Compositions that can produce polymers

A catalyst composition comprising a contact product of at least one organometal compound, at least one organoaluminum compound, and at least one treated solid oxide,

• wherein the at least one organometal compound has the following general formula:
• (X1)(X2)(X3)(X4)M1
• wherein M1 is titanium, zirconium, or hafnium,
• wherein (X1) is independently a cyclopentadienyl, an indenyl, a fluorenyl, a substituted cyclopentadienyl, a substituted indenyl, or a substituted fluorenyl, and wherein each substituent on the substituted cyclopentadienyl, the substituted indenyl, or the substituted fluorenyl, is an aliphatic group, a cyclic group, a combination of the aliphatic and cyclic groups, an organometallic group, or hydrogen;
• wherein (X3) and (X4) are independently a halide, an aliphatic group, a cyclic group, a combination of aliphatic and cyclic groups, or an organometallic group;
• wherein (X2) is a halide, an aliphatic group, a cyclic group, a combination of aliphatic and cyclic groups, an organometallic group, a cyclopentadienyl, an indenyl, a fluorenyl, a substituted cyclopentadienyl, a substituted indenyl, or a substituted fluorenyl, and wherein each substituent on the substituted cyclopentadienyl, the substituted indenyl, or the substituted fluorenyl, is an aliphatic group, a cyclic group, a combination of the aliphatic and cyclic groups, an organometallic group, or hydrogen;
• wherein the at least one organoaluminum compound has the following general formula:
• Al(X5)n(X6)3−n
• wherein (X5) is a hydrocarbyl having from 1-20 carbon atoms;
• wherein (X6) is a halide, a hydride, or an alkoxide;
• wherein “n” is a number from 1 to 3 inclusive;
• wherein the at least one treated solid oxide compound comprises the calcined contact product of at least one solid oxide compound and at least one electron-withdrawing anion source compound;
• wherein the at least one treated solid oxide compound has a surface area greater than 100 M2/g;
• wherein the at least one solid oxide compound comprises oxygen and at least one element selected from groups 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 of the periodic table, including lanthanides and actinides;
• wherein when the at least one solid oxide compound is alumina and the at least one electron-withdrawing anion source compound is a fluoride compound, the alumina is calcined alumina;
• wherein there is a substantial absence of aluminoxanes and borate compounds;
• and
• wherein the activity of the catalyst composition is greater than 250 grams of polyethylene per gram of treated solid oxide compound per hour under slurry polymerization conditions, using isobutane as a diluent, with a polymerization temperature of 90° C, and an ethylene pressure of 550 psig.

A catalyst composition comprising a contact product of at least one organometal compound, at least one organoaluminum compound, and at least one treated solid oxide,

• wherein the at least one organometal compound has the following general formula:
• (X1)(X2)(X3)(X4)M1
• wherein M1 is titanium, zirconium, or hafnium,
• wherein (X1) is independently a cyclopentadienyl, an indenyl, a fluorenyl, a substituted cyclopentadienyl, a substituted indenyl, or a substituted fluorenyl, and wherein each substituent on the substituted cyclopentadienyl, the substituted indenyl, or the substituted fluorenyl, is an aliphatic group, a cyclic group, a combination of the aliphatic and cyclic groups, an organometallic group, or hydrogen;
• wherein (X3) and (X4) are independently a halide, an aliphatic group, a cyclic group, a combination of aliphatic and cyclic groups, or an organometallic group;
• wherein (X2) is a halide, an aliphatic group, a cyclic group, a combination of aliphatic and cyclic groups, an organometallic group, a cyclopentadienyl, an indenyl, a fluorenyl, a substituted cyclopentadienyl, a substituted indenyl, or a substituted fluorenyl, and wherein each substituent on the substituted cyclopentadienyl, the substituted indenyl, or the substituted fluorenyl, is an aliphatic group, a cyclic group, a combination of the aliphatic and cyclic groups, an organometallic group, or hydrogen;
• wherein the at least one organoaluminum compound has the following general formula:
• Al(X5)n(X6)3−n
• wherein (X5) is a hydrocarbyl having from 1-20 carbon atoms;
• wherein (X6) is a halide, a hydride, or an alkoxide;
• wherein “n” is a number from 1 to 3 inclusive;
• wherein the at least one treated solid oxide compound comprises at least one solid oxide compound with increased Lewis acidity;
• wherein the at least one treated solid oxide compound has a surface area greater than 100 m2/g;
• wherein when the at least one treated solid oxide compound is fluorided alumina, the fluorided alumina is a calcined contact product of calcined alumina and a fluoride compound;
• wherein there is a substantial absence of aluminoxanes and borate compounds;
• and
• wherein the activity of the catalyst composition is greater than 100 grams of polyethylene per gram of treated solid oxide compound per hour under slurry polymerization conditions, using isobutane as a diluent, with a polymerization temperature of 90° C., and an ethylene pressure of 550 psig.

A catalyst composition comprising a contact product of at least one organometal compound, at least one organoaluminum compound, and at least one treated solid oxide,

• wherein the at least one organometal compound has the following general formula:
• (X1)(X2)(X3)(X4)M1
• wherein M1 is titanium, zirconium, or hafnium,
• wherein (X1) is independently a cyclopentadienyl, an indenyl, a fluorenyl, a substituted cyclopentadienyl, a substituted indenyl, or a substituted fluorenyl, and wherein each substituent on the substituted cyclopentadienyl, the substituted indenyl, or the substituted fluorenyl, is an aliphatic group, a cyclic group, a combination of the aliphatic and cyclic groups, an organometallic group, or hydrogen;
• wherein (X3) and (X4) are independently a halide, an aliphatic group, a cyclic group, a combination of aliphatic and cyclic groups, or an organometallic group;
• wherein (X2) is a halide, an aliphatic group, a cyclic group, a combination of aliphatic and cyclic groups, an organometallic group, a cyclopentadienyl, an indenyl, a fluorenyl, a substituted cyclopentadienyl, a substituted indenyl, or a substituted fluorenyl, and wherein each substituent on the substituted cyclopentadienyl, the substituted indenyl, or the substituted fluorenyl, is an aliphatic group, a cyclic group, a combination of the aliphatic and cyclic groups, an organometallic group, or hydrogen;
• wherein the at least one organoaluminum compound has the following general formula:
• Al(X5)n(X6)3−n
• wherein (X5) is a hydrocarbyl having from 1-20 carbon atoms;
• wherein (X6) is a halide, a hydride, or an alkoxide;
• wherein “n” is a number from 1 to 3 inclusive;
• wherein the at least one treated solid oxide compound comprises at least one solid oxide compound with increased Lewis acidity;
• wherein the at least one treated solid oxide compound has a surface area greater than 100 m2/g;
• wherein the at least one solid oxide compound comprises oxygen and at least one element selected from groups 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 of the periodic table, including lanthanides and actinides;
• wherein when the at least one treated solid oxide compound is bonded alumina, the fluorided alumina is a calcined contact product of calcined alumina and a fluoride compound;
• wherein there is a substantial absence of aluminoxanes and borate compounds;
• and
• wherein the activity of the catalyst composition is greater than 250 grams of polyethylene per gram of treated solid oxide compound per hour under slurry polymerization conditions, using isobutane as a diluent, with a polymerization temperature of 90° C., and an ethylene pressure of 550 psig.