Dow Global Technolgoies LLC

Curt N Theriault

David D Devore

Jerzy Klosin

Ralf Fitschen

William Jack Kruper, Jr

Edmund M Carnahan

John Robert Briggs

Bruce Bell

Timothy Todd Wenzel

Duane R Romer

Daniel J Arriola

Arkady L Krasovskiy

Bruce D Hook

Tina L Arrowood

Robert M Campbell

Anh Nguyen

Jasson T Patton

Gordon R Roof

Matthias Stefan Ober

Lixin Sun

William J Kruper

Endre Szuromi

Dean M Welsh

Matthew D Christianson

Timothy De Vries

Jan Willem Van Egmond

Robert D J Froese

Ruth Figueroa

Paul H Moran

Roger B Painter

Robert Froese

Joseph N Coalter, Iii

Joseph N Iii Coalter

Provided is a non-cyclopentadienyl-based chromium-ligand complex, preferably a chromium-ligand complex of formula (J): LCr(R)(D)(J), wherein L is a non-Cp monoanionic ligand; Cr (chromium) is in a formal oxidation state of +3 or +2; when Cr formally is Cr, either m is 1 and Ris hydrocarbylene (a hydrocarbylene chromium-ligand complex of formula (J)) or m is 2 and each Rindependently is hydrocarbyl (a dihydrocarbyl chromium-ligand complex of formula (J)), wherein each hydrocarbyl or hydrocarbylene of Rindependently is unsubstituted or substituted by from 1 to 5 R; each Rindependently is a neutral aprotic heteroalkyl, neutral aprotic heterocycloalkyl, neutral aprotic heteroaryl, or neutral aprotic aryl; when Cr formally is Cr, m is 1 and Ris hydrocarbyl (a hydrocarbyl chromium-ligand complex of formula (J)); k is an integer of 0 or 1; D is absent when k is 0 or D is a neutral ligand when k is 1; wherein the chromium-ligand complex of formula (J) is overall neutral and lacks a cyclopentadienyl-based (Cp-based) moiety. Also provided is a chromium catalyst comprising or prepared from the complex. Also provided is a process of making the catalyst and a process employing the chromium catalyst for polymerizing the olefin monomer, especially a straight chain 1-alkene, to prepare the polyolefin, especially a partially chain-straightened poly(1-alkene) or olefin block copolymer. Further provided is the partially chain-straightened poly(1-alkene) or olefin block copolymer prepared thereby. Also provided is a high throughput workflow.

Non-cyclopentadienyl-based chromium catalysts for olefin polymerization

The present invention relates to a process for converting a multihydroxylated-aliphatic hydrocarbon or ester thereof to a chlorohydrin, by contacting the multihydroxylated-aliphatic hydrocarbon or ester thereof starting material with a source of hydrogen chloride at superatmospheric, atmospheric and subatmospheric pressure conditions for a sufficient time and at a sufficient temperature, preferably wherein such contracting step is carried out without substantial removal of water, to produce the desired chlorohydrin product; wherein the desired product or products can be made in high yield without substantial formation of undesired overchlorinated byproducts; said process carried out without a step undertaken to specifically remove volatile chlorinated hydrocarbon by-products or chloroacetone, wherein the combined concentration of volatile chlorinated hydrocarbon by-products and chloroacetone is less than 2000 ppm throughout any stage of the said process.

Batch, semi-continuous or continuous hydrochlorination of glycerin with reduced volatile chlorinated hydrocarbon by-products and chloroacetone levels

Batch, semi-continuous or continuous hydrochlorination of glycerin with reduced volatile chlorinated hydrocarbon by-products and chloracetone levels

A catalyst composition, method of formation and process of use in the polymerization of olefin monomers, said composition comprising a catalyst compound, an activator capable of converting said catalyst compound into an active catalyst for addition polymerization, optionally a carrier, further optionally a liquid diluent, and a hydroxycarboxylate metal salt additive.

Morphology controlled olefin polymerization process

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