Catalyst injection in low temperature polymerizations

Claim 1

A METHOD FOR THE LOW TEMPERATURE CATALYTIC POLYMERIZATION OF AN ISOMONOOLEFINIC HYDROCARBOU CONTAINING 4-8 CARBON ATOMS AND A TERNINAL METHYLENE GROUP CONNECTED BY A DOUBLE BOND TO A CARBOB ATOMS IN A REACTION ZONE HAVING CIRCULATING PASSAGE AND COOLING PASSAGES COMPRISING THE FOLLOWING STEPS IN SEQUENCE (A), FEEDING INTO THE REACTION ZONE SO AS SUBSTANTIALLY TO FILL SAID CIRCULATING PASSAGES A PRE-COOLED SUBSTANTIALLY TO FILL ISOMONOOLEFINIC HYDROCARBON REACTANT IN AN INERT DILUENT WHICH IS A NON-SOLVENT FOR THE FINAL POLYMER,SAID SOLUTION BEING FED AT A TEMPERATURE ABOVE ITS FREEZING POINT; (B), CIRCULATING SAID SOLUTION THROUGH SAID PASSAGES (C), CIRCULATING IN SAID COOLING PASSAGE A REFRIGERANT AT A TEMPERATURE MORE THAN 10 FAHRENHEIT DEGREES BELOW THE FREEZING POINT OF THE CONTENTS OF THE REACTION ZONE; (D) FEEDING INTO THE REACTION ZONE A PR-COOLED SOLUTION OF FEED OF SAID ISOMONOOLEFINIC HYDROCARBON TO COMMINGLE SAID CATALYST WITH SAID HYDROCARBON FED SOLUTION BEFORE SAID HYDROCARBON FEED SOLUTION IS SUBSTANTUALLY DISPERSED UNTIL THE REACTION IS UNTIATED SAID CATALYS BEING FED IN THE FORM OF A SOLUTION IN AN INERT DILUENT WHICH IS A NONSOLVENT FOR THE FINAL POLYMER AND AT A TEMPERATURE ABOVE THE FREEZING POINT OF SAID CATALYST SOLUTION; AND (E), DIS CONTINUING FEEDING THE CATALYST SOLUTION; AND (E), DID-E POINT OF ENTRY OF REACTANT FEED AND(F) COMMENCING FEEDING SUCH CATALYS SOLUTION TO A POINT REMOTE FROM SAID POINT OF ENTRY OF REACTANT FEED. FIG -01

Claim 2

A METHOD FOR THE LOW TEMPERATURE CATALYTIC POLYMERIZATION OF AN ISOMONOOLEFINIC HYDROCARBOU CONTAINING 4-8 CARBON ATOMS AND A TERNINAL METHYLENE GROUP CONNECTED BY A DOUBLE BOND TO A CARBOB ATOMS IN A REACTION ZONE HAVING CIRCULATING PASSAGE AND COOLING PASSAGES COMPRISING THE FOLLOWING STEPS IN SEQUENCE (A), FEEDING INTO THE REACTION ZONE SO AS SUBSTANTIALLY TO FILL SAID CIRCULATING PASSAGES A PRE-COOLED SUBSTANTIALLY TO FILL ISOMONOOLEFINIC HYDROCARBON REACTANT IN AN INERT DILUENT WHICH IS A NON-SOLVENT FOR THE FINAL POLYMER,SAID SOLUTION BEING FED AT A TEMPERATURE ABOVE ITS FREEZING POINT; (B), CIRCULATING SAID SOLUTION THROUGH SAID PASSAGES (C), CIRCULATING IN SAID COOLING PASSAGE A REFRIGERANT AT A TEMPERATURE MORE THAN 10 FAHRENHEIT DEGREES BELOW THE FREEZING POINT OF THE CONTENTS OF THE REACTION ZONE; (D) FEEDING INTO THE REACTION ZONE A PR-COOLED SOLUTION OF FEED OF SAID ISOMONOOLEFINIC HYDROCARBON TO COMMINGLE SAID CATALYST WITH SAID HYDROCARBON FED SOLUTION BEFORE SAID HYDROCARBON FEED SOLUTION IS SUBSTANTUALLY DISPERSED UNTIL THE REACTION IS UNTIATED SAID CATALYS BEING FED IN THE FORM OF A SOLUTION IN AN INERT DILUENT WHICH IS A NONSOLVENT FOR THE FINAL POLYMER AND AT A TEMPERATURE ABOVE THE FREEZING POINT OF SAID CATALYST SOLUTION; AND (E), DIS CONTINUING FEEDING THE CATALYST SOLUTION; AND (E), DID-E POINT OF ENTRY OF REACTANT FEED AND(F) COMMENCING FEEDING SUCH CATALYS SOLUTION TO A POINT REMOTE FROM SAID POINT OF ENTRY OF REACTANT FEED. FIG -01

Claim 3

A METHOD FOR THE LOW TEMPERATURE CATALYTIC COPOLUMERIZATION OF AN ISOMONOOLEFINC HYDROCARBON CONTAINING 4-8 CARBON ATOMS AND A TERMINAL METHYLENE GROUP CONNECTED BY A DOUBLE BOND TO A CARBON ATOM AND A MULTIOLEFNIC HYDROCARBON CONTAINING 4-14 CARBON ATOMS AND A TERMINAL METHYLENE GROUP CONNECTED BE A DOUBLE BOND TO A CARBON ATOM, IN A REACTION ZXONE HAVING CIRCULATING PASSAGE AND COOLING PASSING COMPRISING THE FOLLOWING STEPS IN SEQUENCE: (A), FEEDING INTO THE REACTION ZONE, SO AS SUBSTANTIALLY TO FILL SAID CIRCULATING PASSAGE, A PRECOOLED DILUTE FEED OF SAID ISOMONOOLEFINC HYDROCARBON IN AN INERT DILLUTE WHICH IS A NON-SOLVENT FOR THE FINAL POLYMER, SAID DILUTE FEED BEING FED AT A TEMPERATURE ABOVE ITS FREEZING POINT (B) CIRCULATING SAID SOLUTION THROUGH SAID CIRCULATING PASSAGE; (C) CIRCULATING IN SAID COOLING PASSAGE, A REFRIGERANT AT A TEMPERATURE MORE THAN 10 FAHRENHIT DEGREES BELOW THE FREEZING POINT OF THE CONTENTS OF THE REACTION ZONE AND FEEDING SUBSTANTIALLY SIMULTANEOUSLY, INTO THE REACTION APRE-COOLED FULL-STRENGTH REACTANT FEED OF SAID ISOMONOOLEFINIC HYDROCARBON INAND SAID MULTI-OLEFINIC HYDROCARBON IN AN INERT DILUENT WHICH IS A NON-SOLVENT FOR THE FINAL POLYMER AT SUCH A RATE THAT SAID REFRIGERANT SOLUTION COMPLETELY FILLS SAID COOLING PASSAGES WHEN THE CONTENT OF THE REACTION ZONE IS A SOLUTION OF THE REQUIRED CONCENTRATION OF MONOMERS; (D) FEEDING INTO THE REACTION ZONE A PRE-COOLED SOLUTION OF A FRIEDELCRAFTS CATALYS TO A POINT ADJACENT THE POINT OF ENTRY OF SAID REACTANT FEED TO COMMINGLE SAID CATALYST WITH SAID REACTANT FED SOLUTION BEFORD SAID REACTION FEED SOLUTION IS SUBSSTANTIALLY DISPERSED, UNTIL THE REACTION IS INITIATED SAID CATALYST BEING FED IN THE FROM OF A SOLUTION IN AN INERT DILUENT WHICH IS A NON-SOLVENT FOR THE FINAL POLYMER AND AT A TEMPERATURE ABOVE THE FREEZING POINT OF A CATALYST AT SOLUTION AND (E) DISCONTINING FEEDING THE CATALYS AT THE POINT ADJACENT THE POINT OF ENTRY OF REACTANT FEED AND (F) COMMENCING FEEDING SUCH CATALYS SOLUTION TO A POINT REMOTE FROM THE POINT OF ENTRY SOF SAID REACTANT FEED.

Claim 4

A METHOD FOR THE LOW TEMPERATURE CATALYTIC COPOLUMERIZATION OF AN ISOMONOOLEFINC HYDROCARBON CONTAINING 4-8 CARBON ATOMS AND A TERMINAL METHYLENE GROUP CONNECTED BY A DOUBLE BOND TO A CARBON ATOM AND A MULTIOLEFNIC HYDROCARBON CONTAINING 4-14 CARBON ATOMS AND A TERMINAL METHYLENE GROUP CONNECTED BE A DOUBLE BOND TO A CARBON ATOM, IN A REACTION ZXONE HAVING CIRCULATING PASSAGE AND COOLING PASSING COMPRISING THE FOLLOWING STEPS IN SEQUENCE: (A), FEEDING INTO THE REACTION ZONE, SO AS SUBSTANTIALLY TO FILL SAID CIRCULATING PASSAGE, A PRECOOLED DILUTE FEED OF SAID ISOMONOOLEFINC HYDROCARBON IN AN INERT DILLUTE WHICH IS A NON-SOLVENT FOR THE FINAL POLYMER, SAID DILUTE FEED BEING FED AT A TEMPERATURE ABOVE ITS FREEZING POINT (B) CIRCULATING SAID SOLUTION THROUGH SAID CIRCULATING PASSAGE; (C) CIRCULATING IN SAID COOLING PASSAGE, A REFRIGERANT AT A TEMPERATURE MORE THAN 10 FAHRENHIT DEGREES BELOW THE FREEZING POINT OF THE CONTENTS OF THE REACTION ZONE AND FEEDING SUBSTANTIALLY SIMULTANEOUSLY, INTO THE REACTION APRE-COOLED FULL-STRENGTH REACTANT FEED OF SAID ISOMONOOLEFINIC HYDROCARBON INAND SAID MULTI-OLEFINIC HYDROCARBON IN AN INERT DILUENT WHICH IS A NON-SOLVENT FOR THE FINAL POLYMER AT SUCH A RATE THAT SAID REFRIGERANT SOLUTION COMPLETELY FILLS SAID COOLING PASSAGES WHEN THE CONTENT OF THE REACTION ZONE IS A SOLUTION OF THE REQUIRED CONCENTRATION OF MONOMERS; (D) FEEDING INTO THE REACTION ZONE A PRE-COOLED SOLUTION OF A FRIEDELCRAFTS CATALYS TO A POINT ADJACENT THE POINT OF ENTRY OF SAID REACTANT FEED TO COMMINGLE SAID CATALYST WITH SAID REACTANT FED SOLUTION BEFORD SAID REACTION FEED SOLUTION IS SUBSSTANTIALLY DISPERSED, UNTIL THE REACTION IS INITIATED SAID CATALYST BEING FED IN THE FROM OF A SOLUTION IN AN INERT DILUENT WHICH IS A NON-SOLVENT FOR THE FINAL POLYMER AND AT A TEMPERATURE ABOVE THE FREEZING POINT OF A CATALYST AT SOLUTION AND (E) DISCONTINING FEEDING THE CATALYS AT THE POINT ADJACENT THE POINT OF ENTRY OF REACTANT FEED AND (F) COMMENCING FEEDING SUCH CATALYS SOLUTION TO A POINT REMOTE FROM THE POINT OF ENTRY SOF SAID REACTANT FEED.