Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited

Idemitsu Kosan Company, Limited

Hideki Sato

Hiroyuki Ogawa

Hiroaki Katayama

Hiroshi Ueda

Kazuki Wakamatsu

Takuya Ohgane

Hiroyuki Shiraishi

Masao Aida

Jun Mase

Jun Kohiruimaki

Kana Minamimoto

Yushi Matsuda

An olefin polymerization reactor comprising a tubular portion that extends in a vertical direction; a tapered portion disposed inside the tubular portion, an inside diameter of the tapered portion decreasing downwardly, and including a vertically penetrating orifice at a bottom end thereof; a tubular lower deflector disposed above the orifice of the tapered portion, an outside diameter of the tubular lower deflector increasing downwardly, a bottom end thereof being located away from an inner wall of the tubular portion, and including a vertically penetrating orifice at a top end thereof; and an upper deflector disposed above the orifice of the lower deflector, an outside diameter of the upper deflector increasing downwardly, a top end thereof being closed, a bottom end thereof being located away from the inner wall of the tubular portion, and an outside diameter at the bottom end being equal to or greater than an inside diameter of the orifice of the lower deflector.

Olefin polymerizer, polyolefin production system, and process for producing polyolefin

A method for producing an &#x3b1;-olefin oligomer including: polymerizing in the presence of a catalyst one or more &#x3b1;-olefins having 6 to 20 carbon atoms to produce an &#x3b1;-olefin oligomer; and deactivating the catalyst by a deactivator from which oxygen is removed. A method for producing an &#x3b1;-olefin oligomer including: polymerizing in the presence of a catalyst one or more &#x3b1;-olefins having 6 to 20 carbon atoms to produce an &#x3b1;-olefin oligomer; and passing the reaction solution containing the &#x3b1;-olefin oligomer through a bag filter.

Method for producing alpha-olefin oligomer

An olefin polymerization reactor is provided with a first cylinder extending vertically; a first tapered cylindrical member placed in the first cylinder, having the inner diameter decreasing progressively downward, and having a gas inlet orifice at a bottom end thereof; a first liquid supplying part supplying a liquid so that the liquid may come into contact with an outer surface of the first tapered cylindrical member; and a gas supplying part supplying an olefin-containing gas through the gas inlet orifice into a first reaction region surrounded by an inner surface of the first tapered cylindrical member and an inner surface of the first cylinder above the first tapered cylindrical member, to form a spouted bed in the first reaction region.

Olefin polymerization reactor, polyolefin production system, and polyolefin production process

A spouted bed device according to the present invention includes a vertically extending cylinder; a decreasing diameter member which is formed on the cylinder, has an inside diameter that decreases progressively downward, and has a gas inlet orifice at a bottom end thereof; and a tubular portion which extends downward from an edge of the gas inlet orifice. A spouted bed is formed in a treatment zone enclosed by a top surface of the decreasing diameter member and an inner wall of the cylinder above the decreasing diameter member.

Spouted bed device, polyolefin production system with spouted bed device, and polyolefin production process

An olefin polymerization reactor according to the present invention comprises: a vertically extending cylinder; a decreasing diameter portion on the cylinder, having an inside diameter that decreases progressively downward, and having a gas inlet orifice at a bottom end thereof; and a plurality of through holes passing through from an outside surface towards an inside surface of the decreasing diameter portion. Inside a reaction zone enclosed by an inside surface of the decreasing diameter portion and an inside surface above the decreasing diameter portion of the cylinder, a spouted-fluidized bed or a spouted bed is formed.

Spouted-fluidized bed-type olefin polymerization reactor

An olefin polymerization reaction unit includes a multistage gas phase polymerization reactor which is divided into two or more polymerization stages, in which polyolefin particles move from an initial stage to a final stage, and in which an olefin monomer-containing gas is fed from the final stage toward the initial stage. The reaction unit also includes first circulating means for feeding to the final stage a gas that is discharged from the initial stage and then cooled with a first heat exchanger, and second circulating means for feeding to one of the polymerization stages a condensate formed by condensing, with a second heat exchanger different from the first heat exchanger, a gas removed from one of the polymerization stages.

Olefin polymerization reaction unit and polyolefin production process

An olefin polymerization reactor of the present invention includes a cylinder which extends vertically, and a decreasing diameter member which is formed on the cylinder, has an inside diameter that decreases progressively downward and has a gas inlet orifice at a bottom end thereof. A spouted bed is formed inside a reaction zone enclosed by an inside surface of the decreasing diameter member and an inside surface of the cylinder above the decreasing diameter member.

A spouted bed device of the present invention includes a cylinder which extends vertically; a closing plate which closes a top end of the cylinder; a decreasing diameter member which is formed at a bottom end of the cylinder, has an inside diameter that decreases progressively downward, and has a gas inlet orifice at a bottom end thereof; and a gas discharge nozzle which passes through the cylinder from an inside surface to an outside surface thereof and which discharges gas from a treatment zone enclosed by a top surface of the decreasing diameter member, a bottom surface of the closing plate and the inside surface of the cylinder. The gas discharge nozzle is provided above a spouted bed which is formed within treatment zone.

Spouted bed device and polyolefin production process using the same

The present invention provides a powder transfer device that has a simple construction, yet enables the powder discharge rate to be easily controlled, as well as a polyolefin powder production process using such a powder transfer device. A powder transfer device includes a downcomer which extends downward, and a gas slider situated below the downcomer. The gas slider has, on a side thereof facing an opening at a bottom end of the downcomer, a gas dispersion plate in which a plurality of gas outlets are formed.

Powder transfer device and polyolefin production process

Process for preparing olefin polymers

A method for feeding a boron compound, which comprises feeding at least one boron compound selected from (1) to (3) described below in the state suspended or slurried in a solvent continuously to a reactor; a boron compound in the form of fine particles being one or more boron compounds selected from (1) to (3) described below and having a maximum particle diameter of 50 &mgr;m or less; a catalyst component for olefin polymerization consisting of said boron compound in the form of fine particles; a method for producing a boron compound in the form of fine particles which comprises dissolving one or more boron compounds selected from (1) to (3) described below in an aromatic hydrocarbon solvent and then precipitating in an aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent; and a method for producing a boron compound in the form of fine particles which comprises pulverizing one or more boron compounds selected from (1) to (3) described below so that their maximum particle diameter is 50 &mgr;m or less. (1) a boron compound represented by the general formula: BQ Q Q , (2) a boron compound represented by the general formula: G (BQ Q Q Q ) , and (3) a boron compound represented by the general formula: (L-H) (BQ Q Q Q ) .

Method for feeding boron compounds, fine particles of boron compounds, catalyst components for the polymerization of olefins comprising them, and processes for the production of the particles

Modified particles obtained by contacting dry particles(a) with an organometallic compound(b), and subsequently a compound(c) having a functional group containing active hydrogen or a non-proton donative Lewis basic functional group and an electron attractive group; a carrier comprising said particles; a catalyst component for olefin polymerization comprising said particles; a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising said particles(A) and a transition metal compound(B), or an additional organometallic compound (C) therewith; and a method for producing an olefin polymer with said catalyst for olefin polymerization. According to the present invention, there is provided a catalyst for polymerizing an olefin giving an olefin polymer excellent in particle properties with a high activity when applied to a slurry polymerization or gas phase polymerization, and a method for producing a olefin polymer using said catalyst.

Modified particles, carrier prepared therefrom, olefin polymerization catalyst component prepared therefrom, olefin polymerization catalyst prepared therefrom, and process for preparing olefin polymer

Modified particles obtained by a process comprising contacting water-containing particles(a), an organometallic compound(b) and a compound(c) having a functional group containing active hydrogen or a non-proton donative Lewis basic functional group, and having an electron attractive group; a carrier of said particles; a catalyst component for olefin polymerization of said particles; a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising said particles(A) and a transition metal compound(B), and optionally, an organometallic compound (C); and a method for producing an olefin polymer with said catalyst for olefin polymerization.

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Hideki Sato