Abstract:
A process for the preparation of propylene polymer compositions comprising from 50 to 90% by weight of a propylene polymer fraction insoluble in xylene at 25°C, and from 10 to 50% by weight of an ethylene copolymer fraction soluble in xylene at 25°C, said process being carried out in the presence of a specific catalyst system, is also characterized by the following step: (i) contacting the catalyst components (a), (b) and optionally (c) for a period of time ranging from 0.1 to 120 minutes, at a temperature ranging from 0 to 90°C; (ii) polymerizing propylene in the optional presence of ethylene and/or C 4 -C 10 alpha olefins producing a propylene (co)polymer being for at least 85% by weight of insoluble in xylene at 25°C and (iii) in a successive step, carried out in gas-phase, in the presence of the product coming from (ii), polymerizing mixtures of ethylene with α-olefins CH 2 =CHR in which R is a hydrocarbon radical having 1-10 carbon atoms, to produce an ethylene copolymer. An increased reactivity in the last step is observed.
Abstract:
Process for the preparation of ethylene polymers having narrow MWD characterized by a F/E ratio lower than 35 carried out in the presence of a catalyst system comprising (a) a solid catalyst component comprising Ti atoms that are substantially in the +4 oxidation state, Mg, Cl, and optionally OR groups and internal donors in which R is a C1-C20 hydrocarbon group, in which the OR/Ti molar ratio is equal to or lower than 0.35 and the internal donor/ Ti ratio is lower than 1, (b) an aluminum alkyl compound and (c) a compound selected from alkoxybenzenes of specified formula.