Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP

University of Kansas

Anand Ramanathan

Max P McDaniel

Qing R Yang

Kathy S Clear

Eric D Schwerdtfeger

Zhihui Gu

Bala Subramaniam

Carlos A Cruz

Ted H Cymbaluk

Jared L Barr

Christopher E Wittner

Alan L Solenberger

Jinping Joe Zhou

Micheal P Stevens

Zachary T Kilpatrick

Andrew T Blagg

Jeremy M Praetorius

Graham R Lief

David W Dockter

Connor D Boxell

Ryan N Rose

Taryn L Huber

Julian Abrego

Carlton Edwin Ash

Jamie N Sutherland

Pasquale Iacono

Raghunath V Chaudhari

Andrew M Danby

Madhav Ghanta

Kakasaheb Y Nandiwale

Wenjuan Yan

Hongda Zhu

Marlon L Jordan

Ravindranath Koyyalagunta

Processes for producing activated chromium catalysts such as titanated chromium/silica catalysts are disclosed, and these processes utilize a multistep process involving exposure to inert and oxidizing atmospheres at specific temperature conditions. The resulting activated chromium catalysts have unexpectedly high melt index potential and can produce ethylene-based polymers with lower gel counts in addition to higher melt indices.

Methods of chromium catalyst activation to reduce gels and improve melt index potential

Processes for producing activated chromium catalysts such as chromium/silica catalysts and titanated chromium/silica catalysts are disclosed, and these processes utilize a multistep process involving exposure to inert and oxidizing atmospheres at specific temperature conditions. The resulting activated chromium catalysts have unexpectedly high melt index potential and can produce ethylene-based polymers with lower gel counts in addition to higher melt indices. Related activation systems are provided in which the fluidizing gas entering the fluidized bed vessel can be adjusted between an inert gas, an oxygen-containing gas, or a mixture of the inert gas and the oxygen-containing gas to minimize or prevent exotherms.

Systems and methods for chromium catalyst activation

Methods for making titanated silica supports, titanated chromium/silica pre-catalysts, and activated titanated chromium/silica catalysts are disclosed in which hydrogen peroxide and an alkali metal precursor are used during catalyst preparation. Resulting titanated chromium/silica pre-catalysts often contain silica, 0.1 to 5 wt. % chromium, 0.1 to 10 wt. % titanium, and less than or equal to 4 wt. % carbon, and further contain a bound alkali metal or zinc at a molar ratio of alkali metal:titanium or zinc:titanium from 0.02:1 to 3:1 and/or at an amount in a range from 0.01 to 2 mmol of alkali metal or zinc per gram of the silica. High melt index potential activated titanated chromium/silica catalysts can be used to polymerize olefins to produce, for example, ethylene based homopolymers and copolymers having HLMI values of greater than 30 g/10 min.

Aqueous methods for titanating a chromium/silica catalyst with an alkali metal

Sulfated bentonite compositions are characterized by a total pore volume from 0.4 to 1 mL/g, a total BET surface area from 200 to 400 m/g, and an average pore diameter from 55 to 100 Angstroms. The sulfated bentonite compositions also can be characterized by a d50 average particle size in a range from 15 to 50 μm and a ratio of d90/d10 from 3 to 15. The sulfated bentonite compositions can contain a sulfated bentonite and from 10 to 90 wt. % of colloidal particles, or the sulfated bentonite compositions can contain a sulfated bentonite and from 0.2 to 10 mmol/g of zinc and/or phosphorus. These compositions can be utilized in metallocene catalyst systems to produce ethylene based polymers.

Modifications of sulfated bentonites and uses thereof in metallocene catalyst systems for olefin polymerization

Fluorided silica-coated alumina activator-supports have a bulk density from 0.15 to 0.37 g/mL, a total pore volume from 0.85 to 2 mL/g, a BET surface area from 200 to 500 m/g, an average pore diameter from 10 to 25 nm, and from 80 to 99% of pore volume in pores with diameters of greater than 6 nm. Methods of making the fluorided silica-coated alumina activator-supports and using the fluorided silica-coated aluminas in catalyst compositions and olefin polymerization processes also are described. Representative ethylene-based polymers produced using the compositions and processes have a melt index of 0.1 to 10 g/10 min and a density of 0.91 to 0.96 g/cm, and contain from 70 to 270 ppm solid oxide and from 2 to 18 ppm fluorine.

High porosity fluorided silica-coated alumina activator-supports and uses thereof in metallocene-based catalyst systems for olefin polymerization

Methods for making titanated silica supports, titanated chromium/silica pre-catalysts, and activated titanated chromium/silica catalysts are disclosed in which hydrogen peroxide and an alkali metal precursor are used during catalyst preparation. Resulting titanated chromium/silica pre-catalysts often contain silica, 0.1 to 5 wt. % chromium, 0.1 to 10 wt. % titanium, and less than or equal to 4 wt. % carbon, and further contain an alkali metal or zinc at a molar ratio of alkali metal:titanium or zinc:titanium from 0.02:1 to 3:1 and/or at an amount in a range from 0.01 to 2 mmol of alkali metal or zinc per gram of the silica. High melt index potential activated titanated chromium/silica catalysts can be used to polymerize olefins to produce, for example, ethylene based homopolymers and copolymers having HLMI values of greater than 30 g/10 min.

Bimetal-incorporated mesoporous silicate catalysts are provided. In embodiments, such a catalyst comprises a silicate lattice, a first transition metal M, and a second transition metal M', wherein M and M′ are selected from Zr, Nb, and W and are directly incorporated into the silicate lattice such that M and M′ replace Si atoms. Methods of using the catalysts are also provided, including in methods for dehydrating alcohols. Methods of making the catalysts are also provided.

Bimetal-incorporated mesoporous silicates for alcohol dehydration and related methods

Catalysts and catalytic processes for the synthesis of acrylic acid and other α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids and their salts, which are carried out in a diluent or in the absence of a diluent. In an aspect, ethylene and COcan be contacted with a Group 8-11 transition metal precursor compound or a Group 8-11 transition metal metalalactone compound in the presence of a metal-treated chemically-modified solid oxide (MT-CMSO) or a metal-treated solid oxide (MT-SO), to form a metal acrylate. As the catalytic activity wanes in either the presence or absence of a diluent, pressure cycling—that is, pressurizing the reaction system with COand an olefin such as ethylene for a time period, releasing the pressure, then re-pressurizing with COand ethylene—can rejuvenate the catalyst and restore its declining catalytic activity.

Gas phase process for acrylate production from ethylene and carbon dioxide

Fluorided silica-coated alumina activator-supports have a bulk density from 0.15 to g/mL, a total pore volume from 0.85 to 2 mL/g, a BET surface area from 200 to 500 m/g, an average pore diameter from 10 to 25 nm, and from 80 to 99% of pore volume in pores with diameters of greater than 6 nm. Methods of making the fluorided silica-coated alumina activator-supports and using the fluorided silica-coated aluminas in catalyst compositions and olefin polymerization processes also are described. Representative ethylene-based polymers produced using the compositions and processes have a melt index of 0.1 to 10 g/10 min and a density of 0.91 to 0.96 g/cm, and contain from 70 to 270 ppm solid oxide and from 2 to 18 ppm fluorine.

Provided is a process for depolymerizing lignin, the process comprising exposing a liquid feed comprising lignin and a solvent to a metal-incorporated solid mesoporous silicate catalyst under conditions sufficient to depolymerize the lignin to produce one or more aromatic monomers.

Depolymerization of lignin using metal incorporated mesoporous silicate catalysts

A process for epoxidizing an olefin comprising contacting an olefin with an oxidant in the presence of an insoluble oxidation catalyst in a solvent system comprising an organic water-miscible solvent to form an alkylene oxide. The insoluble oxidation catalyst comprises a metal, preferably selected from the group consisting of tungsten, cerium, and niobium. The metal is directly incorporated within a solid mesoporous silicate support, such as one selected from the group consisting of KIT-5, KIT-6, and TUD-1.

Alkylene epoxidation with mesoporous catalysts

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