Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Incorporated

Heizo Sasaki

Akira Ito

Tetsuya Iwao

Kenji Iwata

Masanori Osawa

Masahiro Kono

Masahiro Kouno

Disclosed is a catalyst for polymerizing .alpha.-olefins which comprises

Catalyst for polymerizing .alpha.-olefins

Polymerization of ethylene or .alpha.-olefins using a catalyst comprising a titanium component obtained by copulverizing the starting titanium component of Ziegler catalysts and organoaluminum compound with a small amount of ethylene or .alpha.-olefins, and an organoaluminum component. The titanium catalyst component can be modified by subjecting the copulverized titanium component to a contact with an inert organic solvent or its mixture with a modifier (1) an oxygen-, sulphur-, phosphor-, nitrogen- or silicon- containing organic compound, (2) a combination of such an organic compound and an aluminum halide, (3) an organoaluminum compound or (4) a Lewis acid.

Process for the polymerization of ethylene or alpha-olefins and catalyst

A catalyst for polymerizing .alpha.-olefins composed of a titanium composition formed by heating a co-comminuted mixture of a magnesium halide and a complex of an aluminum halide and a carboxylic acid ester of the formula R.sup.1 COOR.sup.2, with titanium tetra-chloride; and an organic aluminum compound of the formula AlR.sup.3 mH.sup.3 --m; and optionally added thereto at least one component selected from an alkyl aluminum halide of the formula AlR.sup.4 nX.sub.3 --n; a carboxylic acid ester of the formula R.sup.5 COOR.sup.6 ; and its complex formed with an aluminum halide; is disclosed.

Polymerization of ethylene or .alpha.-olefins is carried out with use of a catalyst comprising a modified titanium component obtained by pulverizing the starting titanium component of Ziegler solid catalysts and subjecting the resultant to a modification treatment through contact with an inert organic solvent or a mixture thereof with a modifier, and an organoaluminum component. The pulverized product of the starting titanium component is pulverized together with an organoaluminum compound and a small amount of ethylene or .alpha.-olefins thereby controlling the particle size distribution.

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Heizo Sasaki