Abstract:
There is described a method for monitoring and controlling the polymerization in a polymerization vessel by using a camera viewing unit to detect features of the polymer particles, or of their environment, compare them to pre-defined acceptable values of these features, or of their environment, and, if a variation from said pre-defined values is detected, acting on process parameters to reduce or eliminate said variation.
Abstract:
A process and a system for collecting samples of a polymerization catalyst or of a catalyst-containing polymer from an operation unit of a polymerization plant, the operation unit comprising an upper end and a lower end, the process comprising: a) extracting a prefixed amount of product from the lower end of the operation unit through a discharge valve; b) directing said product towards a filtering unit through an inlet valve; c) flushing an inert gas through the filtering unit; d) outgassing the filtering unit, through the outlet valve; e) displacing the filtering unit in order to collect the polymerization catalyst or the catalyst-containing polymer sample.
Abstract:
A char handling section is provided operating on a char containing liquid slurry and comprised of a series of apparatuses for the progressive depolymerization of the liquid slurry and drying of the char that at the end is collected and disposed. The so configured process and apparatus for char dislodging handling and disposal is very flexible and it allows to be operated in a continuous mode without the need to stop the depolymerization reactor.
Abstract:
A solution process for polymerizingone or more α-olefins of formula CH 2 =CHR, where R is H or an alkyl radical C 1-12 ,to produce a polyolefin soluble in the reaction medium, the process comprising: a) polymerizing said one or more α-olefins in a solution phase in the presence of a polymerization catalyst and a inert solvent having a vapor pressure lower than 100 kPa at 20°C; b) separating the produced polyolefin from the unreacted monomers and the inert solvent by means of a sequence of at least three volatilization chambers operating at a decreasing pressure, the second devolatilization chamber being operated at a pressure from 0.8 to 5 bar.
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 process for the preparation of a solid catalyst component for the (co)polymerization of CH 2 =CHR olefins, in which R is hydrogen or hydrocarbyl radical with 1-12 carbon atoms, comprising a Ti compound and optionally an electron donor on a Mg chloride based support, said process comprising one or more steps (a) carried out at a temperature ranging from 0 to 150°C in which a Mg based compound of formula (MgCl m X 2-m )•nLB, in which m ranges from 0 to 2, n ranges from 0 to 6, X is, independently R 1 , OR 1 , -OCOR 1 or O-C(O)-OR 1 group, in which R 1 is a C 1 -C 20 hydrocarbon group, and LB is a Lewis base, is reacted with a liquid medium comprising a Ti compound, having at least a Ti-Cl bond, in an amount such that the Ti/Mg molar ratio is greater than 3 and at least one step (b) in which the solid particles coming from (a) are suspended in a liquid medium comprising hydrocarbons at a temperature ranging from 10 to 100°C, said process being characterized by the fact that at least one of said steps (a) and/or (b) is carried out in the presence of 0.2 to 20.0% by weight, with respect to the amount of Mg compound, of particles of a solid compound containing more than 50% by weight of SiO 2 units, is disclosed.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for preparing a M g Cl 2 -alcohol adduct which comprises, (a) forming a mixture of an M g Cl 2 -alcohol adduct in molten form and a liquid which is immiscible with the said adduct, (b) subjecting the mixture to a shear stress in order to obtain an emulsion, and (c) rapidly cooling the emulsion to solidify the disperse phase and collecting the solid adduct particles, said process being characterized by the fact that step (b) is carried out in a device comprising a first outer and second inner cylindrical members that define an annulus between them, wherein at least one of said cylindrical members rotate with respect to the other.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a process for preparing a MgCl2-alcohol adduct which comprises (a) forming a mixture of an MgCl2-alcohol adduct in molten form and a liquid which is immiscible with the adduct, (b) subjecting the mixture to a shear stress to obtain an emulsion, and (c) rapidly cooling the emulsion to solidify the disperse phase and collecting the solid adduct particles, the process being characterized by the fact that step (b) is carried out in a device comprising a first outer and second inner cylindrical members that define an annulus between them, wherein at least one of the cylindrical members rotate with respect to the other.
Abstract:
A liquid-phase process for polymerizing α-olefins of the formula CH2=CHR, where R is H or an alkyl radical C1-C6, to produce a polymer that is soluble in the reaction medium, comprising the steps of: a) continuously polymerizing in liquid phase the α- olefin in the presence of a catalyst system based on a transition metal compound; b) continuously withdrawing from step a) a solution of polymer in the liquid reaction medium; c) mixing in one or more mixing stages said solution of polymer in the reaction medium with an organic deactivator having: at least a hydroxy group, a boiling point higher than 150°C, and a ratio between the molecular weight (MW) and the number of hydroxy groups (OH) comprised between 20 and 100.