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Process for producing α-olefin polymers using novel catalyst system

Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd
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Filing: 1984-07-16
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Granted: 1985-11-19
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Expires: 2004-07-16
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Abstract

Abstract A process for producing an α-olefin polymer which comprises polymerizing an α-olefin in the presence of a catalyst system comprising (A) a solid catalyst component obtained by steps of (i) reducing titanium tetrachloride with an organoaluminum compound represented by the general formula R 1 n AlY 3-n , wherein R 1 represents a C 1 -C 18 hydrocarbon group, Y represents a halogen, and n represents a number satisfying 1<n<3, (ii) heating the reduction product at a temperature of up to 150° C., (iii) treating the thus obtained solid product containing γ-titanium trichloride by preliminary polymerization of an α-olefin in the presence thereof, and (iv) reacting the resulting solid product with a halogen represented by the general formula X 2 , wherein X represents Cl, Br, or I, and/or an interhalogen compound represented by the general formula X'X"a, wherein X' and X" represent each Cl, Br, or I and represents 1 or 3, and with an ether compound represented by the general formula R 2 --O--R 3 , wherein R 2 and R 3 are the same or different and represent each a C 1 -C 10 alkyl group, in a hydrocarbon solvent at a temperature of 50° to 100° C., and (B) an organoaluminum compound.

Inventors

  • 👤 Akinobu Shiga
  • 👤 Toshio Sasaki
  • 👤 Junpei Kojima
  • 👤 Akira Nunose

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F10/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 218 words
A solid catalyst component for polymerization of α-olefins obtained by steps of (i) reducing titanium tetrachloride with an organoaluminum compound represented by the general formula R 1 n AlY 3-n , wherein R 1 represents a C 1 -C 18 hydrocarbon group, Y represents a halogen, and n represents a number satisfying 1<n<3, (ii) heat-treating the reduction product at a temperature range of 70° to 130° C., wherein the period of the heat treatment is between 15 minutes and 6 hours, (iii) treating the thus obtained solid product containing γ-titanium trichloride by preliminary polymerization of an α-olefin in the presence thereof, wherein the amount of α-olefin preliminary polymerized is 0.01 to 5 g per 1 g of the solid product, (IV) reacting the resulting solid product with a halogen represented by the general formula X 2 , wherein X represents Cl, Br, or I, and/or an interhalogen compound represented by the general formula X'X"a, wherein X' and X" represent each Cl, Br, or I and a represents 1 or 3, and with an ether compound represented by the general formula R 2 --O--R 3 , wherein R 2 and R 3 are the same or different and represent each a C 1 -C 10 alkyl group, in a hydrocarbon solvent at a temperature of 50° to 100° C.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 218 words
A solid catalyst component for polymerization of α-olefins obtained by steps of (i) reducing titanium tetrachloride with an organoaluminum compound represented by the general formula R 1 n AlY 3-n , wherein R 1 represents a C 1 -C 18 hydrocarbon group, Y represents a halogen, and n represents a number satisfying 1<n<3, (ii) heat-treating the reduction product at a temperature range of 70° to 130° C., wherein the period of the heat treatment is between 15 minutes and 6 hours, (iii) treating the thus obtained solid product containing γ-titanium trichloride by preliminary polymerization of an α-olefin in the presence thereof, wherein the amount of α-olefin preliminary polymerized is 0.01 to 5 g per 1 g of the solid product, (IV) reacting the resulting solid product with a halogen represented by the general formula X 2 , wherein X represents Cl, Br, or I, and/or an interhalogen compound represented by the general formula X'X"a, wherein X' and X" represent each Cl, Br, or I and a represents 1 or 3, and with an ether compound represented by the general formula R 2 --O--R 3 , wherein R 2 and R 3 are the same or different and represent each a C 1 -C 10 alkyl group, in a hydrocarbon solvent at a temperature of 50° to 100° C.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 49 words
The solid catalyst component according to claim 1, wherein the organoaluminum compound represented by the general formula R 1 n AlY 3-n for use in the reduction of titanium tetrachloride is diethylaluminum chloride, ethylaluminum sesquichloride, a mixture of these compounds, or a mixture of ethylaluminum sesquichloride with ethylaluminum dichloride.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 20 words
The solid catalyst component according to claim 1 wherein the temperature of the heat treatment is 75° to 110° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 21 words
The solid catalyst component according to claim 1, wherein the temperature of the preliminary polymerization treatment is 25° to 80° C.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 21 words
The solid catalyst component according to claim 1, wherein the α-olefin used for the preliminary polymerization treatment is ethylene or propylene.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 19 words
The solid catalyst component according to claim 5, wherein the α-olefin used for the preliminary polymerization treatment is propylene.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 22 words
The solid catalyst component according to claim 1, wherein the halogen represented by the general formula X 2 is I 2 .
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 27 words
The solid catalyst component according to claim 1, wherein the ether compound represented by the general formula R 2 --O--R 3 is di-n-butyl ether or diisoamyl ether.

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