Enichem Anic S.r.l.

Attilio Sioli

Claudia Andena

Ambrogio Magni

Mario Ponzinibbi

A procedure is described for the preparation of colorless hydrocarbon resins having a higher thermal stability than similar products in the known art. The procedure involves the treatment of polymeric mixtures deriving from the (co)polymerization by means of Friedel-Crafts catalysts of hydrocarbons or mixtures of ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbons, with an organometallic compound of Magnesium and/or Lithium, the separation of the inorganic residues and the final removal of the volatile organic products.

Procedure for the preparation of colorless hydrocarbon resins

A selective procedure is described for the removal of catalytic residues based on AlCl.sub.3 or its complex compounds deriving from the (co) polymerization of olefinic and diolefinic cuts, allowing the production of almost colourless hydrocarbon resins. This procedure involves putting the polymerized mass in contact with organometallic compounds, treating the resulting mixture with water or aqueous solutions, either acidic or basic, and separating the organic phase, which at this point is without inorganic residues.

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Milan, Italy

Attilio Sioli