Abstract:
A process for preparing a catalyst component comprising Mg, Ti, and at least an electron donor compound (ID) said process comprising two or more steps of reaction in which in a first step (a) carried out at a temperature ranging from 0 to 150°C, a Mg based compound is reacted with a Ti compound, having at least a Ti-Cl bond, in an amount such that the Ti/Mg molar ratio is greater than 3 so as to generate an intermediate solid catalyst component containing Mg and Ti and, in a following step (b), the intermediate solid catalyst component (a) is contacted, in a gaseous dispersing medium, with a gaseous stream containing the electron donor compound (ID) thereby obtaining a final solid catalyst component having an ID/Ti molar ratio ranging from 0.5:1 to 20:1.
Abstract:
A propylene 1-hexene copolymer containing from 5.7 to 7.7% by weight, of 1-hexene derived units having: a) solubility in xylene at 25° C ranging from 7.0 wt% to 15.0 wt%; b) the melting temperature, measured by DSC ranging from 143.0 °C to 148.0° C; c) Melt Flow Rate (MFR, measured according to ASTM D 1238, 230°C/2.16 kg, from 3.5 to 8.0 g/10 min. d) content of 1-hexene derived units in the fraction soluble in xylene at 25°C ranging from 13.5 wt% to 18.5 wt%
Abstract:
A porous solid adduct comprising magnesium chloride and ethanol characterized by a specific relation between content of alcohol, average pore radius and amount of porosity deriving from pores with radius comprised between 100 and 1000 nm is provided to generate catalyst components which in turn generate polyolefins endowed with higher porosity.
Abstract:
A processfor the preparation of propylene polymer compositions comprising from 50 to 90 % by weight of a propylene (co)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 comprising: (i)a first step of polymerizing propylene in the optional presence of ethylene and/or C 4 - C 10 alpha olefins, to produce a propylene (co)polymer being for at least 85% by weight insoluble in xylene at 25°C; and (ii)a successive step, carried out in gas-phase, in the presence of the product coming from step (i), of copolymerizing a mixture of ethylene with one or more α-olefins CH 2 =CHR in which R is a hydrocarbon radical having 1-10 carbon atoms, to produce an ethylene copolymer; the process being carried out in the presence of a catalyst system comprising: the product obtained by contacting: (a) a solid catalyst component comprising a magnesium halide, a titanium compound having at least a Ti-halogen bond and at least two internal electron donor compounds one of which being present in an amount from 35 to 90% by mol with respect to the total amount of donors and being selected from succinates and the other being selected from 1,3-diethers, the total amount of internal electron donor compounds being lower than 14.0% by weight with respect to the total weight of the solid catalyst component; with (b) an aluminum hydrocarbyl compound, and optionally with (c) an external electron donor compound.
Abstract:
Solid adducts comprising MgCl 2 and an alcohol ROH in which R is a C1-C20 hydrocarbon group, in which the amount of alcohol ranges from higher than 42% to 60% by weight and the porosity determined with Hg method due to pores up to 1 μm and expressed in cm 3 /g, is such that the value of its ratio with the amount of alcohol in percentage falls above the straight line defined by the equation y=-0.0158x+ 1.03 in which y is the porosity of the adduct and x is the alcohol percentage by weight.
Abstract:
Catalyst components for the polymerization of olefins comprising Mg, Ti, halogen and 1,3- diethers as internal donors having an improved balance of properties in terms of activity and morphological stability are obtained by a process comprising: (A) A first step comprising reacting an adduct of formula MgC1 2 (ROH) n , where R is a C1-C10 alkyl group, and n is from 0.5 to 6, with a titanium compound having at least a Ti-C1 bond at a reaction temperature ranging from 0°C to 80°C; (B) A subsequent step comprising contacting the solid product obtained in (A) with an electron donor ED selected from 1,3 diethers with a titanium compound having at least a Ti-C1 bond at a temperature higher than 80°C; and (C) A subsequent step comprising reacting the solid product coming from (B) with a titanium compound having at least a Ti-C1 bond at a temperature higher than 80°C.
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:
Process for the preparation of solid particles of a magnesium-chloride alcohol adduct comprising (a) forming an emulsion between a MgCI 2 ·alcohol adduct in molten form and a liquid phase which is immiscible with the said adduct in the presence of a polyalkyl-methacrylate used as a solution having viscosity ranging from 100 to 5000 mm 2 /s and (b) rapidly cooling the emulsion to solidify the disperse phase and collecting the solid adduct particles.
Abstract:
A solid catalyst component for polymerizing at least one olefin comprising Mg, Ti, at least one halogen, and at least one electron donor selected from arylsulfonates and arylsulfonyl derivatives of a specified formula. The solid catalyst component is able to give in high yields polyolefins with high stereoregularity.