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US 6,384,159 B1Granted
Production of polyethylene with a titanium amide catalyst
AssigneeBuna Sow Leuna Olefinverbund GmbH
InventorsJürgen Schellenberg, Heinz-Jürgen Kerrinnes, Gerd Fritzsche, Gerd Lohse
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a process to produce polyethylene through homopolymerization or copolymerization of ethylene with alpha-olefins in the presence of a titanium amide catalyst supported by an organic polymer material, for the production of moldings, such as through extrusion, injection molding, film blowing, sintering under pressure or ram extrusion. The catalyst according to the present invention contains a partially chloromethylated styrene divinyl benzene copolymer as the organic polymer material, a complex compound supported by it, which contains Mg, Al and Ti.
Claims15
A process to produce polyethylenes through homopolymerization or copolymerization of ethylene with alpha-olefins in the presence of a titanium amide catalyst supported by an organic polymer carrier, characterized by polymerization that is initiated through
- i) a titanium amide catalyst on an organic polymer carrier with
- a) a partly chloromethylated styrene divinyl benzene copolymer with
- a divinyl benzene content of 1 to 45 percent by weight,
- a chlorine content of 5 to 23 percent by weight,
- a specific surface area of 5 to 1,000 m2/g, and
- a particle size of 50 to 3,000 μm as the organic polymer material
- b) a complex compound supported by the above organic polymer material, with the general formula of
- (RmMgX2−m)·(RnAlY3−n)p·(XqTiL4−q)·EDr
- wherein:
- R=alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, alkenyl
- X=halogen
- Y=hydrogen, halogen, alkoxy
- L=dialkylamido, dicycloalkylamido, diarylamido, diaralkylamido, dialkarylamido or mixed
- ED=organic compound acting as electron donor
- m=1 or 2
- n=numerical value of 1 through 3
- p=numerical value of 0.1 to 1
- q=0, 1, 2 or 3
- r=numerical value of 1 to 2
- c) the conversion product of the complex compound supported by the organic polymer material of b) with a mixture of
- A) a compound of the general formula of
- XmTiY4−m
- wherein
- X, Y=halogen, alkyl, aryl, X alkaryl, aralkyl, alkoxy, aroxy
- m=1, 2, 3 or 4 and
- B) a compound of the general formula of
- RnCX4−n
- wherein
- R=hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl, chloromethyl, dichloromethyl, trichloromethyl or partially halogenated alkyl
- X=halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl, alkoxy, aroxy n=0, 1, 2 or 3 with a molar ratio of the compounds A) and B) in the range of 1:0.1 to 1:2 wherein
- the starting substrate for the compound supported by the organic polymer material at b) is made through intensive grinding and mingling of the organic polymer material with the transition metal compound below the glass transition temperature of the polymer under anaerobic conditions, and
- ii) a compound of the following general formula acting as an activator
- RmAlY3−m
- wherein
- R=alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl, alkenyl
- Y=hydrogen, halogen, alkoxy
- m=numerical value of 1 to 3.
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A titanium amide catalyst supported by an organic polymer material, with
- a) a partially chloromethylated styrene divinyl benzene copolymer as the organic polymer material, with
- a divinyl benzene content of 1 to 45 percent by weight,
- a chlorine content of 5 to 23 percent by weight,
- a specific surface of 5 to 1000 m2/g, and
- a particle size of 50 to 3,000 μm
- b) a complex compound supported by this organic polymer material, of the general formula of:
- (RmMgX2−m)·(RnAlY3−n)p·(XqTiL4−q)·EDr
- whereby
- R=alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, alkenyl
- X=halogen
- Y=hydrogen, halogen, alkoxy
- L=dialkylamido, dicycloalkylamido, diarylamido, diaralkylamido, dialkarylamido or mixed
- ED=organic compounds acting as electron donors
- m=1 or 2
- n=numerical value of 1 to 3
- p=numerical value of 0.1 to 1
- q=0, 1, 2 or 3
- r=numerical value of 1 to 2
- c) the conversion product of the complex compound supported by the organic polymer material of b) with a mixture of
- A) a compound of the general formula of
- XmTiY4−m
- wherein
- X, Y=halogen, alkyl, aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl, alkoxy, aroxy
- m=1, 2, 3 or 4 and
- B) a compound of the general formula of
- RnCX4−n
- wherein
- R=hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl, chloromethyl, dichloromethyl, trichloromethyl or partially halogenated alkyl
- X=halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl, alkoxy, aroxy
- n=0, 1, 2 or 3
- with a molar ratio of the compounds A) and B) in the range of l:
- 0.1 to 1:2 wherein:
- the starting substrate for the compound supported by the organic polymer material at b) is made through intensive grinding and mingling of the organic polymer material with the transition metal compound below the glass transition temperature of the polymer under anaerobic conditions, and
- the titanium amide catalyst supported by an organic polymer material is activated by a compound of the general formula of
- RmAlY3−m
- wherein
- R=alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl, alkenyl
- Y=hydrogen, halogen, alkoxy
- m=numerical value of 1 to 3.
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A method for production of polyethylenes through polymerization of ethylene with alpha-olefins in the presence of a titanium amide catalyst supported by an organic polymer carrier, comprising preparing an organic polymer material comprising
- a partly chloromethylated styrene divinyl benzene copolymer with
- a divinyl benzene content of 1 to 45 percent by weight,
- a chlorine content of 5 to 23 percent by weight,
- a specific surface area of 5 to 1,000 m2/g, and
- a particle size of 50 to 3,000 μm;
- supporting a complex compound having the general formula of:
- (RmMgX2−m)·(RnAlY3−n)p·(XqTiL4−q)·EDr
- wherein:
- R=alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, alkenyl
- X=halogen
- Y=hydrogen, halogen, alkoxy
- L=dialkylamido, dicycloalkylamido, diarylamido, diaralkylamido, dialkarylamido or mixed
- ED=organic compound acting as electron donor
- m=1 or 2
- n=numerical value of 1 through 3
- p=numerical value of 0.1 to 1
- r=numerical value of 1 to 2
- on said organic polymer material by intensive grinding and mingling of the organic polymer material with the complex compound below a glass transition temperature of the polymer under anaerobic conditions and whereby a starting substrate is obtained;
- preparing a mixture of
- A) a compound of the general formula of
- XmTiY4−m
- wherein
- X, Y=halogen, alkyl, aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl, alkoxy, aroxy
- m=1, 2,3 or 4 and
- B) a compound of the general formula of
- RnCX4−n
- wherein
- R=hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl, chloromethyl, dichloromethyl, trichloromethyl or partially halogenated alkyl
- X=halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl, alkoxy, aroxy
- n=0, 1, 2 or 3
- with a molar ratio of the compounds A) and B) in the range of 1:0.1 to 1:2
- converting the complex compound supported by the organic polymer material by contacting the complex compound supported by the organic polymer material with said mixture and thereby obtaining a titanium amide catalyst on an organic polymer carrier material;
- adding a compound of the following general formula acting as an activator
- RmAlY3−m
- wherein
- R=alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl, alkenyl
- Y=hydrogen, halogen, alkoxy
- m=numerical value of 1 to 3
- to the titanium amide catalyst for obtaining an activated titanium amide catalyst;
- polymerizing ethylene with alpha-olefins in the presence of the activated titanium amide catalyst.
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An activated titanium amide catalyst supported by an organic polymer material comprising
- an organic polymer material furnished by a partially chloromethylated styrene divinyl benzene copolymer having
- a divinyl benzene content of 1 to 45 percent by weight,
- a chlorine content of 5 to 23 percent by weight,
- a specific surface of 5 to 1000 m2/g, and
- a particle size of 50 to 3,000 μm
- a converted complex compound supported by this organic polymer material,
- wherein the complex compound has the general formula of:
- (RmMgX2−m)·(RnAlY3−n)p·(XqTiL4−q)·EDr
- wherein
- R=alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, alkenyl
- X=halogen
- Y=hydrogen, halogen, alkoxy
- L=dialkylamido, dicycloalkylamido, diarylamido, diaralkylamido, dialkarylamido or mixed
- ED=organic compounds acting as electron donors
- m=1 or 2
- n=numerical value of 1 to 3
- p=numerical value of 0.1 to 1
- q=0, 1, 2 or 3
- r=numerical value of 1 to 2
- wherein the organic polymer material and the transition metal compound are subjected to intensive grinding and mingling below a glass transition temperature of the organic polymer material under anaerobic conditions, and wherein the conversion product of the complex compound supported by the organic polymer material is obtained by contacting a mixture of
- A) a compound of the general formula of
- XmTiY4−m
- wherein
- X, Y=halogen, alkyl, aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl, alkoxy, aroxy
- m=1, 2, 3 or 4 and
- B) a compound of the general formula of
- RnCX4−n
- wherein
- R=hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl, chloromethyl, dichloromethyl, trichloromethyl or partially halogenated alkyl
- X=halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl, alkoxy, aroxy
- n=0, 1, 2 or 3
- with a molar ratio of the compounds A) and B) in the range of 1:0.1 to 1:2
- with the transition metal compound supported by the organic polymer material for obtaining a titanium amide catalyst supported by an organic polymer material;
- and
- an activator furnished by a compound of the general formula of
- RmAlY3−m
- wherein
- R=alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl, alkenyl
- Y=hydrogen, halogen, alkoxy
- m=numerical value of 1 to 3.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.