Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a process. In an embodiment, the process includes providing a purge stream containing octene monomer. The process includes contacting, under polymerization conditions, the purge stream with a bis-biphenylphenoxy catalyst, and forming an octene polymer having an absolute weight average molecular weight (Mw(Abs)) greater than 1,300,000 g/mol and a Mw(Abs)/ Mn(Abs) from 1.3 to 3.0.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a distributor comprising a first conduit; where the first conduit has an inlet port for charging a heating fluid into the distributor; a second conduit; where the first conduit lies inside the second conduit to define a first annular space therebetween; where the second conduit has an exit port for removing the heating fluid from the distributor; a plurality of plate stacks disposed around the second conduit to define a narrowing second annular space from top to bottom of the distributor; where each successive plate stack has smaller inner diameter than the plate stack located above it; where each plate stack comprises a plurality of plates; where the plurality of plates further define a plurality of conduits, each conduit having a varying width over its length and extending radially outwards from the central passage.
Abstract:
A process to prepare an ethylene-based polymer, said process comprising polymerizing a mixture comprising ethylene, at a pressure greater than, or equal to, 100 MPa, in the presence of at least one free-radical initiator; and in a reactor system comprising at least one reactor and at least one Hyper-compressor, and wherein at least one oil formulation, optionally comprising one or more lubrication agents, is added to the Hyper-compressor; and wherein at least one of the following steps takes place: A) thermally treating the one or more lubrication agents, in an oxygen-free atmosphere, to achieve a peroxide level ≤ 10 ppm, based on the weight of the lubrication agent(s), and then adding said agent(s) to the oil formulation, prior to adding the oil formulation to the Hyper-compressor; or B) thermally treating the oil formulation, in an oxygen-free atmosphere, to achieve a peroxide level ≤ 10 ppm, based on the weight of the oil formulation, prior to adding the oil formulation to the Hyper-compressor; C) a combination of A and B.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a process. In an embodiment, the process includes providing a purge stream composed of octene isomers. The process includes subjecting the purge stream to hydroformylation conditions, and forming a reaction product composed of nonanals.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a process. In an embodiment, the process includes introducing an antifoulant into an ethylene feed of a reactor system. The reactor system includes the ethylene feed, a hyper-compressor, a preheater and a polymerization reactor. The ethylene feed is located upstream of the hyper-compressor. The antifoulant consists of an inhibitor and optionally a solvent. As the ethylene feed is located upstream of the hyper-compressor, the process includes introducing the antifoulant into the ethylene feed upstream of the hyper-compressor. The process further includes adding a free radical initiator to the polymerization reactor. The process further includes polymerizing the ethylene in the polymerization reactor under high pressure free-radical polymerization conditions, and forming an ethylene-based polymer.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides an ethylene-based polymer composition formed by high pressure (greater or equal to 100 MPa) free radical polymerization. The ethylene-based polymer composition includes ethylene monomer and a mixture of hydrocarbon-based molecules, each hydrocarbon-based molecule comprising three or more terminal alkene groups. The ethylene-based polymer has a melt index (MI) from 0.1 to 1.0 g/10min.
Abstract:
A process to form an ethylene-based polymer including polymerizing ethylene and at least one asymmetrical polyene comprising an "alpha, beta unsaturated - carbonyl end" ("α,β unsaturated - carbonyl end") and a "C-C double bond end," wherein the polymerization takes place in the presence of at least one free-radical initiator; and wherein the polymerization takes place in a reactor configuration comprising at least two reaction zones, reaction zone 1 and reaction zone i (i ≥ 2), wherein reaction zone i is downstream from reaction zone 1.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a composition. In an embodiment, the composition is an ethylene-based polymer composition formed by high pressure (greater or equal to 100 MPa) free radical polymerization. The ethylene-based polymer composition includes ethylene monomer and a mixture of hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene molecules (PB-OH). Each PB-OH molecule includes internal alkene groups and terminal alkene groups. Each PB-OH molecule has more internal alkene groups than terminal alkene groups.
Abstract:
A solution polymerization process for producing ethylene-based polymer includes introducing ethylene monomer, hydrocarbon solvent, and Ziegler-Natta catalyst into an entrance of a solution polymerization reactor. An ethylene-based polymer is produced by solution polymerizing the ethylene monomer in hydrocarbon solvent. Subsequently, a catalyst deactivator is introduced into the exit of the solution polymerization reactor, thereby producing hydrochloric acid byproduct. The catalyst deactivator includes long chain carboxylate and at least one cation selected from Groups 1, 2, and 12 of the IUPAC periodic table, with the exception of calcium. The catalyst deactivator reduces the effectiveness of the Ziegler-Natta catalyst and neutralizes the hydrochloric acid by forming a chloride salt other than calcium chloride.
Abstract:
The invention provides a process to form an ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer, comprising at least the following steps A) through C): A) polymerizing, in at least one reactor, at least one reaction mixture comprising ethylene and the α-olefin, in a solution polymerization, and in the presence of at least the following components I), II) and III): I) at least one compound of Structure 1, as described herein; II) at least one co-catalyst, as described herein; III) at least one compound of Structure 2, as described herein; B) separating the final polymer solution into at least a polymer-rich solution and a polymer-free solution; and optionally, at least a portion of the polymer-free solution is recycled back to the reactor; C) maintaining the level of the at least one compound of Structure 2 in the at least one reactor, from 100 ppm to 10,000 ppm, as described herein.