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Process and catalyst for production of olefin polymers

Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1955-08-22
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Granted: 1960-11-29
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Expires: 1975-08-22
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jr James T Edmonds
  • 👤 Harold D Lyons

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 12:46
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F10/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 85 words
A METHOD FOR POLYMERIZING AN ALIPHATIC 1-OLEFIN HAVING UP TO AND INCLUDING 8 CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING SAID OLEFIN WITH A CATALYST COMPRISING (A) A TITANIUM DERIVATIVE SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF (1) COMPOUNDS CORRESPONDING TO THE FORMULA TI(OR)M, WHEREIN R IS AN ALKYL RADICAL CONTAINING FROM 1 TO 20 CARBON ATOMS AND THE COMPOUND CONTAINS UP TO A TOTAL OF 50 CARBON ATOMS AND WHEREIN M IS EQUAL TO THE VALENCE OF THE TITANIUM, (2) COMPOUNDS CORRESPONDING TO THE FORMULA
Claim 2
Independent Claim 85 words
A METHOD FOR POLYMERIZING AN ALIPHATIC 1-OLEFIN HAVING UP TO AND INCLUDING 8 CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING SAID OLEFIN WITH A CATALYST COMPRISING (A) A TITANIUM DERIVATIVE SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF (1) COMPOUNDS CORRESPONDING TO THE FORMULA TI(OR)M, WHEREIN R IS AN ALKYL RADICAL CONTAINING FROM 1 TO 20 CARBON ATOMS AND THE COMPOUND CONTAINS UP TO A TOTAL OF 50 CARBON ATOMS AND WHEREIN M IS EQUAL TO THE VALENCE OF THE TITANIUM, (2) COMPOUNDS CORRESPONDING TO THE FORMULA
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 229 words
A CATALYST COMPOSITION COMPRISING (A) A TITANIUM DERIVATIVE SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF (1) COMPOUNDS CORRESPONDING TO THE FORMULA TI(OR)M, WHEREIN R IS AN ALKYL RADICAL CONTAINING FROM 1 TO 20 CARBON ATOMS AND THE COMPOUND CONTAINS UP TO A TOTAL OF 50 CARBON ATOMS AND WHEREIN M IS EQUAL TO THE VALENCE OF THE TITANIUM, (2) COMPOUNDS CORRESPONDING TO THE FORMULA TIA((OCH2CH2)ANH(3-A))B, WHEREIN A IS AN INTEGER FROM 1 TO 3, INCLUSIVE, AND B IS EQUAL TO THE VALENCE OF THE TITANIUM, AND (3) A COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF (A) A COMPLEX SALT OF MALONIC ACID, TITANIUM AND AN ALKALI METAL, AND (B) A COMPLEX SALT OF OXALIC ACID, TITANIUM AND AN ALKALI METAL, (B) A COMPLEX HYDRIDE CORRESPONDING TO THE FORMULA MM''HX, WHEREIN M IS AN ALKALI METAL, M'' IS A METAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CON SISTING OF ALUMINUM AND GALLIUM, AND X IS EQUAL TO THE SUM OF THE VALENCES OF M AND M'', AND (C) A HALIDE OF ALUMINUM, THE RATIO OF THE AMOUNT OF SAID COMPLEX HYDRIDE TO SAID TITANIUM DERIVATIVE BEING IN THE RANGE OF 0.05 TO 50 MOLS OF COMPLEX HYDRIDE PER MOL OF TITANIUM DERIVATIVE AND THE RATIO OF THE AMOUNT OF SAID ALUMINUM HALIDE TO SAID TITANIUM DERIVATIVE BEING IN THE RANGE OF 0.05 TO 50 MOLS OF ALUMINUM HALIDE PER MOL OF TITANIUM DERIVATIVE.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 229 words
A CATALYST COMPOSITION COMPRISING (A) A TITANIUM DERIVATIVE SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF (1) COMPOUNDS CORRESPONDING TO THE FORMULA TI(OR)M, WHEREIN R IS AN ALKYL RADICAL CONTAINING FROM 1 TO 20 CARBON ATOMS AND THE COMPOUND CONTAINS UP TO A TOTAL OF 50 CARBON ATOMS AND WHEREIN M IS EQUAL TO THE VALENCE OF THE TITANIUM, (2) COMPOUNDS CORRESPONDING TO THE FORMULA TIA((OCH2CH2)ANH(3-A))B, WHEREIN A IS AN INTEGER FROM 1 TO 3, INCLUSIVE, AND B IS EQUAL TO THE VALENCE OF THE TITANIUM, AND (3) A COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF (A) A COMPLEX SALT OF MALONIC ACID, TITANIUM AND AN ALKALI METAL, AND (B) A COMPLEX SALT OF OXALIC ACID, TITANIUM AND AN ALKALI METAL, (B) A COMPLEX HYDRIDE CORRESPONDING TO THE FORMULA MM''HX, WHEREIN M IS AN ALKALI METAL, M'' IS A METAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CON SISTING OF ALUMINUM AND GALLIUM, AND X IS EQUAL TO THE SUM OF THE VALENCES OF M AND M'', AND (C) A HALIDE OF ALUMINUM, THE RATIO OF THE AMOUNT OF SAID COMPLEX HYDRIDE TO SAID TITANIUM DERIVATIVE BEING IN THE RANGE OF 0.05 TO 50 MOLS OF COMPLEX HYDRIDE PER MOL OF TITANIUM DERIVATIVE AND THE RATIO OF THE AMOUNT OF SAID ALUMINUM HALIDE TO SAID TITANIUM DERIVATIVE BEING IN THE RANGE OF 0.05 TO 50 MOLS OF ALUMINUM HALIDE PER MOL OF TITANIUM DERIVATIVE.

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