polymerization. More precisely, according to the method of the present invention, the reaction speed and temperature are regulated for pre-polymerization of a catalyst and then the pre-polymerized catalyst is added for the polymerization of propylene. Propylene having an improved molecular weight distribution, hydrogen reactivity and tacticity is produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Nan-young LEE, Churl-young PARK, Jin-woo LEE, Yi-young CHOI, So-young PARK
  • Patent number: 7244794
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a propylene polymer having a very high melt flowability, specifically to a method for producing an isotactic propylene polymer having a dramatically improved melt flowability with a relatively high production yield in convenient way, by improving the reactivity of hydrogen that is served as a molecular weight controlling agent in propylene polymerization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Total Petrochemicals Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon-Ryeo Park, Young-Joo Lee, Jin-Kyu Ahn, Ho-Sik Chang
  • Patent number: 7238758
    Abstract: The invention has an object to provide a catalyst for polymerizing or copolymerizing an ?-olefin, catalyst constituent thereof, and method of polymerizing ?-olefins with the catalyst, for production of ?-olefin polymers or copolymers with high hydrogen response, high polymarization reaction rate, high stereoregularity and excellent melt fluidity. The invention discloses a catalyst constituent of the catalyst for polymerizing or copolymerizing an ?-olefin, represented by Formula 37 or 38: Si(OR1)3(NR2R3)Formula 37 (where in Formula 37, R1 is a hydrocarbon group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R2 is a hydrocarbon group with 1 to 12 carbon atoms or hydrogen; and R3 is a hydrocarbon group with 1 to 12 carbon atoms) RNSi(OR1)3Formula 38 (where in Formula 38, R1 is a hydrocarbon group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and RN is a cyclicl amino group).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Ube Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Motozo Yoshikiyo, Toshifumi Fukunaga, Hiroshi Sato, Toshikazu Machida, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Takefumi Yano, Yasuhiro Tanaka