Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited

Hiroaki Katayama

Hideki Sato

Akio Imai

Hidenori Hanaoka

Tsuyoshi Watanabe

Yoshiaki Oda

Masaaki Nabika

Norio Kawamura

Kazuki Wakamatsu

Shin-ichi Kumamoto

Akira Miyashita

Takahiro Hino

Takuya Ohgane

Akio Iami

Hiroyuki Shiraishi

Hirofumi Johohji

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

A specified transition metal compound having two transition metals and two cyclopentadiene type anion skeletons in its molecule and said metals are linked through an atom of Group XVI of the Periodic Table of the Elements, an olefin polymerization catalyst component comprising said transition metal compound, an olefin polymerization catalyst comprising said transition metal compound, a specific organoaluminum compound, and a specific boron compound, and a process for producing an olefin polymer using said olefin polymerization catalyst.

Transition metal compound, olefin polymerization catalyst component, olefin polymerization catalyst and process for producing olefin polymer

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

Described are an aluminum compound-containing solid catalyst component obtained by bringing a carrier into contact with an organoaluminumoxy compound, followed by bringing this product into contact with a compound having an electron attractive group; a transition metal-containing solid catalyst component obtained by bringing the aluminum compound-containing solid catalyst component into contact with a transition metal compound; a catalyst for olefin polymerization, constituting the aluminum compound-containing solid catalyst component and an organoaluminum compound; and a method for producing an olefin polymer, which includes polymerizing or copolymerizing an olefin using the catalyst for olefin polymerization.

Aluminum compound-containing solid catalyst component, catalyst for olefin polymerization and method for producing olefin polymer

The present invention relates to a transition metal complex, a process for producing the same, a polymerization catalsyt containing the transition metal complex and a process for producing polymers which uses the catalysts.

Transition metal complex, process for producing the same, olefin polymerization catalyst containing the transition metal complex and process for producing olefin polymers

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.

Modified particles, catalyst for olefin polymerization containing the same, and method for producing olefin polymer

A specified transition metal compound having two transition metals and two cyclopentadiene type anion skeletone in tis molecule and said metals are linked through an atom of Group XVI of the Periodic Table of the Elements, and olefin polymerization catalyst component comprising said transition metal compound, an olefin polymerization catalyst comprising said transition metal compound, a specific organoaluminum compound, and a specific boron compound, and a process for producing an olefin polymer using said olefin polymerization catalyst.

Olefin polymer, films or sheets made therefrom, and process for the production of olefin polymer

Described are an aluminum compound-containing solid catalyst component obtained by bringing a carrier into contact with an organoaluminumoxy compound, followed by bringing this product into contact with a compound having an electron attractive group; a transition metal-containing solid catalyst component obtained by bringing the aluminum compound-containing solid catalyst component into contact with a transition metal compound; a catalyst for olefin polymerization, constituting the aluminum compound-containing solid catalyst component and an organoaluminum compound; and a method for producing an olefin polymer, which includes polymerizing or copolymerizing an olefim using the catalyst for olefin polymerization.

Aluminum compound-containing solid catalyst component, catalyst for

Transition metal complex, catalyst for olefin polymerization, and

An olefin polymerization catalyst component is represented by the general formula (1): ##STR1## wherein M is a transition metal of the 4.sup.th Group or the Lanthanide Series in the Periodic Table; each of A and A' is the same or different and is a hydrocarbon or halogenated hydrocarbon having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, or a hydrocarbon or halogenated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms and a substituent containing an oxygen atom; E is a residual group of an element of the 13th to 15th Groups capable of forming three bonds; each of R and R' is the same or different and is a halogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R' represents a hydrocarbon or halogenated hydrocarbon group containing at least one hetero atom and having 1 to 20 carbon atoms. This component is used in a catalyst along with an aluminum or born-containing cocatalyst to produce an olefin polymer or copolymer.

Olefin polymerization catalyst component

An olefin polymerization catalyst component is represented by the general formula (1); ##STR1## wherein M is titanium, zirconium or hafnium; each of A and A' is the same or different and is a hydrocarbon or halogenated hydrocarbon having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, or a hydrocarbon or halogenated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms and a substituent containing an oxygen atom; E is a residual group of an element of the 13th to 15th Groups capable of forming three bonds; each of R and R' is the same or different and is a halogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R' represents a hydrocarbon or halogenated hydrocarbon group containing at least one hetero atom and having 1 to 20 carbon atoms. This component is used in a catalyst to produce an olefin polymer.

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