Mitsui Petrochemical Industries, Ltd.

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

Akira Mizuno

Masaaki Kawasaki

Yoshihisa Kiso

Takashi Ueda

Junichi Imuta

Mikio Hashimoto

Junji Saito

Daisuke Fukuoka

Satoru Moriya

Keiji Hirose

Takasi Ueda

Toshihiro Sagane

Shuji Minami

Takashi Tashiro

Koji Kawaai

Hideaki Yamaguchi

Hiroo Wamura

Masaaki Itoh

Toshiyuki Tsutsui

Norio Kashiwa

Masahiro Sugi

Takeshi Muranaka

Junichi Yoshitake

Hiroaki Kitani

Tatsuya Tanizaki

A propylene polymer composition is prepared by mixing propylene homo- or co-polymer (A) obtained using a transition metal catalyst compound (h), defined herein, with a co-catalyst, e.g., organoaluminum oxy compound, with an olefin elastomer (D) and another olefin polymer (E), e.g., polyethylene. Alternatively, the combination of propylene polymer (A), olefin elastomer (D) and olefin polymer (E) is prepared by a multi-stage polymerization method. In both cases, the propylene homo- or co-polymer (A) may include a second propylene homo- or co-polymer (A') wherein the ratio of intrinsic viscosities of propylene polymers (A) and (A&#x2032;) is in the range of 3 to 30. These propylene polymer compositions are excellent in heat resistance, mechanical strength, tensile elongation at break, etc., and can be used in the fabrication of structural materials, films and sheets.

Propylene polymer compositions

A propylene polymer composition comprising a propylene polymer prepared by using a zirconocene catalyst having two aryl-substituted indenyl group and having a melt flow rate (MFR) of 0.01 to 30 g/10 min and a second propylene polymer prepared by using a zirconocene catalyst having a melt flow rate (MFR) of 30 to 1,000 g/10 min and, if desired, a soft polymer, a ratio of the MFR of the second propylene polymer to the MFR of the second propylene polymer being not less than 30. These propylene polymer compositions are excellent in heat resistance, mechanical strength, tensile elongation at break, etc., and hence they can be favorably used for various structural materials such as those of automobile and electrical appliances, daily necessaries, various films and sheets.

Propylene polymer compositions containing a propylene homo- or

A process for producing a propylene polymer having an intrinsic viscosity (.eta.), as measured in decahydronaphthalene at 135.degree. C., of 1 to 12 dl/g comprises polymerizing propylene optionally with other olefins in the presence of an olefin polymerization catalyst comprising a transition metal compound represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms,

Processes for producing propylene polymer utilizing bis

A propylene polymer is excellent in rigidity, heat resistance, surface hardness, glossiness, transparency and impact resistance. A propylene copolymer (wherein the amount of monomer units derived from an .alpha.-olefin other than propylene is not more than 5% by mol) is excellent in transparency, rigidity, surface hardness, heat resistance, heat-sealing property, anti-blocking property, anti-bleedout property and impact strength. A propylene copolymer (wherein the amount of monomer units derived from an .alpha.-olefin other than propylene is not less than 5% by mol) is excellent in transparency, environmental aging property, and effective in improving heat-sealing property at low temperature and impact strength. A propylene elastomer is excellent in heat resistance, impact absorbing capacity, transparency, heat-sealing properties and anti-blocking properties.

Propylene polymer, copolymers and elastomer

The novel transition metal compound of the invention is represented by the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms; X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 are each a halogen atom; and Y is a divalent silicon-containing group selected from the group consisting of dimethylsilylene, diphenylsilylene and methylphenylsilylene. The transition metal compound is useful for an olefin polymerization catalyst with which a propylene (co)polymer having specific structure is prepared.

Transition metal compound and olefin polymerization catalyst component

The novel transition metal compound of the invention is represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein M is a transition metal; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group or the like; R.sup.3 is an alkyl group of 2 to 20 carbon atoms; R.sup.4 is an alkyl group of 2 to 20 carbon atoms; X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 are each a halogen atom or the like; and Y is a divalent hydrocarbon group, a divalent silicon-containing group or the like. The transition metal compound is useful for an olefin polymerization catalyst with which a propylene (co)polymer having specific structure is prepared.

Transition metal compound containing substituted indenyl rings

The novel propylene homopolymer and copolymer produced by using a catalyst which is represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein M is a transition metal; R.sup.1 is a hydrocarbon group of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is an aryl group of 6 to 16 carbon atoms; X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 are each a halogen atom or the like; and Y is a divalent hydrocarbon group, a divalent silicon-containing group or the like.

Propylene homopolymer and propylene copolymer prepared using novel

Propylene elastomer and process for preparation thereof

Propylene polymer, propylene copolymer, and propylene elastomer prepared

This invention is to provide a novel process for the isomerization of a cycloolefin having an endo form to a cycloolefin having an exo form. The resulting isomer mixture has a novel composition, and a random copolymer produced from the above compositionally novel isomer mixture and ethylene has an excellent heat resistance and mechanical strength.

Isomerization of cycloolefin from endo-form to exo-form and

Copolymerization of ethylene and cycloolefin isomerized from endo-form

An .alpha.-olefinic random copolymer containing an .alpha.-olefin component having 5 to 10 carbon atoms and an .alpha.,.omega.-nonconjugated diene component having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, and optionally, a straight .alpha.-olefin component having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, wherein the copolymer comprises:

.alpha.-olefinic random copolymer and production process thereof

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