Transition Metal Bonded To Carbon Atom Patents (Class 526/170)
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Publication number: 20110319576Abstract: Provided are transition metal catalytic systems for preparing ethylene homopolymers or copolymers of ethylene with ?-olefins. More specifically, provided are Group 4 transition metal catalysts, which is characterized in that the catalyst comprises around the Group 4 transition metal a cyclopentadiene derivative, and at least one aryloxide ligand(s) having a fluorenyl group or a derivative thereof (which is ready to be substituted at 9-position) that functions as an electron donor and serves to stabilize the catalytic system by surrounding an oxygen atom that links the ligand to the transition metal at ortho-position, and there is no cross-linkage between the ligands; catalytic systems comprising such transition metal catalyst and aluminoxane cocatalyst or boron compound cocatalyst; and processes for preparing ethylene homopolymers or copolymers of ethylene with ?-olefins by using the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2011Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: SK ENERGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Myungahn Ok, Dongcheol Shin, Jisu Jeong, Hoseong Lee, Jongsok Hahn, Choonsik Shim
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Publication number: 20110319578Abstract: A transition metal compound represented by the formula (1-1) or the formula (1-2) (M is a transition metal atom) and a process for producing a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising a step of bringing the transition metal compound into contact with a co-catalytic component for activation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2011Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Hidenori HANAOKA, Masato TAKANO, Naoko OCHI, Kazuo TAKAOKI, Kazuyuki ITO, Masayuki HASEGAWA
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Patent number: 8084560Abstract: A process for the production of an ethylene alpha-olefin copolymer is disclosed, the process including polymerizing ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin by contacting the ethylene and the at least one alpha-olefin with a metallocene catalyst in at least one gas phase reactor at a reactor pressure of from 0.7 to 70 bar and a reactor temperature of from 20° C. to 150° C. to form an ethylene alpha-olefin copolymer. The resulting ethylene alpha-olefin copolymer may have a density D of 0.927 g/cc or less, a melt index (I2) of from 0.1 to 100 dg/min, a MWD of from 1.5 to 5.0. The resulting ethylene alpha-olefin copolymer may also have a peak melting temperature Tmax second melt satisfying the following relation: Tmax second melt>D*398?245.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2007Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Univation Technologies, LLCInventors: Rainer Kolb, Agapios K. Agapiou, James M. Farley, Eric J. Markel, Bruce J. Savatsky, Christopher R. Davey, Richard B. Pannell
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Patent number: 8084559Abstract: A transition metal complex represented by formula [1], and its production process; a substituent-carrying fluorene compound represented by formula [2], and its production process; an olefin polymerization catalyst component comprising the complex; an olefin polymerization catalyst obtained by contacting the catalyst component with a defined aluminum compound and/or a defined boron compound; and a production process of an olefin polymer using the catalyst:Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2006Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, LimitedInventors: Taichi Senda, Hidenori Hanaoka, Shinya Nakahara, Kenji Sogoh
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Publication number: 20110306740Abstract: Catalysts useful for polymerizing olefins are disclosed. The catalysts comprise an activator and a bridged cyclopentadienyl complex that incorporates a monoanionic hydroxylamido or hydrazido ligand fragment. Suitable complexes have the structure: wherein M is a Group 4 metal; Z is a divalent linking group; X is N or O; each of R1 and R2 is independently C1-C4 alkyl or C6-C10 aryl; R1 and R2 can be joined together; n is 0 when X is O, and n is 1 when X is N; each Y is independently halide, alkyl, dialkylamido, aryl, or aralkyl. A modeling approach is used to identify particular valuable complexes, each of which incorporates a readily synthesized cyclopentadienyl precursor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2010Publication date: December 15, 2011Inventors: Sandor Nagy, Reynald Chevalier
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Publication number: 20110301309Abstract: [Object] To provide a propylene homopolymer suitable for capacitor films having high withstand voltage and a stretched film formed by stretching the propylene homopolymer. [Solution] A propylene homopolymer of the present invention for capacitors satisfies the following requirements (i) to (v) and (ix): (i) the MFR is 1 to 10 g/10 minutes; (ii) the meso pentad fraction (mmm) measured by 13C-NMR is 0.940 to 0.995; (iii) the integrted amount of elution at 90° C. by CFC using o-dichlorobenzene is 0.5% by weight or less; (iv) the melting point measured using DSC is 152° C. or more; (v) the chlorine content is 2 ppm by weight or less; and (ix) in an elution temperature-elution volume curve measured by cross-fractionation chromatography (CFC) using o-dichlorobenzene, the maximum peak has a peak top temperature in the range of 105° C. to 130° C. and half width of 7.0° C. or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2010Publication date: December 8, 2011Inventors: Satoshi Tamura, Keita Itakura, Satoshi Hashizume
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Patent number: 8071701Abstract: Metal complexes comprising certain polydentate heteroatom containing ligands, catalysts, and coordination polymerization processes employing the same are suitably employed to prepare polymers having desirable physical properties.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2006Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignees: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Symyx Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jerzy Klosin, Lily Ackerman, Xiaohong Bei, Gary M. Diamond, James Longmire, Vince Murphy, Victor Nava-Salgado, James A. W. Shoemaker
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Publication number: 20110288249Abstract: Halogen substituted metallocene compounds are described and comprise one or more monocyclic or polycyclic ligands that are pi-bonded to the metal atom and include at least one halogen substituent directly bonded to an sp2 carbon atom at a bondable ring position of the ligand, wherein the or at least one ligand has one or more ring heteroatoms in its cyclic structure. When combined with a suitable activator, these compounds show activity in the polymerization of olefins, such as ethylene and propylene.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2010Publication date: November 24, 2011Inventors: Alexander Z. VOSKOBOYNIKOV, Alexey N. Ryabov, Mikhail V. Nikulin, Alexander V. Lygin, Dmitry V. Uborsky, Catalina I. Coker, Jo Ann M. Canich
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Publication number: 20110282011Abstract: Provided is a process for preparing copolymers of ethylene with ?-olefin. More specifically, provided are transition metal compound being useful as catalyst for preparing those copolymers, a catalyst composition comprising the same, and a process for preparing elastic copolymers of ethylene with ?-olefin, having the density of not more than 0.910, which can be adopted to a wide variety of applications including film, electric wires, and hot-melt adhesives. The catalyst composition is a catalytic system which comprises transition metal catalyst comprising a cyclopentadiene derivative and at least one anionic ligand(s) of aryloxy group with an aryl derivative at ortho-position, and boron or aluminum compound as an activator. Provided is a process for copolymerizing ethylene with ?-olefin to produce copolymer having narrow molecular weight distribution and uniform density distribution with the density of not more than 0.910, with high activity and excellent reactivity on higher ?-olefin.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2011Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: SK ENERGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Myungahn Ok, Daeho Shin, Seungbum Kwon, Jongsok Hahn, Hoseong Lee, Choonsik Shim, Hyeongtaek Ham, Jisu Jeong, Sungseok Chae
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Publication number: 20110282018Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a process that selectively polymerizes ethylene in the presence of an alpha-olefin, and to a metal-ligand complex (precatalyst) and catalyst useful in such processes, and to related compositions. The present invention also generally relates to ligands and intermediates useful for preparing the metal-ligand complex and to processes of their preparation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2011Publication date: November 17, 2011Inventors: Jerzy Klosin, Pulikkottil J. Thomas, Robert D. Froese, Xiuhua Cui
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Publication number: 20110281195Abstract: A fuel cell adhesive comprises a polyolefin adhesive having a bonding strength sufficient to adhere two fuel cell stack components together. The bonding strength of the polyolefin adhesive is less than the cohesive strength of any of the fuel cell stack components such that two adhesively bonded fuel cell stack components can be easily separated and re-joined without causing any mechanical damages to the fuel cell stack components. The polyolefin adhesive may be prepared by polymerizing at least an ?-olefin monomer in the presence of a molecular weight controlling agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2010Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INCInventors: Timothy J. Fuller, Vindo Kumar
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Patent number: 8058371Abstract: Processes for polymerizing propylene. About 40 wt % to about 80 wt % propylene monomer, based on total weight of propylene monomer and diluent, and about 20 wt % to about 60 wt % diluent, based on total weight of propylene monomer and diluent, can be fed into a reactor. The propylene monomer can be polymerized in the presence of a metallocene catalyst and an activator within the reactor at a temperature of about 80° C. or more and a pressure of about 13 MPa or more to produce a polymer product in a homogenous system. About 20 wt % to about 76 wt % (preferably About 28 wt % to about 76 wt %) propylene monomer, based on total weight of the propylene monomer, diluent, and polymer product, can be present at the reactor exit at steady state conditions.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2008Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Exxonmobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Patrick Brant, Gary L. Casty, Gabor Kiss, Raymond A. Cook, James R. Lattner
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Publication number: 20110251362Abstract: Catalysts useful for polymerizing olefins are disclosed. The catalysts comprise an activator and a Group 4 transition metal complex which comprises at least one monoanionic R1N—XR2 ligand, where X is O or S, and each of R1 and R2 is independently alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, alkylaryl, or trialkylsilyl. The complexes are readily made from R1NH—XR2 precursors and are often useful as catalyst components without further purification. The catalysts have good activities, incorporate comonomers well, and provide polymers with high molecular weight.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2010Publication date: October 13, 2011Inventors: Sandor Nagy, Reynald Chevalier
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Patent number: 8030241Abstract: This invention relates to the field of olefin polymerization catalyst compositions, and methods for the polymerization and copolymerization of olefins, including polymerization methods using a supported catalyst composition. In one aspect, the present invention encompasses a catalyst composition comprising the contact product of a first metallocene compound, a second metallocene compound, at least one chemically-treated solid oxide, and at least one organoaluminum compound. The new resins were characterized by useful properties in impact, tear, adhesion, sealing, extruder motor loads and pressures at comparable melt index values, and neck-in and draw-down.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2009Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, LPInventors: Michael D. Jensen, Max P. McDaniel, Joel L. Martin, Elizabeth A. Benham, Randy Muninger, Gary Jerdee, Ashish M. Sukhadia, Qing Yang, Matthew G. Thorn
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Patent number: 8030424Abstract: Described is a cyclobutene polymer comprising: monomeric units of cyclobutene, said cyclobutene having at least one fused ring system substituted thereon, said polymer comprising not more than 10 mol percent ring-opened units of said cyclobutene; and said polymer having a molecular weight of at least 1,000; said polymer optionally copolymerized with a comonomer to form a copolymer therewith. Compositions thereof and methods of making the same are also described.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2007Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: North Carolina State UniversityInventors: Bruce M. Novak, Keitaro Seto
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Patent number: 8030421Abstract: A process for polymerizing 1-butene comprising the step of contacting under polymerization conditions 1-butene and optionally from 0 to 20% by mol of an alpha olefin with a catalyst system obtainable by contacting a bridged metallocene compound of formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 are an hydrocarbon radical A is a carbon atom, a germanium atom or a silicon atom; m is 1, 2; M is a metal of group 4 of the Periodic Table of the Elements; X, is hydrogen, a halogen atom, or a group R, OR, OSO2CF3, OCOR, SR, NR2 or PR2, wherein the substituents R are hydrocarbon radical; L is a moiety of formula (IIa) or (IIb) wherein T is an oxygen (O) or sulphur (S) atom or a CH2 group; and R3 and R4 are hydrogen atoms or hydrocarbon radicals; one or more alumoxanes or compounds able to form an alkylmetallocene cation; and optionally an organo aluminum compound.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2008Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventor: Luigi Resconi
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Patent number: 8026323Abstract: Ethylene propylene copolymers, substantially free of diene, are described. The copolymers will have a uniform distribution of both tacticity and comonomer between copolymer chains. Further, the copolymers will exhibit a statistically insignificant intramolecular difference of tacticity. The copolymers are made in the presence of a metallocene catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2007Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Sudhin Datta, Bruce A. Harrington, Weiguo Hu, Periagaram S. Ravishankar, George Rodriguez
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Patent number: 8022154Abstract: This invention relates to an ethylene polymer comprising ethylene and up to 5 mole % of at least one comonomer, wherein the ethylene polymer has an Mw, of 10,000 to 50,000, an Mw/Mn of between 1.5 to 4.5, a density of at least 0.925 g/cc, an unsaturation level of less than 1 per 1000 carbons, a melting point of at least 120° C., a Tc of greater than Z° C., where Z=0.501×(density in kg/m3)?367, and a Brookfield viscosity o at 140° C. of 100,000 mPas or more.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2008Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Donna J. Crowther, Kuangyao Brian Peng
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Publication number: 20110223406Abstract: A novel PE material is devised showing excellent mechanical/optical properties and process ability, e.g. for film extrusion. The polyethylene of the invention is produced in one single e.g. gas phase reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2009Publication date: September 15, 2011Applicant: BASELL POLYOLEFINE GMBHInventors: Fabiana Fantinel, Gerd Mannebach, Shahram Mihan, Gerhardus Meier, Iakovos Vittorias
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Patent number: 8013177Abstract: The present techniques relates generally to polyolefin catalysts and, more specifically, to preparing a precursor compound for an unsymmetric metallocene catalyst, for using the precursor compound to prepare catalysts, and for employing the precursor compounds to prepare catalysts for polyolefin polymerizations.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2009Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPInventors: Qing Yang, Richard M. Buck, Rex E. Murray
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Patent number: 8012900Abstract: The present invention provides polymerization catalyst compositions employing novel dinuclear metallocene compounds. Methods for making these new dinuclear metallocene compounds and for using such compounds in catalyst compositions for the polymerization and copolymerization of olefins are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2007Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, L.P.Inventors: Rex E. Murray, Kumudini C. Jayaratne, Qing Yang, Joel L. Martin
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Publication number: 20110212046Abstract: The invention relates to the field of polymers and olefin polymerization, and more specifically olefin metathesis polymerization. The invention provides regioregular alternating polymers and methods of synthesizing such polymers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2009Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: The Research Foundation of State University of New YorkInventors: Nicole Sampson, Kathlyn Parker, Airong Song
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Publication number: 20110212283Abstract: A novel PE material is devised showing excellent mechanical/optical properties and process ability, e.g. for film extrusion. The polyethylene of the invention is produced in one single e.g. gas phase reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2009Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: BASELL POLYOLEFINE GMBHInventors: Fabiana Fantinel, Gerd Mannebach, Shahram Mihan, Gerhardus Meier, Iakovos Vittorias
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Patent number: 8008224Abstract: The invention relates to ruthenium alkylidene complexes having an N-heterocyclic carbene ligand comprising a 5-membered heterocyclic ring having a carbenic carbon atom and at least one nitrogen atom contained within the 5-membered heterocyclic ring, wherein the nitrogen atom is directly attached to the carbenic carbon atom and is substituted by a phenyl ring, and wherein the phenyl ring has a hydrogen at either or both ortho positions and is substituted at at least one ortho or meta position. The invention also relates to an olefin metathesis reactions and particularly to the preparation of tetra-substituted cyclic olefins via a ring-closing metathesis.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2006Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignees: Materia, Inc., California Institute of TechnologyInventors: Jacob Berlin, Robert H. Grubbs, Yann Schrodi, Ian C. Stewart
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Publication number: 20110207903Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a process that polymerizes an olefin monomer, and a precatalyst and catalyst useful in such process.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2011Publication date: August 25, 2011Inventors: Philip P. Fontaine, Roger L. Kuhlman
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Patent number: 8003740Abstract: Method of preparing olefin polymers, which comprises the polymerization of at least one ?-olefin in the presence of a hybrid catalyst to produce a polymer comprising at least a higher molecular weight polymer component and a lower molecular weight polymer component in the presence of water in an amount of from 2 to 100 mol ppm and/or carbon dioxide in an amount of from 2 to 100 mol ppm, in each case based on the total reaction mixture, in order to alter the ratio of the higher molecular weight polymer component to the lower molecular weight polymer component. This enables the ratio of the higher molecular weight component to the lower molecular weight component to be controlled selectively.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2006Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Shahram Mihan, Rainer Karer, Harald Schmitz, Dieter Lilge
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Patent number: 8003743Abstract: A process for preparing 1-butene polymers comprising polymerizing 1-butene and optionally ethylene, propylene or higher alpha-olefin, in the presence of a catalyst system obtainable by contacting: a) metallocene compound of formula (I): wherein: M is a transition metal; p is an integer from 0 to 3; X, same or different, is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a hydrocarbon group; L is a divalent C1-C40 hydrocarbon radical; R1 is a C1-C40 hydrocarbon radical; T1, is a moiety of formula (IIa) or (IIb): wherein R2 and R3, are C1-C40 hydrocarbon radicals or they can form together a C3-C7-membered ring; R4 is C1-C40 hydrocarbon radicals; T2 and T3, are a moiety of formula (IIIa) or (IIIb): wherein R6 and R7, equal to or different from each other, are hydrogen atoms or C1-C40 hydrocarbon radicals; R5 is a hydrogen atom or a C1-C40 hydrocarbon radicals; with the proviso that if T1 is a moiety of formula (IIa) at least one between T2 and T3 is a moiety of formula (IIIb), and if T1 is a moiety of formulaType: GrantFiled: May 31, 2005Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia, S.R.L.Inventors: Luigi Resconi, Friederike Morhard
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Publication number: 20110183878Abstract: Provided is an ethylene copolymer having 40 wt. % to 70 wt. % of units derived from ethylene and at least 30 wt. % of units derived from at least one ?-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms and has the following properties: (a) a weight-average molecular weight (Mw), as measured by GPC, in the range of about 50,000 to about 200,000 g/mol; (b) a melting point (Tm) in ° C., as measured by DSC, that satisfies the relation: Tm>3.4×E?180 where E is the weight % of units derived from ethylene in the copolymer; (c) a ratio of Mw/Mn of about 1.8 to about 2.5; (d) a content of Group 4 metals of no more than 5 ppm; and (e) a ratio of wt ppm Group 4 metals/wt ppm Group 5 metals of at least 3. Also provided are methods for making an ethylene copolymer and compositions comprising an ethylene copolymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2011Publication date: July 28, 2011Inventors: Rainer Kolb, Donna J. Crowther, Peijun Jiang
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Patent number: 7985817Abstract: Disclosed is a homogeneous catalyst system for producing an ethylene homopolymer or an ethylene copolymer with ?-olefin. Specifically, this invention pertains to a transition metal catalyst which has stability under high temperature solution polymerization at 120˜250° C., in which a cyclopentadiene derivative and an electron donating substituent, both of which are bonded to a Group IV transition metal acting as a central metal, are crosslinked through a silyl derivative substituted with a cyclohexyl, to a catalyst system including such a transition metal catalyst and an aluminoxane cocatalyst or a boron compound cocatalyst, and to a method of producing an ethylene homopolymer or an ethylene copolymer with ?-olefin, having high molecular weight, using the catalyst system under conditions of high-temperature solution polymerization.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2006Date of Patent: July 26, 2011Assignee: SK Energy Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tae Woo Woo, Myung Ahn Ok, Jong Sok Hahn, Sang Ook Kang, Jae Ho Jung
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Patent number: 7981993Abstract: A 1-butene ethylene copolymer having an ethylene derived units content ranging from 15.10% by molto 18.00% by mol having the following properties: a) distribution of molecular weight lower than 3; preferably b) hardness shore A (measured according to ISO 868) lower than 65; c) tension set lower than 30% at 100% of deformation (ISO 2285) d) no melting pointdetectable at the DSC; e) Melting enthalpy measured after 10 days of aging at room temperature comprised between 4 and 15 J/g.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2008Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Giampaolo Pellegatti, Stefano Spataro, Roberta Marchini, Simona Guidotti, Simona Esposito
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Publication number: 20110172366Abstract: The present invention relates to such a copolymer comprising an olefin and an aromatic vinyl compound that has a syndiotactic structure, high block property and a wide molecular weight distribution. Specifically, it relates to a copolymer comprising an olefin and an aromatic vinyl compound, in which a content of the aromatic vinyl compound is from 1 to 99% by mol; a molecular distribution is 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2008Publication date: July 14, 2011Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobuhide Ishihara, Zhaomin Hou
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Patent number: 7973114Abstract: Monocyclopentadienyl complexes in which the cyclopentadienyl system bears at least one unsubstituted, substituted or fused, heteroaromatic ring system bound via a specific bridge, a catalyst system comprising at least one of the monocyclopentadienyl complexes, the use of the catalyst system for the polymerization or copolymerization of olefins and a process for preparing polyolefins by polymerization or copolymerization of olefins in the presence of the catalyst system and polymers obtainable in this way.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Shahram Mihan, Ilya Nifant'ev
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Patent number: 7968665Abstract: A 1-butene polymer satisfying the following (1), (2) and either (3) or (3?): a process for producing the polymer; a resin modifier comprising the polymer; and a hot-melt adhesive containing the polymer. (1) The intrinsic viscosity [?] as measured in tetralin solvent at 135° C. is 0.01 to 0.5 dL/g. (2) The polymer is a crystalline resin having a melting point (Tm-D) of 0 to 100° C., the melting point being defined as the top of the peak observed on the highest-temperature side in a melting endothermic curve obtained with a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) in a test in which a sample is held in a nitrogen atmosphere at ?10° C. for 5 min and then heated at a rate of 10° C./min. (3) The stereoregularity index {(mmmm)/(mmrr+rmmr)} is 30 or lower. (3?) The mesopentad content (mmmm) determined from a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrum is 68 to 73%.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2007Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yutaka Minami, Masami Kanamaru, Toyozo Fujioka, Tomoaki Takebe, Masao Inoue
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Patent number: 7968659Abstract: Copolymers of ethylene and an alpha-olefin having (a) a density in the range 0.900-0.940 g/cm3, (b) a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) in the range 3.5 to 4.5, (c) a melt elastic modulus G? (G?=500 Pa) in the range 40 to 150 Pa, (d) an activation energy of flow (Ea) in the range 28-45 kJ/mol, and (e) a melt index (g/10 ml) in the range 1.0-3.5. The copolymers are suitably prepared in the gas phase by use of a supported metallocene catalyst system. The copolymers show improved processability and are particular suitable for use in blown film applications.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2006Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Ineos Europe LimitedInventor: Choon Kooi Chai
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Publication number: 20110152484Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling a process for polymerisation of an olefin, and in particular to a method for controlling a process for polymerising at least one olefin in a reaction zone, said process comprising in the reaction zone a reaction mixture and polymer particles, the reaction mixture comprising a principal olefin and at least one further reagent, and wherein the process is controlled using the ratio of at least one further reagent to principal olefin in the polymer particles in the reaction zone or in the amorphous phase of said polymer particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2009Publication date: June 23, 2011Inventors: Jean- Louis Chamayou, Pierre Sere Peyrigain
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Publication number: 20110152475Abstract: There is provided a method for producing copolymer that is composed of ethylene and alpha-olefin by a solution polymerization, and more specifically, a method for producing copolymer that is composed of ethylene and aromatic monomer as main components by using a transition metal catalyst including a cyclopentadiene derivative, and one or more anionic ligand having aryloxy group in which an aryl derivative is substituted at an ortho-positionType: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2010Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: SK ENERGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hwan Kyu JUNG, Young Wook KIM, Byoung Tak YIM, Ho Seong LEE, Myung Ahn OK, Jong Sok HAHN, Dong Cheol SHIN
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Patent number: 7964681Abstract: A process is disclosed for the preparation of zinc alkyl chain growth products via a catalysed chain growth reaction of an alpha-olefin on a zinc alkyl, wherein the chain growth catalyst system employs a group 3-10 transition metal, or a group 3 main group metal, or a lanthanide or actinide complex, and optionally a suitable activator. The products can be further converted into alpha-olefins by olefin displacement of the grown alkyls as alpha-olefins from the zinc alkyl chain growth product, or into primary alcohols, by oxidation of the resulting zinc alkyl chain growth product to form alkoxide compounds, followed by hydrolysis of the alkoxides.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2007Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Ineos Europe LimitedInventors: George Johan Peter Britovsek, Steven Alan Cohen, Vernon Charles Gibson
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Patent number: 7964679Abstract: A process for preparing 1-butene polymers, comprising polymerizing 1-butene or copolymerizing 1-butene with ethylene, propylene or an alpha-olefin of formula CH2?CHT wherein T is a C3-C10 alkyl group, in the presence of a catalyst system obtainable by contacting: A) a metallocene compound belonging to formula (I): wherein M is zirconium titanium or hafnium; X, equal to or different from each other, is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon radical, optionally containing heteroatoms; R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12 and R13 are hydrogen atoms, or C1-C4O hydrocarbon radicals optionally containing heteroatoms; R1, R2 and R3, are linear or branched, C1-C20-alkyl radicals, optionally containing heteroatoms: B) a lumoxane or a compound capable of forming an alkyl metallocene cation; and optionally C) organo aluminum compound.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2006Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia s.r.l.Inventors: Luigi Resconi, Simona Guidotti, Iolanda Santoriello
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Publication number: 20110130533Abstract: A process is taught, comprising polymerizing ethylene in the presence of a catalyst to form a crystalline ethylene-based polymer having a crystallinity of at least 50% as determined by DSC Crystallinity in a first reactor or a first part of a multi-part reactor and reacting the crystalline ethylene-based polymer with additional ethylene in the presence of a free-radical initiator to form an ethylenic polymer in at least one other reactor or a later part of a multi-part reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2010Publication date: June 2, 2011Applicant: Dow Global Technologies Inc.Inventors: Teresa P. Karjala, Sean W. Ewart, Christopher R. Eddy, Alfred E. Vigil, JR., Mehmet Demirors, Sarat Munjal, Wallace W. Yau
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Publication number: 20110130531Abstract: Methods for gas phase olefin polymerization are provided. The method can include combining a spray dried catalyst system with a diluent to produce a catalyst slurry. The catalyst system can include a metallocene compound. Ethylene, a continuity additive, and the catalyst slurry can be introduced to a gas phase fluidized bed reactor. The reactor can be operated at conditions sufficient to produce a polyethylene. The spray dried catalyst system can have a catalyst productivity of at least 12,000 grams polyethylene per gram of the catalyst system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2010Publication date: June 2, 2011Inventors: F. David Hussein, Kevin J. Cann, Ann M. Schoeb-Wolters, Phuong A. Cao, Bruce J. Savatsky, Eric J. Markel, Daniel P. Zilker, JR., Garth R. Giesbrecht
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Patent number: 7951743Abstract: Disclosed is a method of preparing an ultra-high molecular weight, linear low density polyethylene with a catalyst system that comprises a bridged indenoindolyl transition metal complex, a non-bridged indenoindolyl transition metal complex, an alumoxane activator and a boron-containing activator. The ultra-high molecular weight, linear low density polyethylene has a weight average molecular weight greater than 1,000,000 and a density less than 0.940 g/cm3.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2008Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Equistar Chemicals, LPInventor: Shaotian Wang
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Patent number: 7947797Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to operating a gas-phase reactor at or near maximum production rates and to measuring and controlling polymer stickiness in a gas phase reactor polymerization. In particular, embodiments relate to monitoring acoustic emissions in a reactor during gas phase polymerization to determine the onset of reactor stickiness and possibly discontinuity events such as chunking and sheeting resulting from that stickiness. Embodiments also relate to monitoring acoustic emissions to determine the need for effective control of parameters that minimize reactor stickiness and thereby preventing discontinuity events. The emissions are processed by arithmetic averaging.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2005Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: Univation Technologies, LLCInventors: Michael E. Muhle, Robert O. Hagerty
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Publication number: 20110098429Abstract: This invention relates to Group 4 catalyst compounds containing di-anionic tridentate nitrogen/oxygen based ligands. The catalyst compounds are useful, with or without activators, to polymerize olefins, particularly a-olefins, or other unsaturated monomers. Systems and processes to oligomerize and/or polymerize one or more unsaturated monomers using the catalyst compound, as well as the oligomers and/or polymers produced therefrom are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2010Publication date: April 28, 2011Inventors: Garth R. Giesbrecht, Timothy M. Boller, Alexander Z. Voskoboynikov, Andrey F. Asachenko, Mikhail V. Nikulin, Alexey A. Tsarev
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Publication number: 20110098430Abstract: This invention relates to Group 4 catalyst compounds containing di-anionic tridentate nitrogen/oxygen based ligands. The catalyst compounds are useful, with or without activators, to polymerize olefins, particularly ?-olefins, or other unsaturated monomers. Systems and processes to oligomerize and/or polymerize one or more unsaturated monomers using the catalyst compound, as well as the oligomers and/or polymers produced therefrom are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2010Publication date: April 28, 2011Inventors: Garth R. GIESBRECHT, Timothy M. Boller, Alexander Z. Voskoboynikov, Andrey F. Asachenko, Mikhail V. Nikulin, Alexey A. Tsarev
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Publication number: 20110098426Abstract: Provided are transition metal catalytic systems for preparing ethylene homopolymers or copolymers of ethylene with ?-olefins. More specifically, provided are Group 4 transition metal catalysts, which is characterized in that the catalyst comprises around the Group 4 transition metal a cyclopentadiene derivative, and at least one aryloxide ligand(s) having a fluorenyl group or a derivative thereof (which is ready to be substituted at 9-position) that functions as an electron donor and serves to stabilize the catalytic system by surrounding an oxygen atom that links the ligand to the transition metal at ortho-position, and there is no cross-linkage between the ligands; catalytic systems comprising such transition metal catalyst and aluminoxane cocatalyst or boron compound cocatalyst; and processes for preparing ethylene homopolymers or copolymers of ethylene with ?-olefins by using the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2010Publication date: April 28, 2011Applicant: SK ENERGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Myungahn OK, Dongcheol SHIN, Jisu JEONG, Hoseong LEE, Jongsok HAHN, Choonsik SHIM
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Publication number: 20110098431Abstract: This invention relates to Group 4 dialkyl compounds supported by a pyridyl-amido-aryl (“PAA”), an anisole-amido-aryl (“AAA”), a phenoxy-amido-pyridyl (“PAPY”), an anisole-amido-phenoxy (“AAP”) or a anisole-amido-phenoxy (“AAP”) tridentate ligand. Such compounds can polymerize olefins, such as ethylene.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2010Publication date: April 28, 2011Inventors: Garth R. GIESBRECHT, Timothy M. Boller, Alexander Z. Voskoboynikov, Andrey F. Asachenko, Mikhail V. Nikulin, Alexey A. Tsarev
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Publication number: 20110098424Abstract: The present invention discloses copolymers of styrene and ethylene with highly syndiotactic styrene blocks prepared with of a catalyst system comprising a metallocene catalyst component of the general formula (I): (Flu-R?—C p)M(n3-C3R?5)(ether)n wherein Cp is a cyclopentadienyl, substituted or unsubstituted, Flu is a fluorenyl, substituted or unsubstituted, M is a metal Group III of the Periodic Table, ether is a donor solvent molecule, R? is a structural bridge between Cp and Flu (9 position) imparting stereorigidity to the component, each R? is the same or different and is hydrogen or an hydrocarbyl having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms and n is 0, 1 or 2. It also discloses styrene-ethylene copolymers having a high styrene content in which styrene units form syndiotactic polystyrene blocks.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2005Publication date: April 28, 2011Inventors: Jean-François Carpentier, Evgueni Kirillov, Abbas Razavi, Anne-Sophie Rodrigues
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Publication number: 20110098427Abstract: Group 4 catalyst compounds containing di-anionic tridentate nitrogen/oxygen based ligands are provided. The catalyst compounds are useful, with or without activators, to polymerize olefins, particularly ?-olefins, or other unsaturated monomers. Systems and processes to oligomerize and/or polymerize one or more unsaturated monomers using the catalyst compound, as well as the oligomers and/or polymers produced therefrom are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2010Publication date: April 28, 2011Inventors: Garth R. Giesbrecht, Timothy M. Boller, Alexander Z. Voskoboynikov, Andrey F. Asachenko, Mikhail V. Nikulin, Alexey A. Tsarev
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Patent number: 7932330Abstract: A process for producing a modified particle, which comprises the step of contacting a compound (a) defined by the formula, M1L13, a compound (b) defined by the formula, R1t-1TH, a compound (c) or (e) defined by the formula, R2m-uM2(OH)u or R24-nJ(OH)n, respectively, and a particle (d) with one another; a carrier comprising a modified particle produced by said process; a catalyst component (A) comprising a modified particle produced by said process; a process for producing a catalyst for addition polymerization, which comprises the step of contacting said catalyst component (A), a transition metal compound (B) and an optional organoaluminum compound (C) with one another; and a process for producing an addition polymer, which comprises the step of addition polymerizing an addition-polymerizable monomer in the presence of a catalyst for addition polymerization produced by said process.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2008Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, LimitedInventors: Hideki Oshima, Makoto Satoh
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Publication number: 20110092937Abstract: The instant invention is a polyethylene composition, method of producing the same, fibers made therefrom, and method of making the same. The polyethylene composition according to instant invention comprises: (a) less than or equal to 100 percent by weight of the units derived from ethylene; and (b) less than 20 percent by weight of units derived from one or more ?-olefin comonomers. The polyethylene composition according to instant invention has a density in the range of 0.920 to 0.970 g/cm3, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) in the range of 1.70 to 3.5, a melt index (I2) in the range of 0.2 to 1000 g/10 minutes, a molecular weight distribution (Mz/Mw) in the range of less than 2.5, vinyl unsaturation of less than 0.1 vinyls per one thousand carbon atoms present in the backbone of the composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2009Publication date: April 21, 2011Applicant: Dow Global Technologies Inc.Inventors: Randy E. Pepper, Mridula Kapur, Gert J. Claasen, Edward N. Knickerbocker, Nathan J. Wiker, William J. Michie, JR., Mark B. Davis