US4820775A — Alpha-olefin block copolymer particles and proces…

Claim 1

Independent Claim 236 words

A process for the production of α-olefin block copolymer particles which comprises the steps of (1) homopolymerizing propylene or copolymerizing propylene with a comonomer of ethylene or an α-olefin having 4 to 6 carbon atoms so that the comonomer content of the copolymerization product produced is not more than 6% by mole, said polymerization being carried out utilizing propylene in a liquid or gaseous phase, (2) in the presence of the product produced by step (1), homopolymerizing ethylene or copolymerizing ethylene with propylene, with an α-olefin having 4 to 6 carbon atoms or with a mixture thereof so that the ethylene content in the copolymerization product produced is not less than 10% by mole, said copolymerizing being carried out utilizing propylene in a liquid or a gaseous phase when present, the polymerization being carried out in the degree of 10 to 70% by weight based on the total polymerization amount, said polymerizaton in said first and second steps being carried out in the presence of a catalyst system comprising (A) a solid catalyst component containing at least titanium, chlorine and an electron-donating compound and having a pore volume of not less than 0.08 cc/g in the range of a pore radius of 200 to 15,000 Å, a mean particle size of 5 to 100 μm, and a geometric standard deviation (σg) of the particle distribution of not more than 2, and (B) an organic aluminum compound.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 236 words

A process for the production of α-olefin block copolymer particles which comprises the steps of (1) homopolymerizing propylene or copolymerizing propylene with a comonomer of ethylene or an α-olefin having 4 to 6 carbon atoms so that the comonomer content of the copolymerization product produced is not more than 6% by mole, said polymerization being carried out utilizing propylene in a liquid or gaseous phase, (2) in the presence of the product produced by step (1), homopolymerizing ethylene or copolymerizing ethylene with propylene, with an α-olefin having 4 to 6 carbon atoms or with a mixture thereof so that the ethylene content in the copolymerization product produced is not less than 10% by mole, said copolymerizing being carried out utilizing propylene in a liquid or a gaseous phase when present, the polymerization being carried out in the degree of 10 to 70% by weight based on the total polymerization amount, said polymerizaton in said first and second steps being carried out in the presence of a catalyst system comprising (A) a solid catalyst component containing at least titanium, chlorine and an electron-donating compound and having a pore volume of not less than 0.08 cc/g in the range of a pore radius of 200 to 15,000 Å, a mean particle size of 5 to 100 μm, and a geometric standard deviation (σg) of the particle distribution of not more than 2, and (B) an organic aluminum compound.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 87 words

The process for the production of α-olefin block copolymer particles according to claim 1, wherein the catalyst system is a system that when said propylene is polymerized by use of said liquified propylene in the presence of said catalyst system at 65° C. for 4 hours, polypropylene is produced in an amount of not less than 6,000 g per 1 g of the solid catalyst component, and said polypropylene contains not more than 5% by weight of a component which is soluble in xylene at 20° C.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 86 words

The process for the production of α-olefin block copolymer particles according to claim 1, wherein the catalyst system is a system that when said propylene is polymerized by using said liquefied propylene in the presence of said catalyst system at 65° C. for 4 hours, polypropylene is produced in an amount of not less than 6,000 g per 1 g of the solid catalyst component, and said polypropylene contains not more than 4% by weight of a component which is soluble in xylene at 20° C.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 195 words

The process for the production of α-olefin block copolymer particles according to claim 1, wherein the catalyst system comprises (A) a solid catalyst component consisting essentially of a titanium compound carried on a magnesium compound and 1 to 20% by weight of an electron donating compound selected from ether compounds and ester compounds, which has a pore volume of not less than 0.1 cc/g in the range of a pore radius of 200 to 15,000 Å, a mean particle size of 10 to 75 μm, and a geometric standard deviation (σg) of the particle distribution of not more than 1.8. (B) an organic aluminum compound of the formula: R e AlX 3-e wherein R is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, X is a halogen atom, and e is a number in the formula 2.5≦e≦3 in an amount of 40 to 1,500 mole per 1 mole of titanium in the solid catalyst component (A), and (C) an electron donor selected from the group consisting of esters, amines, and organic silicon compounds having Si--O--C bond in an amount of not more than 1 mole per 1 mole of the organic aluminum compound (B).

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 165 words

The process for the production of α-olefin block copolymer particles according to claim 1, wherein the catalyst system comprises (A) a solid catalyst component comprising a titanium compound of the formula: Ti(OR 1 ) b Cl 3-b wherein R 1 is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and b is a number in the formula 0.001<b<0.15, and 1 to 15% by weight of an ether compound, which has a pore volume of not less than 0.1 cc/g in the range of a pore radius of 200 to 15,000 Å, a mean particle size of 10 to 75 μm, and a geometric standard deviation (σg) of the particle distribution of not more than 1.8, and (B) an organic aluminum compound of the formula: R 2 AlX wherein R is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms and X is a halogen atom in an amount of 1 to 30 mole per 1 mole of titanium in the solid catalyst component (A).

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 138 words

The process for the production of α-olefin block copolymer particles according to claim 1, wherein the catalyst system comprises (A) a solid catalyst component comprising a titanium trichloride having a layer structure and 1 to 15% by weight of an ether compound, which has a pore volume of not less than 0.1 cc/g in the range of a pore radius of 200 to 15,000 Å, a mean particle size of 10 to 75 μm, and a geometric standard deviation (σg) of the particle distribution of not more than 1.8, and (B) an organic aluminum compound of the formula: R 2 AlX wherein R is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms and X is a halogen atom in an amount of 1 to 30 mole per 1 mole of titanium in the solid catalyst component (A).

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 40 words

The process for the production of α-olefin block copolymer particles according to claim 2, wherein said polymer produced in the first step contains not more than 15% by weight of a component which is soluble in xylene at 20° C.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 40 words

The process for the production of α-olefin block copolymer particles according to claim 3, wherein said polymer produced in the first step contains not more than 5% by weight of a component which is soluble in xylene at 20° C.

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3.5 Years (Year 4)	1992-04-10	1992-10-10	1993-04-11	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
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11.5 Years (Year 12)	2000-04-10	2000-10-10	2001-04-11	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Alpha-olefin block copolymer particles and process for the production thereof

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