Abstract:
Process for the preparation of a porous propylene carried out in the presence of a catalyst system comprising (a) a Ziegler-Natta catalyst containing at least two electron donor compounds one of which being present in an amount from 50 to 90% by mol with respect to the total amount of donors and selected from succinates and the other being selected from 1,3 diethers, (b) an aluminum alkyl and comprising the following steps: i) contacting the catalyst components (a) and (b) for a period of time ranging from 1 to 60 minutes, at a temperature ranging from 35 to 55°C; optionally, ii) pre-polymerizing with one or more olefins of formula CH 2 =CHR, where R is H or a C 1 -C 10 hydrocarbon group, up to forming amounts of polymer from about 0.1 up to about 1000 g per gram of solid catalyst component (a); and iii) polymerizing propylene in the optional presence of minor amounts of ethylene and/or C 4 -C 10 alpha olefins producing said porous propylene (co)polymer.
Abstract:
Propylene terpolymers are prepared by polymerizing propylene, ethylene and an alpha-olefin selected from the group of C4-C8 alpha-olefins in the presence of a catalyst system obtained by contacting a solid catalyst component comprising a magnesium halide, a titanium compound having at least a Ti-halogen bond and at least two electron donor compounds one of which being present in an amount from 40 to 90% by mol with respect to the total amount of donors and selected from succinates and the other selected from 1,3 diethers, an aluminum hydrocarbyl compound, and optionally an external electron donor compound.
Abstract:
A process for the gas-phase polymerization of one or more alpha-olefms in the presence of a polymerization catalyst, the process comprising: - at least a polymerization step wherein the polymer particles flow downward in densified form under the action of gravity so as to form a densified polymer bed; - metering an anti-fouling agent in said polymerization step by means of at least N feeding lines placed at different heights of said densified polymer bed, N being the integer number satisfying the equation N> (1+0.08 % H), where H is the height (expressed in meters) of the polymer bed.
Abstract:
A thermo-catalytic process for the depolymerizing waste plastic material and producing a pyrolytic oil comprising two agitated vessel depolymerization reactors and two condensing sections is disclosed. The setup also comprises a char handling section. The process is endowed with high efficiency and versatility and can produce a pyrolytic product in the form of oil for various end-uses.
Abstract:
There is described a process for the continuous solution polymerization comprising polymerizing olefins of formula CH2=CHR, wherein R is hydrogen or a hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and wherein one of the olefins has at least five carbon atoms, in the presence of a polymerization catalyst and in the absence of an inert solvent, at a polymerization temperature (Tp) satisfying the following relationship: Tp ≥ Tm + 20°C wherein Tm is the melting temperature of the obtained polymer.
Abstract:
A fluid is fed into a polymer bed of a fluidized bed gas phase polymerization reactor by introducing it into the polymer bed through a distributor protruding into the fluidized bed zone of the reactor and terminating with a discharge end positioned so that the following equation is fulfilled: d/D > 0.002 wherein d is the distance of the distributor's discharge end from the wall of the reactor, and D is the diameter of the reactor in the fluidized bed zone.
Abstract:
A gas-phase process for the homo or copolymerization of olefins carried out in the presence of a catalyst system formed by a contacting in a liquid hydrocarbon and in the presence of hydrogen (a) a solid catalyst component comprising a Ti, Mg and C1, and optionally an internal electron donor compound, (b) an aluminum alkyl compound and optionally (c) an external donor compound.
Abstract:
A terpolymer containing propylene, ethylene and 1-hexene obtainable by the step of copolymerizing propylene, ethylene and 1-hexene in the presence of a catalyst system comprising the product obtained by contacting the following components: (a) a solid catalyst component comprising a magnesium halide, a titanium compound having at least a Ti-halogen bond and at least two electron donor compounds one of which being present in an amount from 40 to 90% by mol with respect to the total amount of donors and selected from succinates and the other being selected from 1,3 diethers, (b) an aluminum hydrocarbyl compound, and (c) optionally an external electron donor compound, wherein in the terpolymer (i) the content of 1-hexene derived units ranges from 0.5 to 5.0 wt%; (ii) the content of ethylene derived units is higher than 1.4 t% and fulfils the following relation (1): C2
Abstract:
A process for the production of a corona-treated polyolefin film comprising the gas-phase polymerization of one or more α-olefins in the presence of a polymerization catalyst and an antistatic agent having a molecular weight higher than 500, said antistatic agent being fed at any stage of the polymerization process in an amount from 30 to 500 ppm weight based on the weight of the produced polyolefin.
Abstract:
A process for the gas-phase polymerization of one or more alpha-olefins in the presence of a polymerization catalyst system, the process comprising: a) contacting in a continuous way a gas comprising one or more of said alpha-olefins with said catalyst system in a gas-phase tubular reactor at a temperature from 30°C to 130°C in order to obtain a polymerization degree up to 500 grams per gram of catalyst system; b) feeding in continuous the prepolymer from step a) to a successive gas-phase polymerization reactor; wherein said gas-phase tubular reactor has a length/diameter ratio higher than 100.