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Silicon and fluorine-treated alumina containing a chromium catalyst and method of producing same
Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1984-05-29
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Granted: 1989-02-21
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Expires: 2004-05-29
Abstract
Abstract In one embodiment of this invention a surface silicated alumina composition, as opposed to conventional silica alumina, is provided. Such composition may also be fluorided and/or phosphated or phosphited. The resulting compositions are broadly useful but are of particular applicability as supports for chromium olefin polymerization catalysts. In another aspect alumina is fluorided and used with hexavalent chromium catalyst and a co-catalyst or in the alternative with an organochromium catalyst. If desired the support in this embodiment can also be phosphated or phosphited. In another embodiment, aluminum phosphate is formed in the pores of alumina. In contrast with alumina catalyst supports of the prior art, the supports of this invention allow for the production of olefin polymers at high rates of productivity. Also novel high density ultrahigh molecular weight polymers are produced.
Inventors
- 👤 Max P. McDaniel
- 👤 Paul D. Smith
- 👤 Donald D. Norwood
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 16:30
CPC Classifications
C; C01; C01B; C01B13/00; C01B13/14; C08; C08F; C08F10/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 34
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A method of producing a surface silicated and fluorided alumina catalyst composition comprising contacting said alumina with a silicating agent in solution or in vaporous form and thereafter converting said silicating agent to silica on the surface of said alumina, said alumina also being subjected to a treatment with a fluoriding agent, said fluoriding agent being present in an amount to give 0.5 to 3 weight percent fluorine on said alumina based on the weight of said alumina, introducing a chromium component onto said alumina to produce said catalyst, and combining said catalyst with a cocatalyst selected from organoboron compounds and organoaluminum compounds.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
103 words
A method of producing a surface silicated and fluorided alumina catalyst composition comprising contacting said alumina with a silicating agent in solution or in vaporous form and thereafter converting said silicating agent to silica on the surface of said alumina, said alumina also being subjected to a treatment with a fluoriding agent, said fluoriding agent being present in an amount to give 0.5 to 3 weight percent fluorine on said alumina based on the weight of said alumina, introducing a chromium component onto said alumina to produce said catalyst, and combining said catalyst with a cocatalyst selected from organoboron compounds and organoaluminum compounds.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said silicating agent is a polymeric siloxane and said polymeric siloxane after said treating is converted to silica on the surface of said alumina by calcining in air at a temperature within the range of 500° C. to 800° C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method according to claim 2 wherein said silicating agent is used in an amount sufficient to give 0.5 to 10 weight percent silica based on the weight of the alumina.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method according to claim 2 wherein said contacting with said silicating agent is carried out in a slurry of said alumina in said solution of said silicating agent in a 1 to 6 carbon atom alcohol.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said alumina is treated with said fluoriding agent prior to said contact with said silicating agent.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 5 wherein said fluoriding agent is ammonium bifluoride.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
58 words
A method according to claim 6 wherein said contacting with said silicating agent is carried out in a slurry of said alumina in said solution of said silicating agent after which the composition is dried and thereafter said fluoriding agent is added by forming a slurry of the thus dried composition in a solution of said fluoriding agent.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 1 comprising in addition subjecting said alumina to a phosphating or phosphiting treatment.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method according to claim 8 wherein said alumina is calcined in air at 300° C.-700° C. and thereafter contacted with a methanol solution of phosphoric acid prior to contact with said silicating agent.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method according to claim 1 comprising in addition subjecting the resulting composition to activation in an oxidizing ambient at 500° C.-800° C. so as to convert at least a portion of the chromium of said chromium component to the hexavalent state.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
56 words
A method according to claim 10 wherein said chromium component is selected from the group consisting of chromium trioxide, chromium acetate and chromium nitrate and wherein said chromium component is included in an amount sufficient to give 0.1 to 5 weight percent chromium based on the weight of alumina and wherein said oxidizing ambient is air.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
11 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said cocatalyst is triethylborane.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said chromium component is an organochromium compound and wherein said alumina is activated at a temperature within the range of 150° C. to 1000° C. prior to introducing said chromium component.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
103 words
A method according to claim 13 wherein said organochromium compound is selected from: chromium compounds of the formula (I) or (II) (I) Cr(R) n (II) Cr x (R) 2x wherein n is 3 or 4; x is 3 or more; R is --CH 2 MR'R"R"'; wherein M is C, Si, Ge, Sn or Pb; and wherein in a given compound the R groups are identical and R', R", and R"' are the same or different hydrocarbyl groups selected from aliphatic and aromatic radicals containing up to about 10 carbon atoms per radical; bis(cyclopentadienyl)chromium and substituted derivatives thereof; and pi bonded zerovalent organochromium compounds.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 14 wherein said chromium compound is selected from octakis-(μ-trimethylsilylmethyl)tetrachromium(II), tetrakis-(trimethylsilylmethyl)chromium(IV), bis(cyclopentadienyl)chromium and dicumene chromium.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
12 words
A method according to claim 15 wherein said chromium compound is tetrakis-(trimethylsilylmethyl)chromium(IV).
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 15 wherein a mixture of at least two of said organochromium compounds is used.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
112 words
A method of producing a catalyst comprising contacting alumina with a fluoriding agent to produce a fluorided alumina, said fluorided alumina containing in addition a chromium component, the resulting composition being activated by heating in an oxygen-containing ambient at a temperature within the range of 300° C.-900° C. so as to convert at least a portion of the chromium of said chromium component to the hexavalent state and combining the resulting hexavalent chromium containing catalyst with a cocatalyst selected from organoboron compounds and organoaluminum compounds, said fluoriding agent being present in an amount sufficient to give 0.5 to 3 weight percent fluorine on said alumina based on the weight of said alumina.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
112 words
A method of producing a catalyst comprising contacting alumina with a fluoriding agent to produce a fluorided alumina, said fluorided alumina containing in addition a chromium component, the resulting composition being activated by heating in an oxygen-containing ambient at a temperature within the range of 300° C.-900° C. so as to convert at least a portion of the chromium of said chromium component to the hexavalent state and combining the resulting hexavalent chromium containing catalyst with a cocatalyst selected from organoboron compounds and organoaluminum compounds, said fluoriding agent being present in an amount sufficient to give 0.5 to 3 weight percent fluorine on said alumina based on the weight of said alumina.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 18 wherein said fluoriding agent is ammonium bifluoride.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 19 wherein said fluoriding agent is introduced by forming a slurry of said alumina in a solution of said fluoriding agent.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method of claim 18 wherein said chromium component is selected from chromium trioxide, chromium acetate and chromium nitrate and is present in an amount sufficient to give 0.1 to 5 weight percent chromium based on the weight of said alumina.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
11 words
A method according to claim 18 wherein said cocatalyst is triethylborane.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
56 words
A method according to clim 22 wherein said fluoriding agent is ammonium bifluoride which is introduced by forming a slurry of said alumina in a solution of said ammonium bifluoride which solution is used in an amount sufficient to give 0.5 to 5 weight percent fluorine on said alumina based on the weight of said alumina.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
56 words
A method according to clim 22 wherein said fluoriding agent is ammonium bifluoride which is introduced by forming a slurry of said alumina in a solution of said ammonium bifluoride which solution is used in an amount sufficient to give 0.5 to 5 weight percent fluorine on said alumina based on the weight of said alumina.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
46 words
A method according to claim 23 wherein said chromium component is selected from chromium trioxide, chromium acetate, and chromium nitrate and wherein said chromium component is used in an amount sufficient to give 0.1 to 5 weight percent chromium based on the weight of said alumina.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 18 comprising in addition subjecting said alumina to a phosphating or phosphiting treatment.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method according to claim 25 wherein said alumina is calcined in air at 300° C.-700° C., thereafter contacted with a methanol solution of phosphoric acid prior to contacting with said fluoriding agent.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
11 words
A catalyst composition prepared by the method according to claim 1.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
11 words
A catalyst composition prepared by the method according to claim 12.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
11 words
A catalyst composition prepared by the method according to claim 18.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
11 words
A catalyst composition prepared by the method according to claim 22.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
11 words
A catalyst composition prepared by the method according to claim 24.
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