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US 2010/0249355 A1Published application
Methods for making polyolefins
AssigneeUnivation Technologies, LLC
InventorsMark B. Davis, Sun-Chueh Kao, Tae Hoon Kwalk
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Abstract
A method for making a polyolefin composition according to one embodiment includes altering the concentration of the chain transfer agent present in the reactor to control the HMW and LMW fractions of the polyolefin composition.
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A method for making a polyolefin composition, the method comprising:
- contacting one or more olefinic monomers in a single reactor containing a bicomponent catalyst system comprising a first catalyst component and a second catalyst component each having a catalyst productivity and a chain transfer agent response;
- the single reactor being having a chain transfer agent concentration;
- the chain transfer agent response of the second catalyst component having a different sensitivity than that of the first catalyst component;
- effectuating the polymerization of the olefinic monomers to produce an olefin polymer having a melt flow ratio;
- wherein the first catalyst component produces a high molecular weight (HMW) fraction of the polymer, and the second catalyst component produces a low molecular weight (LMW) fraction of the polymer;
- altering the concentration of the chain transfer agent present in the reactor to move peaks of the HMW and LMW fractions of the polymer in a same direction, the altering also causing the melt flow ratio of the polymer to change in a first direction;
- adjusting at least one condition in the reactor to achieve a change in molecular weight split wherein the change in split causes the melt flow ratio of the polymer to reverse trend and change in a second direction.
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A method for making a polyolefin composition, the method comprising:
- contacting one or more olefinic monomers in a single reactor containing a bicomponent catalyst system comprising a first catalyst component and a second catalyst component each having a catalyst productivity and a chain transfer agent response;
- the single reactor being having a chain transfer agent concentration;
- the chain transfer agent response of the second catalyst component having a different sensitivity than that of the first catalyst component;
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- effectuating the polymerization of the olefinic monomers to produce an olefin polymer having a melt flow ratio and a flow index;
- wherein the first catalyst component produces a high molecular weight (HMW) fraction of the polymer, and the second catalyst component produces a low molecular weight (LMW) fraction of the polymer;
- reducing the concentration of the chain transfer agent present in the reactor;
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- adjusting at least one condition in the reactor to achieve a change in molecular weight split wherein the change in split causes the melt flow ratio of the polymer to reverse trend and change in a second direction while maintaining about a constant flow index.
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