Abstract: There is disclosed a process for the stereoregular polymerization of alpha olefins or mixtures thereof with ethylene conducted in the presence of highly active and stereospecific new catalysts.The catalysts are obtained from the reaction of a component (A) which is a particular Al-alkyl compound that is at least in part in the form of an addition and/or a substitution reaction product with an electron-donor compound free from ester groups of oxygenated organic and inorganic acids, with a component (B) which is a supported component characterized by having surface area exceeding certain values or by showing a particular X-rays spectrum, and prepared by contacting a halogenated Ti compound, preferably in the form of a complex with an electron-donor compound, with a support comprising a Mg or Mn dihalide in an active state.In the catalysts the ratio between the Ti compound expressed in Ti g-atoms and the g-moles of the electron-donor compounds is lower than 0.3.

Abstract: There is disclosed a process for the stereoregular polymerization of alpha-olefins or mixtures thereof with ethylene, conducted in the presence of highly active and stereospecific new catalysts. The catalysts are obtained from the reaction of a particular Al-alkyl compound which is at least in part in the form of a complex and/or a substitution reaction product with an ester of an oxygenated organic or inorganic acid, with a supported component characterized by having surface area exceeding certain values or showing a particular X-rays spectrum, and obtained by contacting a Ti halogenated compound, preferably in the form of a complex with an electron-donor compound, with a support comprising a Mg or Mn bihalide.In the catalysts the ratio between the Ti compound, expressed in Ti g-atoms, and the g moles of the ester and the electron-donor compound, when present, is lower than 0.3.

Abstract: Polymers of .alpha.-olefin such as polyethylene, polypropylene, copolymers of ethylene with propylene, butene-1 or styrene, are produced by the (co-) polymerization using a catalyst obtained by mill-mixing an oxide of a metal belonging to I, II, III, VII or VIII Group of the Periodic Table of Elements such as MgO or SiO.sub.2 or B.sub.2 O.sub.3, with a trivalent metal halide such as AlCl.sub.3, then reacting the resultant mixture with a transition metal compound such as TiCl.sub.4 in the presence of an aromatic compound such as xylene, and activating the resultant solid reaction product with an organoaluminum compound such as triethyl aluminum.In the preparation of the present catalyst, no dehydrochlorination occurs. The present catalyst has an excellent utilization efficiency of transition metal compound in the polymerization. Further, no polymer film forms on the wall surface of the polymerization vessel.

Abstract: Catalysts, especially for olefin polymerization are prepared by coating an aluminum compound on a selected high pore volume silica gel, and calcining the support at temperatures of from about 200.degree. to 2000.degree. F. The preferred catalyst is prepared with an inorganic support material as aforesaid, thereafter depositing an organophosphoryl chromium compound thereon, and activating the thus-treated support by heating in a non-reducing, preferably oxygen-containing, atmosphere at temperatures of from about 800.degree. to 2000.degree. F. The activated, supported catalyst composition may, but need not necessarily, be combined with a metallic and/or non-metallic reducing agent, to provide a catalyst system useful in the polymerization of 1-olefins.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONThe modification of silica gels for catalytic activity is known as discussed in Burwell, Chemtech, pp. 370-377 (1974).The use of chromium compounds in the polymerization of olefins is well-known. U.S. Pat. Nos.

Abstract: This invention discloses an improved catalyst for the polymerization or copolymerization of olefins, and a process for preparing polyolefins which comprises polymerizing or copolymerizing olefins using the said catalyst. According to the invention there is provided a process for preparing polyolefins by polymerizing or copolymerizing olefins using as a catalyst at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a titanium compound and a vanadium compound supported on a solid carrier, and an organometallic compound, said solid carrier comprising a product obtained by treatment with SO.sub.3 of at least one member selected from the group consisting of an oxide of Group II-IV metals of the Periodic Table and a double oxide of the said oxide and other oxide, which other oxide may be another oxide of Group II-IV metals of the Periodic Table or may be an oxide of other Group metals of the same Table.

Abstract: Adding a finely divided oxide to a terminal olefin polymerization catalyst comprising a hydrocarbon-soluble transition metal compound and a Group II or III metal organic compound reduces the amount of fibrous polymer produced.

Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a process for preparing polyolefins which comprises polymerizing or copolymerizing olefins using as catalyst a component consisting of a solid carrier and a titanium compound and/or a vanadium compound supported thereon, and an organometallic compound, said solid carrier consisting of a product obtained by mixing and heating an aluminum oxide and an ammonium sulfate.

Abstract: An improvement in the method for producing ethylene polymers by using a catalyst consisting of a combination of a following solid product with an organoaluminum compound is provided.Said solid product (III) is prepared by reacting a trivalent metal halide with a divalent metal compound; reacting the resulting reaction product with a transition metal compound in the form of liquid; reacting the resulting solid product (I) with an aluminum or boron alcoholate; and reacting the resulting solid product (II) again with a transition metal compound in the form of liquid to obtain said solid product (III).Ethylene polymers obtained according to this method have broader molecular weight distributions.

Abstract: A catalyst composition consisting essentially of a reaction mixture of (A) at least one member selected from the group consisting of compounds of W, Mo, Re and Ta, (B) at least one member selected from the group consisting of organometallic compounds of elements of Groups IA, IIA, IIB and IIIA of the Deming Periodic Table, and (C) at least one member selected from the group consisting of compounds of V, Cr, Mn, and elements of Groups IVB and VIII of the Deming Periodic Table, has a very high activity in the ring-opening polymerization of norbornene derivatives having at least one polar substituent selected from the group consisting of ester groups, nitrile groups, amide groups, imide groups, carboxylic acid anhydride groups and halogens. The metal atom ratio of (C)/(A) is usually 0.001 - 50, and the molar ratio of (B)/(A) is usually 1 - 10.

Abstract: Ethylene is polymerized through the use of an improved catalyst system consisting of a carrier such as neodymium oxide having a high superficial area, an aluminum compound such as triisobutylaluminum and the combination product of titanium trichloride and an isostructural chloride of another transition metal prepared by impregnating the carrier with a solution of a carbonyl derivative of the other transition metal, refluxing the impregnated carrier with titanium tetrachloride until that carbonyl derivative is converted to the chloride of the other transition metal, and then removing the excess of titanium tetrachloride.

Abstract: A mixed catalyst for the low pressure polymerization of 1-olefines is prepared by reacting a chromium-III compound containing water of crystallization with a metal alcoholate and by mixing the obtained chromium complex with an activator. The catalyst excels by allowing a simple preparation method and by a very good activity.

Abstract: A catalyst for the preparation of low-pressure polyethylene comprising the reaction product, at a temperature of from 0.degree. to 100.degree. C, of(A) a reaction product of a dialkyl aluminum hydride with a polysiloxane having a viscosity of from 5 to 100 cSt (25.degree. C) and siloxane units having the formula ##EQU1## in a molar ratio of from 0.8 to 2 mols of said siloxane units per mol of said dialkyl aluminum hydride, withB. a compound of the formulaeTiX.sub.4.sub.-n (OR").sub.n , VX.sub.4.sub.-n (OR").sub.n, and VOX.sub.3.sub.-n (OR").sub.nWhere X is halogen, R" is an aliphatic hydrocarbon, and n is an integer from 0 to 2; as well as a method of producing low-pressure polyethylene utilizing said catalyst.

Abstract: In a method for producing a polymer or a copolymer of ethylene carried out in the presence of a catalyst obtained by a combination of a solid product containing a transition metal of the fourth a or fifth a group and an organoaluminum compound, an improvement has been made to provide a catalyst having such an efficiency as being capable of omitting ash-removal step and providing a high production yield of polymer per unit volume of polymerization vessel per hour and a polymer having a high B.D. Said catalyst can be obtained by (1) reacting a halide of trivalent metal (A) with a divalent metal compound or its derivative (B) such as hydroxide, oxide or carbonate thereof, or hydrate of these, to produce a solid product (I); (2) reacting said solid product (I) with a chain or cyclic polysiloxane having a general formula of ##EQU1## WHEREIN R.sub.1 and R.sub.

Abstract: A Process for polymerizing cycloolefins by ring opening reaction using heterogeneous catalyst containing tungsten trioxide and Lewis acid or tungsten trioxide, Lewis acid and organoaluminum compound as the polymerization catalyst.