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| 20080207852 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ETHYLENE -ALPHA- OLEFIN COPOLYMER - The object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer by continuous multistage polymerization which can give an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer excellent in a form retention property during extrusion. The process for producing an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer comprises continuously polymerizing ethylene and α-olefin in a solvent in the presence of an olefin polymerization catalyst using a polymerization reaction apparatus comprising two tanks of polymerization reactors connected in series, wherein the polymerization is carried out under the following polymerization conditions etc.:
| 08-28-2008 |
| 20080214745 | Polymerisation Process - A process for the polymerisation of olefins is disclosed wherein at least part of a stream, preferably a catalytically active stream, withdrawn from a polymerisation reactor is passed through a fractionator so as to remove hydrogen and active fines. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080214746 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ETHYLENE-ALPHA-OLEFIN COPOLYMER - Disclosed is a process for producing an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer excellent in balancing between strength and elongation by continuous multi-step polymerization. The process comprises continuously polymerizing ethylene and α-olefin in a solvent in the presence of an olefin polymerization catalyst using a polymerization reaction apparatus comprising two or more tanks of polymerization reactors connected in series, said process including a first polymerization step of producing in one tank of polymerization reactor a polymer component under the polymerization condition of a flow state being 1.5 or more tanks in the perfect mixing cell model, and a second polymerization step of producing in one tank of polymerization reactor a polymer component under specific polymerization conditions. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080227932 | Method for Producing Water-Absorbing Polymer Particles - A process for producing water-absorbing polymeric particles comprises conducting the polymerization in at least two parallel continuous polymerization reactors under substantially identical conditions and further processing the reaction products conjointly in at least one process step. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080234444 | Method for Efficiently Producing an Aromatic Polycarbonate - It is a task of the present invention to provide a method which enables the production of a high quality, high performance aromatic polycarbonate (which is colorless and has excellent mechanical properties) from a molten aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer obtained from an aromatic dihydroxy compound and a diaryl carbonate, wherein the polycarbonate can be stably produced on a commercial scale at 1 to 50 t/hr for a long time without the need for a large amount of an inert gas. In the present invention, this task has been accomplished by a method for producing an aromatic polycarbonate by the melt transesterification process, in which the prepolymer is caused to absorb a specific amount of an inert gas, followed by polymerization using a guide-wetting fall polymerizer device having a specific structure, whereby a high quality, high performance aromatic polycarbonate as mentioned above can be stably produced on a commercial scale at 1 to 50 t/hr for a long time (more than several thousand hours, e.g., as long as 5,000 hours) without fluctuation of the molecular weight thereof. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080234445 | Production Method of Aromatic Polycarbonate - The object of the present invention is to provide a production method of a high molecular weight aromatic polycarbonate containing a reduced amount of a high melting point product, and having less thermal history received and excellent hue by a melt process. The present invention relates to a production method of an aromatic polycarbonate, characterized in that in producing an aromatic polycarbonate using an aromatic dihydroxy compound and a carbonic diester as raw materials and using plural reactors, a molten reactant temperature T1 (° C.) in at least one reactor A and a molten reactant temperature T2 (° C.) in a reactor B subsequent to the reactor A are satisfied with the relationship of T2| 09-25-2008 | |
| 20080255324 | Method For Stably Producing an Aromatic Polycarbonate - A method for stably producing an aromatic polycarbonate, which comprises continuously reacting an aromatic dihydroxy compound with a diaryl carbonate in a closed, reactor-pipeline system, the closed, reactor-pipeline system comprising: a plurality of reactors which are liquid-tightly connected through a pipeline toward an outlet for a final aromatic polycarbonate product, the pipeline comprising one or more pipes, wherein the plurality of reactors include at least two reactors connected in series, and at least one filter secured in the pipe or pipes of the reactor-pipeline system, wherein the or each filter is simultaneously or separately taken out to the outside of the reactor-pipeline system and subjected to washing in the outside of the reactor-pipeline system, followed by returning of the resultant washed filter into the inside of the pipe or pipes of the reactor-pipeline system, the washing being performed with the below-mentioned washing agents used in the following order: an aqueous solution of a basic compound, an aromatic monohydroxy compound, and a molten mixture of an aromatic dihydroxy compound and a diaryl carbonate, the molten mixture containing a basic compound. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080275197 | Bimodal Polyethylene Resins That Have High Stiffness and High ESCR - A bimodal polyethylene having a high density ranging from about 0.955 to about 0.959 g/cc, an improved environmental stress cracking resistance (ESCR) of from about 400 to about 2500 hours, and an improved 0.4% flexural modulus of from about 180,000 to about 260,000 psi (1,200 MPa to about 1,800 MPa) may be formed using a Ziegler-Natta polymerization catalyst using two reactors in series. The bimodal polyethylene may have a high load melt index (HLMI) of from about 2 and about 30 dg/min and may be optionally made with a small amount of alpha-olefinic comonomer in the second reactor. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080300370 | Preparation of polyethylene - A process for preparing a polyethylene in a multi-stage process is described. The process comprises pre-treating a Ziegler catalyst in a first stage in the presence of a 1-olefin/ethylene mixture or a 1-olefin to produce a LLDPE or VLDPE, which have the characteristics of a polymer prepared with a single-site catalyst, e.g. high levels of short-chain branching that are uniformly distributed. The contents of the first stage are then transferred to a second stage where an ethylene or an ethylene/1-olefin mixture is polymerized in the presence of the pre-treated catalyst to form a polyethylene with good processability. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080312388 | Process for the Gas-Phase Polymerization Olefins - Process for the gas-phase polymerization of one or more alpha-olefins in the presence of a catalyst system, the process comprising:
| 12-18-2008 |
| 20080319146 | Catalyst Composition with Monocarboxylic Acid Ester Internal Donor and Propylene Polymerization Process - A catalyst composition for the polymerization of propylene comprising one or more Ziegler-Natta procatalyst compositions comprising one or more transition metal compounds and one or more monoesters of aromatic carboxylic acid internal electron donors; one or more aluminum containing cocatalyst; and a mixture of two or more different selectivity control agents, said SCA mixture comprising from 70 to 98 mol percent of one or more esters of one or more aromatic monocarboxylic acids or substituted derivatives thereof, and from 30 to 2 mol percent of one or more alkoxysilane compounds containing one or more 5- or 6-membered cyclic groups optionally containing one or more Group 14, 15 or 16 heteroatoms. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090036617 | Process for the Gas-Phase Polymerization of Olefins - A process for the gas-phase polymerization of α-olefÊns CH | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090036618 | Multistage Process for Preparing Organopolysiloxanes Comprising Aminoalkyl Groups - Organopolysiloxanes having aminoalkyl groups are prepared by | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090062485 | Polymerisation process - A process for the polymerisation of olefins is disclosed wherein at least part of a stream, preferably a catalytically active stream, withdrawn from a polymerisation reactor is passed through a fractionator so as to remove hydrogen and active fines. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090088538 | Method of Producing Polycarbonate in a Flash Devolatilization System - The present invention provides a reactor system for producing polycarbonate. The reactor system has one or more reactant vessels, an oligomerization reactor, a first pressure control device, a preheater, a second pressure control device, a distributor, and a flash tank. The one or more reactant vessels contain reactants contain a melt transesterification catalyst, a dihydroxy compound, and an activated diaryl carbonate. The reactor system is connected in the following configuration: (i) the one or more reactant vessels connected to the oligomerization reactor, (ii) the first pressure control device disposed between and connecting the outlet of the oligomerization reactor and the inlet of the preheater; (iii) the second pressure control device disposed between and connecting the outlet of the preheater and the distributor; and (iv) the distributor disposed at the inlet to the flash tank. The pressure in the preheater is controllable at a pressure intermediate between the pressure in the oligomerization reactor and the flash tank. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090093600 | Methods for Making Polyester Resins in Falling Film Melt Polycondensation Reactors - The present invention relates to methods for forming polyester resins in one or more falling film reactors. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090131610 | Process for Production of Amphoteric Electrolyte Resin by Continuous Bulk Polymerization and Apparatus for the Production - A process for producing an amphoteric electrolyte resin by continuous bulk polymerization at low cost is provided. Also provided is an apparatus for achieving the process. The process comprises the steps of: feeding, from the mixture supply side, a mixture comprising 0.01 to 10 wt % of at least one radically polymerizable basic monomer containing a nitrogen atom, 0.01 to 35 wt % of at least one radically polymerizable acidic monomer having a carboxyl group and 45 to 99.98 wt % of a monomer capable of copolymerizing with these monomers or a mixture of the mixture and a polymerization initiator and/or an organic solvent having a boiling point of 80° C. or higher in an amount of 10 wt % or less relative to the total weight of the monomers, into a reaction zone composed of four polymerization zones which independently provide mixture temperatures of T | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090131611 | SHORT-CHAIN BRANCHED POLYPROPYLENE - A short-chain-branched polypropylene having xylene solubles of at least 0.5 percent by weight is provided. In certain embodiments the polypropylene has a strain hardening index of at least 0.15 as measured by a deformation rate of 1.00 s | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090149610 | OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION REACTOR, POLYOLEFIN PRODUCTION SYSTEM, AND POLYOLEFIN PRODUCTION PROCESS - An olefin polymerization reactor of the present invention includes a cylinder which extends vertically, and a decreasing diameter member which is formed on the cylinder, has an inside diameter that decreases progressively downward and has a gas inlet orifice at a bottom end thereof. A spouted bed is formed inside a reaction zone enclosed by an inside surface of the decreasing diameter member and an inside surface of the cylinder above the decreasing diameter member. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090149611 | POWDER TRANSFER DEVICE AND POLYOLEFIN PRODUCTION PROCESS - The present invention provides a powder transfer device that has a simple construction, yet enables the powder discharge rate to be easily controlled, as well as a polyolefin powder production process using such a powder transfer device. A powder transfer device includes a downcomer which extends downward, and a gas slider situated below the downcomer. The gas slider has, on a side thereof facing an opening at a bottom end of the downcomer, a gas dispersion plate in which a plurality of gas outlets are formed. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090156759 | Industrial process for production of high-quality aromatic polycarbonate - It is an object of the present invention to provide a specific process that enables a high-quality high-performance aromatic polycarbonate having excellent mechanical properties and no discoloration to be produced industrially in a large amount (e.g. not less than 1 ton/hr) stably for a prolonged period of time (e.g. not less than 1000 hours, preferably not less than 3000 hours, more preferably not less than 5000 hours) from a dialkyl carbonate and an aromatic dihydroxy compound. When producing the aromatic polycarbonate from the dialkyl carbonate and the aromatic dihydroxy compound, the above object can be attained by carrying out a process of the present invention which comprises the step of; (I) producing a diaryl carbonate using two reactive distillation columns each having a specified structure: (II) purifying the diaryl carbonate so as to obtain a high-purity diaryl carbonate: (III) subsequently producing an aromatic polycarbonate using a guide-contacting downflow type polymerization apparatus having a specified structure from a molten prepolymer obtained from an aromatic dihydroxy compound and the high-purity diaryl carbonate: and (IV) recycling by-produced aromatic monohydroxy compound into the step (I). | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090163679 | Suspension polymerization process for manufacturing ultra high molecular weight polyethylene, a multimodal ultra high molecular weight polyethylene homopolymeric or copolymeric composition, a ultra high molecular weight polyethylene, and their uses - The present invention relates to a suspension polymerization process for the production of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene, wherein the operation is carried out in at least two reactors of the CSTR type (continuous stirring tank reactor), in a serial configuration, wherein the first reactor is fed with solvent, monomer and, optionally, comonomer; Ziegler-Natta type catalyst, said catalyst composition having a chloride concentration of at least 55%, based on its composition, and preferably more than 76%, chlorinated cocatalyst and chain growth regulator, said continuous stirring tank reactor being kept under a pressure between 0.1 to 2.0 MPa and temperature from 40° C. to 100° C., which contents of the first reactor are transferred to the subsequent reactor, by means of a pressure differential or through pumping, wherein said subsequent reactors are kept under a pressure between 0.1 to 2.0 MPa and temperature from 40° C. to 100° C., and fed with solvent, monomer, and, optionally, comonomer, catalyst, cocatalyst and chain growth regulator, the pressure and temperature in each of the reactors being different from one another up to the “n | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090215970 | Blow Molding Polyethylene Resins - Disclosed herein are various processes, including continuous fluidized-bed gas-phase polymerization processes for making a high strength, high density polyethylene copolymer, comprising (including): contacting monomers that include ethylene and optionally at least one non-ethylene monomer with fluidized catalyst particles in a gas phase in the presence of hydrogen gas at an ethylene partial pressure of 100 psi or more and a polymerization temperature of 120° C. or less to produce a polyethylene copolymer having a density of 0.945 g/cc or more and an ESCR Index of 1.0 or more wherein the catalyst particles are prepared at an activation temperature of 700° C. or less, and include silica, chromium, and titanium. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090215971 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF POLYTETRAHYDROFURANE OR TETRAHYDROFURANE COPOLYMERS - The present invention relates to a process for preparing polytetrahydrofuran or tetrahydrofuran copolymers by polymerization of tetrahydrofuran in the presence of a telogen and/or a comonomer over a fixed bed of an acid catalyst, in which the temperature of the polymerization mixture increases in the direction of flow through the catalyst bed. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090221768 | METHOD FOR THE ESTERIFICATION OF TEREPHTALIC ACID WITH BUTANEDIOL, METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF POLYBUTYLENE TEREPHTALATE AND A DEVICE THEREFOR - The present invention relates to an improved method for the esterification of terephthalic acid with 1,4-butanediol, an improved method for the manufacture of polybutylene terephtalate as well as reactors and devices that are suited for the application in this method. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20100036065 | Maleimide-alpha-alkylstyrene-based tetrapolymer with low molten viscosity and continuous bulk process for producing it - Disclosed are a maleimide-α-alkylstyrene-based, heat-resistant bulk tetrapolymer and a preparation process thereof. More specifically, disclosed are a bulk tetrapolymer, comprising 5-60 wt % of an N-substituted maleimide monomer, 10-70 wt % of an α-alkylstyrene monomer, 5-50 wt % of an unsaturated nitrile monomer and 3-50 wt % of an aromatic vinyl monomer, as well as a continuous bulk polymerization process for preparing the same. The disclosed bulk tetrapolymer has a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of 70,000-300,000 and a glass transition temperature of 150-200° C., shows excellent high-temperature thermal stability and heat resistance and a remarkably low melt viscosity, and thus is excellent not only in processability, but also in productivity, processability, moldability and blendability, when it is blended with other resins. Also, the continuous bulk polymerization process is equipped with a devolatilizer and enables the bulk tetrapolymer to be produced at low cost and high efficiency. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100063224 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYOLEFIN | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100113715 | Olefin polymerization process - A multi-reactor solution process for polymerizing ethylene is disclosed. Ethylene is polymerized in a first reaction zone in two parallel reactors and the polyethylene is transferred to a second reaction zone to continue or complete the polymerization. Ethylene is contacted with a mixture of a titanium halide and a vanadium halide in the first parallel reactor and with a magnesium-titanium based Ziegler-Natta catalyst at a lower temperature in the second parallel reactor. The process gives improved catalyst activity. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100113716 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING AN OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION CATALYST COMPONENT WITH IMPROVED HIGH TEMPERATURE ACTIVITY - The invention refers to a process for preparing a Group | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100121000 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF SOFT PROPYLENE POLYMER COMPOSITIONS - A process for the preparation of a propylene copolymer composition having a Flexural modulus lower than 500 MPa, a total ethylene content higher than 9% and a Xylene soluble fraction at room temperature higher than 20% comprising at least one polymerization step carried out in a gas-phase polymerization reactor comprising at least two interconnected polymerization zones said process being characterized by the fact that at least 30% by weight of said xylene soluble fraction is produced in the polymerization step carried out in a gas-phase polymerization reactor comprising at least two interconnected polymerization zones. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100121001 | Reactor With Optimized Internal Tray Design - A system for processing large quantities of a reaction medium while maintaining the reaction medium in sheets. The system includes a reactor having a plurality of vertically-spaced downwardly-sloped trays over which the reaction medium flows while it is subjected to reaction conditions. The slope of the trays increases downwardly to accommodate for the increased viscosity of the reaction medium while the reaction medium flows downwardly through the reactor. An upper portion of the trays have a uni-directional configuration, while a lower portion of the trays have a bi-directional configuration. Further, the orientation of flow across the uni-directional trays is rotated by 90 degrees in at least one location as the reaction medium flows down the uni-directional trays. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100130705 | Ziegler-Natta Catalyst and Its Use To Prepare Multimodal Polyolefin - The present invention provides a method for tailoring the molecular weight distribution of a multimodal (e.g. bimodal) ethylene polymer having a lower molecular weight component and a higher molecular weight component comprising polymerising ethylene and optionally at least one further alpha olefin in at least two stages, wherein at least one stage is carried out in a slurry phase in the presence of a Ziegler Natta catalyst comprising an electron donor which is an ether. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100174037 | SLURRY PHASE POLYMERISATION PROCESS - A polymerisation process is disclosed in which polyethylene is produced in slurry in a polymerisation reactor in the presence of a Ziegler Natta catalyst and an activator, and slurry containing the polymer is withdrawn from the reactor and transferred to a flash tank operating at a pressure and temperature such that at least 50 mol % of the liquid component of the slurry is withdrawn from the flash tank as a vapour and at least 98 mol %, more preferably at least 98.5 mol %, and most preferably at least 99.5 mol %, of the vapour withdrawn from the flash tank is capable of being condensed at a temperature of between 15 and 40C without compression, wherein a by-product suppressor, which reduces the amount of by-product formed per unit of polyethylene produced by at least 10% compared with an identical polymerisation process where the by-product suppressor is not present, is used in the reactor. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100184928 | MULTIPLE CONTINUOUS MICROFLUIDIC REACTORS FOR THE SCALED UP SYNTHESIS OF GEL OR POLYMER PARTICLES - This present invention provides devices for the parallelization of the formation of droplets in a multiple droplet generator integrating two or more parallel flow-focusing devices (FFDs) with either identical, or different, geometries. In the parallel identical FFDs, emulsification generates droplets with a narrow (below 4%) polydispersity despite weak coupling between the identical flow-focusing devices. Formation of droplets in the integrated droplet generator comprising FFDs with different dimensions of the microchannels occurs with strong coupling between the FFDs and produces droplets with varying sizes and size distributions. For such devices the regime in which emulsification produces droplets with varying dimensions and a narrow size distribution have been identified. The results of this work can be used in scaling up the production of droplets and in the simultaneous production of droplets and particles with different dimensions. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100210795 | GAS-PHASE PROPYLENE POLYMERIZATION PROCESS USING STAGED ADDITION OF ALUMINUM ALKYL - An olefin polymerization process comprises gas-phase polymerization of at least one olefin monomer in more than one polymerization zones using a high activity Ziegler-Natta catalyst system comprising a solid, magnesium-supported, titanium-containing component and an aluminum alkyl component comprising introducing the titanium-containing component and an aluminum alkyl component into the first polymerization zone and then introducing additional aluminum alkyl component into a subsequent polymerization zone without added titanium-containing component. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100210796 | SLURRY PHASE POLYMERISATION PROCESS - Process for producing a multimodal polyethylene in at least two reactors connected in series, in which 20-80 wt % of a high molecular weight (HMW) polymer is made in suspension in a first reactor and 20-80 wt % of a low molecular weight (LMW) polymer is made in suspension in a second reactor in the presence of the HMW polymer, wherein the solids concentration in the second LMW reactor, defined as the mass of polymer divided by the total mass of slurry, is at least 35 wt %, most preferably between 45 wt % and 60 wt %, and/or the ratio of solids concentration in the first reactor to that in the second reactor is maintained at less than 1.0, preferably between 0.6 and 0.8, and further wherein the volume of the second reactor is at least 10%, preferably at least 30% and more preferably at least 50% greater than the volume of the first reactor. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100249344 | SLURRY PHASE POLYMERISATION PROCESS - Process for producing a multimodal polyethylene in at least two reactors connected in series, in which 20-80 wt % of a high molecular weight (HMW) polymer is made in suspension in a first reactor and 20-80 wt % of a low molecular weight (LMW) polymer is made in suspension in a second reactor, wherein the ratio of the average activity in the LMW reactor to the average activity in the HMW reactor is from 0.25 and 1.5, where average activity in each reactor is defined as the rate of polyethylene produced in the reactor (kgPE/hr)/[ethylene concentration in the reactor (mol %)×residence time in the reactor (hours)×feed rate of catalyst into the reactor (g/hr)], residence time being defined as the mass of the polymer in the reactor (kg)/the output rate of polymer from the reactor (kg/hr), and wherein the volume of the second reactor is at least 10%, preferably at least 30% and more preferably at least 50% greater than the volume of the first reactor, and the ratio of length to diameter of the first reactor, L/D(1), is greater than that of the second reactor, U/D(2), and preferably at least 20% greater. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100311922 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ORGANOPOLYSILOXANE - The invention discloses a method and a system for manufacturing organopolysiloxane. The system comprises N raw material tanks, N gauging tanks, a first reactor, a second reactor and at least one product tanks which are arranged in order from high to low. The manufacturing method comprises the following steps of: firstly, N raw materials are added into the N raw material tanks respectively. Then, a plurality of processing parameters about the organopolysiloxane are inputted to control the N gauging tanks to measure the dosage of the N raw materials according to the processing parameters, which along with a cyclic siloxane monomer are inputted into the first reactor. The first reactor is controlled to carry on ring-opening and re-distribution polymerization equilibrium reaction to the N raw materials and the cyclic siloxane monomer, so as to generate an intermediate product, and transfer the intermediate product into the second reactor. Finally, the second reactor is controlled to carry on a decomposition transient catalytic reaction to the intermediate product and a devolatilization operation to obtain the organopolysiloxane products. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100317810 | APPLICATION OF COIL TUBE EVAPORATORS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF POLYAMIDES - Helical tube evaporators are used to concentrate aqueous extract solutions from the extraction of polyamides based on polyamide 6. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100317811 | PROCESS FOR THE GAS-PHASE POLYMERIZATION OF OLEFINS - A process for the gas-phase polymerization of α-olefins carried out in two interconnected polymerization zones, wherein the growing polymer particles flow through the first of said polymerization zones (riser) under fast fluidization conditions, leave said riser and enter the second of said polymerization zones (downcomer) through which they flow downward in a densified form, the process being characterized in that: (a) the gas mixture present in the riser is totally or partially prevented from entering the downcomer by introducing into the upper part of said downcomer a liquid stream LB having a composition different from the gaseous mixture present in the riser; (b) the ratio R between the flow rate F | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110003948 | MULTISTAGE PROCESS FOR THE POLYMERIZATION OF OLEFINS - A multistage process for the homo or copolymerization of ethylene carried out in the presence of a catalyst system comprising at least one polymerization catalyst (A) based on a late transition metal component having a tridentate ligand which bears at least two ortho.ortho-disubstituted aryl radicals, at least one Ziegler polymerization catalyst (B), and at least a Lewis acid activating compound (C), wherein the molar ratio of the metal of the activating compound (C) to the late transition metal of catalyst (A) is different in the two polymerizations steps. Catalysts (A) and (B) may be selectively controlled by varying the amount of activating compound (C). | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110015354 | PROPYLENE/ALPHA-OLEFIN BLOCK INTERPOLYMERS - Embodiments of the invention provide a class of mesophase separated propylene/α-olefin block interpolymers with controlled block sequences. The propylene/α-olefin interpolymers are characterized by an average block index, ABI, which is greater than zero and up to about 1.0 and a molecular weight distribution, M | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110034645 | Process for the Production of a Bimodal Polypropylene Having Low Ash Content - The present invention relates to a process for making low ash propylene homo- or copolymers with improved properties, with “ash” denoting aluminium as well as residues of catalyst, cocatalyst or any additive, such as titanium (Ti) and silicium (Si) derivatives, used in the production of propylene polymers. The propylene polymers of the present invention are useful to make films, such as capacitor films, as well as fibers and nonwovens, such as for example staple fibers, spunbond nonwovens or meltblown nonwovens. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110034646 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING POLYCARBONATE - A subject for the invention is to provide a polycarbonate having excellent mechanical strength, heat resistance, a low refractive index, a large Abbe number, reduced birefringence, and excellent transparency. The invention relates to a polycarbonate characterized by being obtained by subjecting one or more dihydroxy compounds including a dihydroxy compound having at least one linking group —CH | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110054126 | TWO-STAGE PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR FORMING HIGH VISCOSITY POLYALPHAOLEFINS - A final polymer product is formed using a two-stage process and system. In the first stage, a catalyst system is used to polymerize an alpha-olefin monomer to form an effluent. In the second stage, additional alpha-olefin monomer is supplied and is polymerized in the presence of the effluent from the first stage. The second stage produces the final polymer product, which may have a lower molecular weight and viscosity than the polymer foamed in the first stage. The final polymer product may be used as a base stock for lubricant compositions. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110054127 | PROCESS FOR THE GAS-PHASE POLYMERIZATION OF OLEFINS - A process for the polymerisation of olefins carried out in a gas-phase reactor having interconnected polymerization zones, where the growing polymer particles flow upward through a first polymerization zone (riser) under fast fluidization or transport conditions, leave said riser and enter a second polymerization zone (downcomer) through which they flow downward under the action of gravity, leave said downcomer and are reintroduced into the riser, a gas recycle stream being withdrawn from said first polymerisation zone, subjected to cooling below its dew point and then returned to said first polymerisation zone, the process being characterised in that said gas recycle stream is cooled at a temperature Tc ranging from 0.05° C. to 3° C. below its dew point. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110105702 | OLEFIN POLYMERISATION PROCESS - A continuous process for manufacturing a polyolefin resin in at least two reactors in series is described, in which: in a first polymerisation reactor, an olefin is polymerised continuously in the presence of a catalyst and a diluent to produce a first suspension comprising the diluent and polyolefin particles; at least a portion of said first suspension is transferred from the first polymerisation reactor to a second polymerisation reactor where further polymerisation takes place; a further suspension comprising diluent and polymer particles is withdrawn from the second reactor and transferred to two separators, in each of which separators a diluent-rich flow and a concentrated suspension of polyolefin particles are formed and separated, wherein the diluent-rich flow from one separator is recycled to a reactor preceding the second reactor, and the diluent-rich flow from the other separator is recycled to the second reactor. The invention enables higher separator efficiencies to be achieved. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110152474 | Polyolefin manufacturing process - The invention relates to an improved process for manufacturing an olefin polymer composition, in particular polyethylene, that incorporates two elongated tubular closed loop reaction zones (or the so-called “slurry loop” polymerization reactors) and a solids-concentrator in between the two reaction zones, that is optimally controlled to achieve the desired reactor and downstream solid concentrations required to make a range of polymer compositions including “bimodal” polymers where between-reactor hydrogen separation is important. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110152475 | ETHYLENE ALPHA OLEFIN POLYMER FORMED BY USE OF METALLOCENE CATALYST - There is provided a method for producing copolymer that is composed of ethylene and alpha-olefin by a solution polymerization, and more specifically, a method for producing copolymer that is composed of ethylene and aromatic monomer as main components by using a transition metal catalyst including a cyclopentadiene derivative, and one or more anionic ligand having aryloxy group in which an aryl derivative is substituted at an ortho-position | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110166302 | Method for Transforming a Single Reactor Line - The present invention discloses a method for transforming a single reactor line into a double reactor line wherein the existing single reactor line is equipped with a flash tank for separating the solid polymer product from the flash vapour and wherein the vapour is sent to a system of at least two separating columns allowing the separation of its constituents into monomer, diluent and comonomer. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110224388 | SLURRY PHASE POLYMERISATION - A process for transferring a slurry stream containing polymer through a transfer line from a first polymerisation reactor to a second polymerisation reactor is disclosed, wherein prior to entry from the transfer line into the second polymerisation reactor, the slurry stream is separated into two flows and the first flow is returned to the first reactor whilst the second flow passes into the second reactor, the length of the transfer line between the first reactor and the location of the flow separation being more than that between the second reactor and the location of the flow separation. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110245436 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A SUPERABSORBENT POLYMER - The present invention relates to process for the preparation of a superabsorbent polymer comprising the steps of a) subjecting an aqueous monomer mixture containing at least one α,β-ethylenically unsaturated monomer; at least one monomer bearing at least two α,β-ethylenically unsaturated groups; iron ions in an amount of 0.1 to 3 wppm based on the total weight of the aqueous monomer mixture; and at least one chelating agent in an amount to provide a mol ratio of chelating agent to iron ion of 0.8 to 4.0 to free radical polymerization in an reactor to obtain a super-absorbent polymer; and b) recovering the superabsorbent polymer, whereby if the process is continuous and is run in an agitated reactor the upper limit of the mol ratio of chelating agent to iron ion is 4.0 for a throughput of total reaction mixture through the reactor of at most 1.3 kg/h per liter reactor volume. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110257349 | APPARATUS FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF POLYESTER PARTICLE AND METHOD OF MULTISTAGE SOLID-PHASE POLYCONDENSATION OF POLYESTER PARTICLE - A multistage method for solid-phase polycondensation of polyester particles, comprising continuous polycondensation in: (1) a first fluidized bed; (2) a first moving bed; (3) a second fluidized bed; and (4) a second moving bed in the stated order along a flow of the particles, wherein the second moving bed has a capacity twice or more as large as a capacity of the first moving bed, is provided. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110263801 | MULTI-STAGE PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MULTI-MODAL LINEAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE - Multi-stage polymerization process for the production of a multi-modal linear low density polyethylene in at least two staged reactors connected in series comprising at least (i) polymerizing in a first slurry phase stage ethylene monomers and optionally one or more alpha-olefin comonomers, in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta polymerization catalyst system to obtain a first polyethylene fraction component (A) (ii) polymerizing in a second gas or slurry phase stage ethylene monomers and one or more alpha-olefine comonomers, in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta polymerization catalyst system to obtain a second polyethylene fraction component (B), whereby the Ziegler-Natta polymerization catalyst system comprises: 1) a solid procatalyst formed by contacting at least: a) a Mg-alcoholate complex of the formula (I): Mg(OR | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110282011 | METHOD FOR PREPARING ELASTOMERIC COPOLYMERS OF ETHYLENE AND a-OLEFINS - Provided is a process for preparing copolymers of ethylene with α-olefin. More specifically, provided are transition metal compound being useful as catalyst for preparing those copolymers, a catalyst composition comprising the same, and a process for preparing elastic copolymers of ethylene with α-olefin, having the density of not more than 0.910, which can be adopted to a wide variety of applications including film, electric wires, and hot-melt adhesives. The catalyst composition is a catalytic system which comprises transition metal catalyst comprising a cyclopentadiene derivative and at least one anionic ligand(s) of aryloxy group with an aryl derivative at ortho-position, and boron or aluminum compound as an activator. Provided is a process for copolymerizing ethylene with α-olefin to produce copolymer having narrow molecular weight distribution and uniform density distribution with the density of not more than 0.910, with high activity and excellent reactivity on higher α-olefin. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110306737 | MULTI-STAGE PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MULTI-MODAL ETHYLENE POLYMER COMPOSITION - Multi-stage polymerization process for the production of a multi-modal linear low density polyethylene in at least two staged reactors connected in series comprising at least (i) polymerizing in a first slurry phase stage ethylene monomers and optionally one or more alpha-olefin comonomers, in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta polymerization catalyst system to obtain a first polyethylene fraction component (A) (ii) polymerizing in a second gas or slurry phase stage ethylene monomers and one or more alpha-olefin comonomers, in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta polymerization catalyst system to obtain a second polyethylene fraction component (B), whereby the Ziegler-Natta polymerization catalyst system comprises 1) a solid procatalyst formed by contacting at least: a) a Mg-alcoholate complex of the formula (I): Mg(OR | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120022222 | Controlling H2 distribution in a horizontal stirred bed reactor - An olefin polymerization process comprises gas-phase polymerization of at least one olefin monomer in more than one polymerization zones in one or more polymerization reactors using a high activity catalyst injected in the front end of the reactor to give solid polymer particles. According to the process of the invention, different hydrogen to olefin ratios are controlled and applied to the reactor leading to the production of very different molecular weights and therefore broadening the molecular weight distribution of the polymer produced. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120095171 | BROADENING THE MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION OF POLYOLEFINS MATERIALS MADE IN HORIZOR - An olefin polymerization process comprises gas-phase polymerization of at least one olefin monomer in more than one polymerization zones in one or more polymerization reactors using a high activity catalyst injected in the front end of the reactor to give solid polymer particles. According to the process of the invention, different hydrogen to olefin ratios are applied to the reactor leading to the production of very different molecular weights and therefore broadening the molecular weight distribution of the polymer produced. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120108766 | Polyethylene Composition and Finished Products Made Thereof - Novel polyethylenes having defined molecular weight distribution and LCB structure are devised, for films or mouldings. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120123067 | BIMODAL POLYETHYLENE PROCESS AND PRODUCTS - Bimodal polyethylene resins having reduced long-chain branching and suitable for use in pipe resin applications as a result of their improved SCG and RCP resistance are provided. The improved resins of the invention are produced in a two-reactor cascade slurry polymerization process using a Ziegler-Natta catalyst system and wherein an alkoxysilane modifier is present in both reactors. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120136127 | Polymerization Reaction System - A process for the polymerization of olefins is disclosed. The process may include: feeding a catalyst, a liquid diluent, and an olefin to a polymerization vessel having, from a polymerization vessel bottom to a polymerization vessel top, a vapor introduction zone, a three-phase reaction zone and a vapor disengagement zone; contacting the catalyst and olefin under conditions of temperature and pressure in the presence of the liquid diluent as a continuous phase in the three-phase reaction zone to form a solid phase polyolefin; withdrawing a gas phase composition from an outlet in fluid communication with the vapor disengagement zone; circulating the gas phase composition through a gas circulation loop to an inlet in fluid communication with the vapor distribution zone at a rate sufficient to agitate the solid and liquid phases within the three-phase reaction zone; and withdrawing a reaction mixture comprising polyolefin and diluents from the three-phase reaction zone. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120149856 | CATALYST ACTIVATION IN A DUAL REACTOR PROCESS - Catalysts are activated in a dual reactor solution process by adding substoichiometric and superstoichiometric amounts of an ionic activator to an organometallic polymerization catalyst in a first and second reactor respectively. The new activation method allows one to alter process conditions in a favorably way with minimum impact to process economics. The new activation method also provides polymers which give films having improved optical properties. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120165481 | Interconnected Copolymers of Ethylene in Combination with one other Polyalkene - A polymer comprises units derived from ethylene and polyalkylene, the polymer having at least 0.15 units of amyl groups per 1000 carbon atoms as determined by 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR). | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120172549 | Process for the Gas-Phase Polymerization of Olefins - A process for the gas-phase polymerization of one or more alpha-olefins in the presence of a polymerization catalyst, the process comprising:
| 07-05-2012 |
| 20120178887 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING POLYOLEFINS - The present invention deals with a process of producing a polymer of at least one olefin in two consecutive reactors in gas phase in the presence of an olefin polymerisation catalyst where an olefin is polymerised in a first polymerization reactor in the presence of an olefin polymerisation catalyst and a first reaction gas mixture to form a fluidized bed comprising an olefin polymer and said first reaction gas mixture. The first reaction gas mixture together with the olefin polymer is continuously or intermittently withdrawn from the first polymerisation reactor and directed into a separation vessel so that a bed of polymer is formed in said separation vessel. A portion of said first reaction gas mixture is withdrawn from said separation vessel and returned into the first polymerization reactor to a point where the pressure is lower than in the separation vessel. The olefin polymer is withdrawn from said separation vessel to form a second product stream and the second product stream is directed into a second polymerization reactor. A second gas may be introduced into the bottom part of the separation vessel to avoid the carry-over of the reactants from the first polymerisation stage into the second polymerisation stage. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120232231 | Component Separations in Polymerization - A process for component separation in a polymer production system, comprising separating a polymerization product stream into a gas stream and a polymer stream, wherein the gas stream comprises ethane and unreacted ethylene, distilling the gas stream into a light hydrocarbon stream, wherein the light hydrocarbon stream comprises ethane and unreacted ethylene, contacting the light hydrocarbon stream with an absorption solvent system, wherein at least a portion of the unreacted ethylene from the light hydrocarbon stream is absorbed by the absorption solvent system, and recovering a waste gas stream from the absorption solvent system, wherein the waste gas stream comprises ethane, hydrogen, or combinations thereof. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120245309 | OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION REACTOR, POLYOLEFIN PRODUCTION SYSTEM, AND POLYOLEFIN PRODUCTION PROCESS - An olefin polymerization reactor is provided with a first cylinder extending vertically; a first tapered cylindrical member placed in the first cylinder, having the inner diameter decreasing progressively downward, and having a gas inlet orifice at a bottom end thereof; a first liquid supplying part supplying a liquid so that the liquid may come into contact with an outer surface of the first tapered cylindrical member; and a gas supplying part supplying an olefin-containing gas through the gas inlet orifice into a first reaction region surrounded by an inner surface of the first tapered cylindrical member and an inner surface of the first cylinder above the first tapered cylindrical member, to form a spouted bed in the first reaction region. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120264893 | REACTOR FOR PROPYLENE POLYMERIZATION AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PROPYLENE POLYMER - A propylene polymerization reaction apparatus and a production method of a propylene-based polymer are capable of producing a continuous multi-stage polymer in low cost, high productivity and stably, and significantly reducing generation amount of an off-specification product accompanying change of polymerization condition, in multi-stage continuous vapor phase polymerization method of a propylene-based polymer using a catalyst for olefin polymerization. A reaction apparatus for producing a propylene-based polymer by a multi-stage continuous vapor phase polymerization method is used. One or more reactor of a horizontal-type reactor having inside a stirring machine which rotates around a horizontal axis, and a continuous stirred tank reactor to be connected to the horizontal-type reactor are provided, and a production method of a propylene-based polymer using the same. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120283396 | Process for the preparation of a multimodal polyolefin polymer with improved hydrogen removal - Process for the preparation of a multimodal polyolefin polymer at temperatures of from 40 to 150° C. and pressures of from 0.1 to 20 MPa in the presence of a polymerization catalyst in a first and a second polymerization reactor connected in series, wherein further polymerization reactors can be connected to said reactors upstream or downstream of said reactors, in which in the first polymerization reactor a first polyolefin polymer is prepared in suspension in the presence of hydrogen and in the second polymerization reactor a second polyolefin polymer is prepared in the presence of a lower concentration of hydrogen than in the first polymerization reactor, comprising
| 11-08-2012 |
| 20130035460 | Process for Making Ethylene Interpolymers and Interpolymers Made Thereby, and Compositions and Electrical Devices Containing Such Interpolymers - The invention relates to a continuous polymerization process for preparing a random ethylene interpolymer which comprises: (A) polymerizing ethylene, and an α-olefin comonomer selected from propylene and/or 1-butene, and mixtures thereof, under continuous random polymerization conditions in the presence of single site catalyst system employing an ionic activator having cyclic ligands shielding a central charge bearing atom, at a temperature of 140° C. to 250° C. at a conversion of ethylene of 80 to 99% and a comonomer conversion of from at least 20%; and (B) devolatilizing the polymer to provide an ethylene copolymer having a density of from 0.85 to 0.92 g/cm | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130053521 | SEMI CONTINUOUS PROCESS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF A CATALYST FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF POLYOLEFINS - A semi-continuous process and system thereof, for the synthesis of a narrow particle size distribution Zeigler Natta procatalyst for use in the manufacture of polyolefins. The process comprises: (a) mixing a reaction mixture containing a titanium compound; (b) charging a first reactor with said reaction mixture; (c) removing excess reactants from said first reactor as a filtrate; (d) feeding said filtrate to at least one further reactor; and continuously removing excess reactants from said at least further reactor. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130090436 | Process for the Gas-Phase Polymerization of Olefins - A process for the gas-phase copolymerization of: (a) propylene, (b) at least one C | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130096266 | BIMODAL POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITION AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM - The invention relates to a polyethylene composition with a bimodal molecular weight distribution and articles made therefrom, such as high topload blow moldings and transmission and distribution pipes. The composition comprises a low-molecular-weight (LMW) ethylene homopolymer component and a homogeneous, high-molecular-weight (HMW) ethylene interpolymer component, wherein the LMW component is characterized as having a molecular weight distribution, MWD | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130131289 | SELF LIMITING CATALYST COMPOSITION FOR ETHYLENE POLYMERIZATION - A process for polymerizing ethylene to produce an ethylene-based polymer including contacting ethylene with a Ziegler-Natta procatalyst, an alkylaluminum cocatalyst and a self limiting agent selected from the group of aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, substituted cycloaliphatic or aromatic esters, anhydrides and amides such that the self limiting agent reduces polymerization rates to no greater than 40% of the polymerization rate in the absence of the self limiting agent at temperatures equal to or greater than 120° C. is provided. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130137837 | ETHYLENE COPOLYMER WITH IMPROVED IMPACT RESISTANCE - Provided are ethylene copolymers with excellent impact resistance. More specifically, provided are ethylene copolymers satisfying certain correlation between the falling dart impact strength (F) or high rate impact resistant breakage energy (E) and Vicat softening point. The ethylene copolymers with improved impact properties are applicable to film, injection, compound, sheet, roto, pipe or blow molding. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130150537 | ETHYLENE-BASED POLYMER COMPOSITIONS - The present invention provides an ethylene-based polymer composition characterized by a Comonomer Distribution Constant in the range of from greater than 45 to less than 400, wherein the composition has less than 120 total unsaturation unit/1,000,000C, and method of producing the same. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130158213 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A POLYOLEFIN POLYMER WITH IMPROVED WAX DEPOSITION - Process for the preparation of a polyolefin polymer by continuously polymerizing one or more olefin monomers in suspension at temperatures of from 40° C. to 120° C. and pressures of from 0.1 to 10 MPa in the presence of a polymerization catalyst in at least one polymerization reactor, comprising a) withdrawing a suspension of solid polyolefin particles in a suspension medium from the polymerization reactor, wherein the suspension has a temperature of from 65° C. to 120° C.; b) feeding the suspension withdrawn from the polymerization reactor to a moderating vessel; c) keeping the suspension in the moderating vessel at a temperature of from 60° C. to 85° C. for a time sufficiently long that the mean residence time of the suspension in the moderating vessel is at least 5 min; d) withdrawing suspension from the moderating vessel; e) cooling the suspension withdrawn from the moderating vessel to a temperature of from 20° C. to 55° C.; and f) mechanically separating the solid polyolefin particles from the liquid suspension medium, and method for controlling the content of hydrocarbons with from 14 to 300 carbon atoms in a polyolefin polymer prepared by polymerizing one or more olefin monomers in suspension. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130165604 | Method for Continuously Producing Thermoplastic Resin From Conjugated Diene and Thermoplastic Resin Produced by the Same - A method for continuously producing a thermoplastic resin from a conjugated diene includes: primarily polymerizing a conjugated diene monomer with an aromatic vinyl monomer in a first solvent in a first reactor, and feeding a hydroxyl group-containing polymerization inhibitor and a polar hydrocarbon to the first reactor to prepare a rubber solution; and adding an aromatic vinyl monomer and a monomer copolymerizable with the aromatic vinyl monomer to the rubber solution, and subjecting the mixture to secondary polymerization in a second solvent of the same kind as the first solvent in a second reactor. The method can provide a thermoplastic resin that can have excellent color and low gloss characteristics. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130165605 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR THE GAS-PHASE POLYMERIZATION OF OLEFINS - A gas-phase polymerization reactor having interconnected polymerization zones comprising:—a riser through which the polymer particles flow upwards under fast fluidization conditions or transport conditions—a dowcomer through which the polymer particles flow downward in a densified form under the action of gravity, the bottom of said downcomer being connected to the lower region of said riser by means of a transport section, said transport section being designed as a bend descending from the downcomer to the riser. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130197169 | METHOD FOR FEEDING AN ANTISTATIC COMPOUND TO A POLYMERIZATION REACTOR - A method for feeding an antistatic compound to a polymerization reactor, the method comprising the steps of: a) dispersing, under mixing conditions, a catalyst powder and an antistatic compound in a liquid medium, so as to form a suspension of the catalyst powder and of the antistatic compound in the liquid medium; b) transferring the obtained suspension to a polymerization reactor. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130253148 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR THE POLYMERISATION OF OLEFINS - The present invention relates to a process for the gas-phase polymerisation of olefins in a fluidised bed reactor, which process comprises: a) passing a fluidising gas comprising one or more olefin monomers through a fluidised bed of polymer particles in the presence of a polymerisation catalyst, b) withdrawing a first gaseous stream comprising solid particles from the top of the reactor, c) passing the first gaseous stream to a gas/solids separator, separating solid particles therefrom, and forming a second gaseous stream comprising residual solid particles, d) passing at least a portion of the second gaseous stream to one or more heat exchangers to remove the heat of reaction, and e) recycling at least a portion of the cooled stream from step (d) as the fluidising gas in step (a), characterised in that the rate of fouling of the one or more heat exchangers is such that i) the increase in pressure drop across the heat exchangers is equivalent to less than 5% per year, and/or ii) the decrease in heat transfer of the heat exchangers is equivalent to less than 5% per year. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130324681 | Polymers, Method of Producing the Same, and Articles Made Therefrom - A virgin granular polymer comprising polymer particles wherein at least 90% by weight of the granular polymer particles, have an I | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140024788 | ENERGY EFFICIENT POLYOLEFIN PROCESS - A manufacturing system for producing polyolefin includes a polymerization reactor, a flash chamber, and a purge column. In certain embodiments, the purge column may receive a solids stream directly from the flash chamber. Further, the purge column may function as a feed tank for an extruder within an extrusion/loadout system. According to certain embodiments, the manufacturing system may be configured to consume less than 445 kilowatt-hours of energy per metric ton of polyolefin produced based on consumption of electricity, steam, and fuel gas. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140073749 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING WATER SOLUBLE POLYMERS WITH NO INSOLUBLE GELS AND LOW LEVELS OF RESIDUAL MONOMERS - The invention provides a method and apparatus for continuously feeding wet gel polymers into a drying step of a dry polymer synthesis operation. A number of pistons are arranged having inner chambers through which monomers and other reagents are fed and polymerized into wet gel polymers. Each piston operates according to a coordinated schedule so that as one piston finishes extruding polymer into the drying step, a second piston has completed polymerizing more polymer and continues to feed more polymer without interruption. The then finished is re-fed more reagents so as to be ready again when needed next. As a result, cost effective continuous feeding can be achieved without the contamination and impurity problems that have plagued previous attempts to accomplish this. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140142260 | SLURRY PHASE POLYMERISATION PROCESS - A slurry process for the polymerisation of ethylene is disclosed, which takes place in a reactor system comprising one or more reactors in series, having a characteristic such that the average polymerisation productivity [kg PE/kgcata] per unit ethylene per hour aI during operation at any first residence time rI is less than 1.7 (a2r2 −aIrI)/(r2−rI), where a2 is the average polymerisation productivity [kgPE/kgcata] per unit ethylene per hour during operation at any second residence time r2 where r2>rI, a2 and r2 being measured either in the same reactor in the case of a single reactor polymerisation, or in a reactor subsequent to the reactor in which aI and rI are measured in the case where the polymerisation takes place in more than one reactor, and wherein the specific yield of the reactor system is greater than 0.3 tonnes/m | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140163182 | Method for Transforming a Single Reactor Line - The present invention discloses a method for transforming a single reactor line into a double reactor line wherein the existing single reactor line is equipped with a flash tank for separating the solid polymer product from the flash vapour and wherein the vapour is sent to a system of at least two separating columns allowing the separation of its constituents into monomer, diluent and comonomer. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140171603 | CHAIN TRANSFER AGENT REMOVAL BETWEEN POLYOLEFIN POLYMERIZATION REACTORS - A system and method for polymerizing olefin in the presence of a chain transfer agent in a first reactor to form a first polyolefin, discharging from the first reactor a transfer slurry having the first polyolefin and the chain transfer agent, and processing the transfer slurry in a separator to remove chain transfer agent and to provide a fluff slurry having the first polyolefin and a lower content of chain transfer agent than in the transfer slurry. The system and method provide for feeding the fluff slurry to a second reactor, polymerizing olefin in the second reactor to form a second polyolefin, and discharging from the second reactor a slurry having the second polyolefin. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140275450 | POLYOLEFIN PRODUCTION WITH DIFFERENT DILUENTS IN MULTIPLE POLYMERIZATION REACTORS - A system and method for producing polyolefin, including a polyolefin reactor system having: a first reactor to produce a first reactor discharge stream having a first polyolefin and a first diluent; and a second reactor to receive at least a portion of the first reactor discharge stream and to produce a second reactor discharge stream having a second polyolefin and a second diluent, wherein the second diluent is different than the first diluent. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140309382 | POLYOLEFIN PRODUCTION WITH DIFFERENT DILUENTS IN MULTIPLE POLYMERIZATION REACTORS - A system and method for producing polyolefin, including a polyolefin reactor system having: a first reactor to produce a first reactor discharge stream having a first polyolefin and a first diluent; and a second reactor to receive at least a portion of the first reactor discharge stream and to produce a second reactor discharge stream having a second polyolefin and a second diluent, wherein the second diluent is different than the first diluent. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140309383 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING METHACRYLIC-BASED POLYMER - There is provided a method capable of producing a methacrylic-based polymer excellent in pyrolysis resistance and excellent in fabricability in a high productivity. The method for producing a methacrylic-based polymer includes the following steps (1) and (2): step (1) of using a complete mixing reactor (A) to thereby obtain the first syrup, including specific steps; step (2) of using a reaction apparatus (D) including a plug flow mixer (B) and a plug flow reactor (C) to thereby obtain the second syrup, including specific steps. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140309384 | MULTISTAGE PROCESS FOR THE POLYMERIZATION OF OLEFINS - Process for transferring polyolefin particles from a first gas-phase polymerization reactor to a second gas-phase polymerization reactor in a multistage polymerization of olefins carried out in at least two serially connected gas-phase polymerization reactors, | 10-16-2014 |
| 20150045522 | POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITION COMBINING SOFTNESS, TOUGHNESS, LOW HAZE AND HIGH THERMAL RESISTANCE - The present invention relates to a polypropylene composition comprising comonomer units derived from ethylene in an amount of from 1.5 wt % to 35 wt %, and from at least one C | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150051359 | CONTINUOUS POLYMERIZATION APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING POLYMER COMPOSITION - Continuous polymerization apparatus including a first reactor of a complete mixing type and a second reactor of a complete mixing type ( | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150087794 | POLYOLEFIN POLYMERIZATION PROCESS, SEMI-CRYSTALLINE ETHYLENE-BASED POLYMER MADE THEREFROM, AND ARTICLES MADE FROM THE POLYMER - A polymerization process comprising (A) polymerizing ethylene in the presence of a catalyst to form a semi-crystalline ethylene-based polymer in at least one reactor; the catalyst comprising an organometallic catalyst thereby forming an ethylene-based polymer composition in the at least one reactor, wherein the catalyst is a metal complex of a polyvalent aryloxyether corresponding to the formula: | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150099854 | FLUIDIZED BED POLYMERIZATION REACTOR AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING POLYMER - The invention provides a fluidized bed polymerization reactor, including: a column, in which a liquid distributor and a gas distributor above the liquid distributor are arranged, so that the reaction zone being divided into a first zone and a second zone through the gas distributor; and a circulating unit for circulating the gas material originated from the top zone of the column into the bottom zone thereof in a form of gas-liquid mixture. The gas-liquid mixture is undergone a gas-liquid separation in the bottom zone, the gas phase portion obtained being fed to the gas distributor and then into the second zone while the liquid phase portion obtained being entered into the first zone through the liquid distributor, so that the temperature in the first zone is lower than that in the second zone. Therefore, polymer with a molecular weight distributed in a relatively wide range can be obtained. The invention further provides a method for preparing polymer. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150119537 | Processes Using Staged Hydrogen Addition - This invention relates to processes using staged hydrogen addition in propylene polymerization. Using this process, broad/bi-modal MWD iPP with excellent stiffness properties and melt flow rates were produced. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150307637 | Process for Forming Polyolefins - Processes of forming polyolefins are described herein. One or more specific embodiments of the processes generally include introducing olefin monomer selected from C | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150353652 | CHAIN TRANSFER AGENT REMOVAL BETWEEN POLYOLEFIN POLYMERIZATION REACTORS - A system and method for polymerizing olefin in the presence of a chain transfer agent in a first reactor to form a first polyolefin, discharging from the first reactor a transfer slurry having the first polyolefin and the chain transfer agent, and processing the transfer slurry in a separator to remove chain transfer agent and to provide a fluff slurry having the first polyolefin and a lower content of chain transfer agent than in the transfer slurry. The system and method provide for feeding the fluff slurry to a second reactor, polymerizing olefin in the second reactor to form a second polyolefin, and discharging from the second reactor a slurry having the second polyolefin. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150353655 | MULTISTAGE PROCESS FOR THE POLYMERIZATION OF ETHYLENE - The present invention relates to a slurry process for preparing an ethylene polymer having a melt flow ratio F/P, which is the ratio among the melt index value measured according to ASTM 1238 condition “F” and the melt index value measured according to ASTM 1238 condition “P” of equal to or lower than 27, carried out in two or more stages of polymerization at temperatures in the range from 60 to 120° C., in which at least two of the said two or more polymerization stages are carried out under different amounts of molecular weight regulator, said process being carried out in the presence of (A) a solid catalyst component comprising Ti, Mg, halogen, having a porosity (P | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150376303 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF ETHYLENE POLYMERS - A process for the preparation of ethylene polymers comprising polymerizing ethylene, optionally with one or more α-olefin comonomers, in the presence of: | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160009831 | CONTINUOUS POLYMERIZATION DEVICE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYMER COMPOSITION, AND INJECTION VALVE | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160053030 | POLYMERISATION PROCESS - The present invention relates to a polymerisation process, in particular to the polymerisation of olefins in a reactor system comprising two reactors in series, and most particularly provides a process for the polymerisation of monomer in at least first and second reactors operated in series, which process comprises contacting a first stream comprising vapour derived from the effluent withdrawn from the second reactor with a feed stream to the second reactor, said feed stream comprising effluent derived from the first reactor. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160060371 | PROPYLENE COPOLYMER WITH HIGH IMPACT PROPORTIES - Monophasic propylene copolymer with high stiffness and impact resistance. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160108147 | MULTISTAGE PROCESS FOR THE POLYMERIZATION OF OLEFINS - A process for polymerizing olefins in at least two serially connected gas-phase polymerization reactors, the process for transferring polyolefin particles from a first gas-phase polymerization reactor to a second gas-phase polymerization reactor comprising the steps of:
| 04-21-2016 |
| 20160115258 | POLYPROPYLENE WITH EXTREME BROAD MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION - Polypropylene having a melt flow rate MFR | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160152745 | Component Separations in Polymerization | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160168285 | PROCESS | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160168287 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF PROPYLENE COPOLYMER CONTAINING HIGHER ALPHA-OLEFINS | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160176997 | PROCESS | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160185884 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING METHACRYLIC POLYMER COMPOSITION, AND MOLDED ARTICLE - A method for producing a methacrylic polymer composition, which comprises
| 06-30-2016 |
| 20180022842 | MULTI-REACTOR SLURRY POLYMERIZATION PROCESSES WITH HIGH ETHYLENE PURITY | 01-25-2018 |
| 20220135717 | CONTINUOUS SYNTHESIS OF AN ETHYLENE AND BUTADIENE COPOLYMER - A process for the synthesis of an ethylene/butadiene copolymer is provided. The process is continuous and comprises the following steps:
| 05-05-2022 |
