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Process for polymerizing olefins
Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals Inc
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Filing: 1987-11-19
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Granted: 1993-04-20
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Expires: 2007-11-19
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a process for polymerizing olefins. In the process of the present invention, olefins are polymerized using a catalyst composed of a compound of a transition metal (e.g. zirconium) of Group IVB of the periodic table, an aluminoxane produced from trimethylaluminum, and an aluminoxane wherein at least one hydrocarbon group other than n-alkyl groups is bonded to an aluminum atom. The present process can polymerize olefins with excellent polymerization activity and can produce an olefin polymer having a relatively large molecular weight even when the use amount of the aluminoxane produced from trimethylaluminum (which is expensive) is small.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshiyuki Tsutsui
- 👤 Akinori Toyota
- 👤 Norio Kashiwa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 16:46
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F10/00; C08F4/00; C08F4/42; C08F4/44; C08F4/60; C08F4/62; C08F4/64; C08F4/659; C08F4/65912; C08F4/6592; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S526/00; Y10S526/943
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
A process for polymerizing olefins comprising polymerizing or copolymerizing olefins in the presence of a catalyst composed of (A) a compound of a transition metal of the formula R.sup.1.sub.k R.sub.l.sup.2 R.sup.3.sub.m R.sup.4.sub.n Me wherein R 1 represents a cycloalkadienyl groups, R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are identical or different and each represents a cycloalkadienyl group, an aryl group, an alkyl group, an aralkyl group, a halogen atom or a hydrogen atom or a compound of the above formula wherein R 1 and one of R 2 , R 3 or R 4 are indenyl, substituted indenyl or partially hydrogenated indenyl in which said indenyl groups are bonded to each other via a lower alkylene group, Me represents zirconium, k≧1, and k+l+m+n=4, (B) an aluminoxane produced from trimethylaluminum, and (C) an aluminoxane wherein at least on e hydrocarbon group other than n-alkyl groups is bonded to an aluminum atom, said hydrocarbon group being selected from the class consisting of branched alkyl groups, cycloalkyl groups and aryl groups.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
169 words
A process for polymerizing olefins comprising polymerizing or copolymerizing olefins in the presence of a catalyst composed of (A) a compound of a transition metal of the formula R.sup.1.sub.k R.sub.l.sup.2 R.sup.3.sub.m R.sup.4.sub.n Me wherein R 1 represents a cycloalkadienyl groups, R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are identical or different and each represents a cycloalkadienyl group, an aryl group, an alkyl group, an aralkyl group, a halogen atom or a hydrogen atom or a compound of the above formula wherein R 1 and one of R 2 , R 3 or R 4 are indenyl, substituted indenyl or partially hydrogenated indenyl in which said indenyl groups are bonded to each other via a lower alkylene group, Me represents zirconium, k≧1, and k+l+m+n=4, (B) an aluminoxane produced from trimethylaluminum, and (C) an aluminoxane wherein at least on e hydrocarbon group other than n-alkyl groups is bonded to an aluminum atom, said hydrocarbon group being selected from the class consisting of branched alkyl groups, cycloalkyl groups and aryl groups.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
The process set forth in claim 1, wherein the aluminoxane produced from trimethylaluminum is represented by the following formula (II) ##STR7## wherein m is a number of 2 or larger, or the following formula (III) ##STR8## wherein m has the same definition as given above.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The process set forth in claim 1, wherein the compound (A) is used in such an amount that the concentration of the transition metal of said compound in the polymerization reaction system is 10 -8 to 10 -2 gram-atom/liter.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The process set forth in claim 1, wherein the aluminoxane (B) is used in such an amount that the concentration of the aluminum atom of the aluminoxane (B) in the polymerization reaction system is 3 milligram-atoms/liter or below.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
The process set forth in claim 1, wherein the aluminoxane (C) is used in such a proportion that the amount of the aluminum atom of the aluminoxane (C) is 20-95% of the total amount of the aluminum atoms of the aluminoxane (C) and the aluminoxane (B).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process as set forth in claim 1 wherein the zirconium compound is bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride or ethylene bis(indenyl)zirconium dichloride.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The process as set fort in claim 1 wherein the at least one hydrocarbon group other than n-alkyl groups bonded to an aluminum atom in the aluminoxane (C) is a branched alkyl group.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process as set froth in claim 1 wherein the at least one hydrocarbon group other than n-alkyl groups bonded to an aluminum atom in the aluminoxane (C) is a cycloalkyl group.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process as set forth in claim 1 wherein the at least one hydrocarbon group other than n-alkyl groups bonded to an aluminum atom in the aluminoxane (C) is an aryl group.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process as set forth in claim 1 wherein the aluminoxane (C) is produced from a tri-(branched alkyl)aluminum.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
110 words
The process as set forth in claim 1 wherein the compound (A) is used in such an amount that the concentration of the transition metal of said compound in the polymerization reaction system is 10 -8 to 10 -2 gram-atom/liter; the aluminoxane (B) is used in such an amount that the concentration of the aluminum atom of the aluminoxane (B) in the polymerization reaction system is 3 milligram-atoms/liter or below; and wherein the aluminoxane (C) is used in such a proportion that the amount of the aluminum atom of the aluminoxane (C) is 20-95% of the total amount of the aluminum atoms of the aluminoxane (C) and the aluminoxane (B).
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
110 words
The process as set forth in claim 1 wherein the compound (A) is used in such an amount that the concentration of the transition metal of said compound in the polymerization reaction system is 10 -7 to 10 -3 gram-atom/liter; the aluminoxane (B) is used in such an amount that the concentration of the aluminum atom of the aluminoxane (B) in the polymerization reaction system is 0.02 to 1 milligram-atoms/liter and wherein the aluminoxane (C) is used in such a proportion that the amount of the aluminum atom of the aluminoxane (C) is 30-85% of the total amount of the aluminum atoms of the aluminoxane (C) and the aluminoxane (B).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process as set forth in claim 1 for homopolymerizing ethylene.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process as set forth in claim 1 for copolymerizing ethylene with an alpha-olefin of form 3 to 20 carbon atoms.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process as set forth in claim 1 wherein the olefin polymerization is conducted in the gas-phase.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process as set forth in claim 1 wherein the olefin polymerization is carried out in the liquid-phase.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process as set forth in claim 1 wherein the polymerization is carried out at a temperature of from -50° to 200° C.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process as set forth in claim 1 wherein the polymerization is carried out at a temperature of from 0° to 120° C.
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