Process for the production of ethylene polymers

Abstract

Abstract A PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ETHYLENE POLYMERS AT HIGH PESSURES WITHIN A MODIFIED, STIRRED AUTOCLAVE-TYPE REACTION SYSTEM SUBDIVEDED INTO THREE ZONES, INTO THE FIRST OF WHICH A FIRST, LOW TEMPERATURE FREE RADICAL, CHAIN-INITATING CATALYST IS FED, AND INTO THE SECOND OF WHICH A SECOND, INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURE FREE RADICAL, CHAIN-INITATING CATALYST AND A THIRD, HIGH TEMPERATURE FREE RADICAL, CHAIN-INITIATING CATALYST ARE INTRODUCED. THE FIRST ZONE IS SO AGITATED AS TO PRODUCE BOTH RADIAL AND END-TOEND MIXING THEREIN TO THEREBY ESTABLISH A SIBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM REACTION TEMPERATURE THEREIN, WHEREAS THE SECOND ZONE IS SO AGITATED AS TO PRODUCE RADIAL MIXING THEREIN, WITH THE DEGREE OF END-TO-END MIXING DECREADING LONGITUDINALLY OF THE ZONE TO THEREBY ESTABLISH A TEMPERATURE DIFFERENTIAL LONGITUDINALLY THEREOF. BOTH RADIAL AND ENDTO-END MIXING ARE ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE THIRD ZONE IN A MANNER SUCH AS TO INCREASE BACK MIXING OF THE REACTION MIXTURE THEREIN, AND THEREBY CONTROL THE TEMPERATURE OF THE REACTION MIXTURE LEAVING SUCH ZONE AND EXITING FROM THE REACTION SYSTEM.

Inventors

• 👤 D Pugh
• 👤 W Palmer
• 👤 R Horney
• 👤 R Spomer
• 👤 C Wolfenberger

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