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Ethylene polymerization with catalysts prepared from molybdenum pentachloride and reducing compounds

Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1954-08-30
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Granted: 1959-08-18
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Expires: 1974-08-30
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Gresham William Frank
  • 👤 Merckling Nikolaus George

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 05:53
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F10/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 121 words
PROCESS FOR POLYMERIZING ETHYLENE WHICH COMPRISES REACTING ETHYLENE WITH THE REACTION PRODUCT OF MOLYBDENUM PENTACHLORIDE AND A SUFFICIENT QUANTITY OF A COMPOUND HAVING AT LEAST ONE METAL TO HYDROCARBON BOND TO REDUCE SAID MOLYBDENUM, SAID COMPOUND HAVING AT LEAST ONE METAL TO HYDROCARBON BOND BEING SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF GRIGNARD REAGENTS, LITHIUM AND ALUMINUM TETRAALKYLS AND TIN TETRAALKYLS, SAID ALKYL GROUPS HAVING FROM 4 TO 18 CARBON ATOMS, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN INERT LIQUID HYDROCARBON, AT A TEMPERATURE OF 0* TO 300* C. AND A PRESSURE OF 1 TO 200 ATMOSPHERES, SAID REACTION PRODUCT BEING EMPLOYED IN A QUANTITY OF 0.0001 TO 10% BY WEIGHT OF THE ETHYLENE, AND RECOVERING A SOLID, HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYMER OF ETHYLENE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 121 words
PROCESS FOR POLYMERIZING ETHYLENE WHICH COMPRISES REACTING ETHYLENE WITH THE REACTION PRODUCT OF MOLYBDENUM PENTACHLORIDE AND A SUFFICIENT QUANTITY OF A COMPOUND HAVING AT LEAST ONE METAL TO HYDROCARBON BOND TO REDUCE SAID MOLYBDENUM, SAID COMPOUND HAVING AT LEAST ONE METAL TO HYDROCARBON BOND BEING SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF GRIGNARD REAGENTS, LITHIUM AND ALUMINUM TETRAALKYLS AND TIN TETRAALKYLS, SAID ALKYL GROUPS HAVING FROM 4 TO 18 CARBON ATOMS, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN INERT LIQUID HYDROCARBON, AT A TEMPERATURE OF 0* TO 300* C. AND A PRESSURE OF 1 TO 200 ATMOSPHERES, SAID REACTION PRODUCT BEING EMPLOYED IN A QUANTITY OF 0.0001 TO 10% BY WEIGHT OF THE ETHYLENE, AND RECOVERING A SOLID, HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYMER OF ETHYLENE.

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