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Jean C Bailly

Stylianos Sandis

Pierre Crouzet

Alain Blaya

Laszlo Havas

Pierre M Mangin

Daniel Claude Durand

Joelle Collomb

Bernard Desvignes

Marie-Line Aubanel

The present invention relates to a process for polymerizing or copolymerizing alpha-olefins comprising, on the one hand, a prepolymerization stage by contacting one or more alpha-olefins with a Ziegler catalyst system consisting of a solid catalyst containing essentially atoms of halogen, magnesium and transition metal, and a co-catalyst consisting of an organometallic compound, and, on the other hand, a polymerization or copolymerization stage in a gas phase process by means of a fluidized bed, by contacting one or more alpha-olefins with the prepolymer produced in the first stage, process characterized in that the alpha-olefin prepolymer and polymer or copolymer are in the form of a powder consisting of particles having specific values for the transition metal content and the mean diameter by mass, and characterized in that the particle size distribution of the prepolymer is narrow and easily controlled.

Process for the polymerization and copolymerization of alpha-olefins in

The present invention relates to a process for polymerizing or copolymerizing alpha-olefins comprising, on the one hand, a prepolymerization stage by contacting one or more alpha-olefins with a Ziegler catalyst system consisting of a solid catalyst containing essentially atoms of halogen, magnesium and transition metal, and a co-catalyst consisting of an organomatellic compound, and, on the other hand, a polymerization or copolymerization stage in a gas phase process by means of a fluidized bed, by contacting one or more alpha-olefins with the prepolymer produced in the first stage, process characterized in that the alpha-olefin prepolymer and polymer or copolymer are in the form of a powder consisting of particules having specific values for the transition metal content and the mean diameter by mass, and characterized in that the particle size distribution of the prepolymer is narrow and easily controlled.

The invention relates to amorphous copolymers of ethylene and one or more alpha-olefins comprising from 3 to 12 carbon atoms, possessing a high molecular weight, a crystallinity index less than or equal to 1.0%, a content of units derived from ethylene comprised between 40 and 60 moles %, a content of units derived from propylene and/or 1-butene between 60 and 40 moles % and a content of units derived from alpha-olefins comprising 5 to 12 carbon atoms of less than or equal to 10 moles %. These copolymers of a practically completely amorphous character advantageously occur in the form of a powder which is easy to handle. They are obtained by copolymerization in the gas phase by means of a catalyst system of the Ziegler-Natta type, very stereospecific to the polymerization of propylene.

Amorphous high molecular weight copolymers of ethylene and alpha-olefins

The present invention relates to a process for polymerizing or copolymerizing alpha-olefins comprising, on the one hand, a prepolymerization stage by contacting one or more alpha-olefins with a Ziegler catalyst system consisting of a solid catalyst containing essentially atoms of halogen, magnesium and transition metal, and a co-catalyst consisting of an organomatellic compound, and, on the other hand, a polymerization or copolymerization stage in a gas phase process by means of a fluidized bed, by contacting one or more alpha-olefins with the prepolymer produced in the first stage, process characterized in that the alpha-olefin prepolymer and polymer or copolymer are in the form of a powder consisting of particles having specific values for the transition metal content and the mean diameter by mass, and characterized in that the particle size distribution of the prepolymer is narrow and easily controlled.

The present invention relates to catalysts which can be used for the polymerization and copolymerization of propylene with other alpha-olefins, characterized in that they comprise a support containing essentially magnesium chloride and possibly a chlorinated aluminium derivative, and occurring in the form of spheroidal particles having a mean diameter by mass comprised between 10 and 100 microns and a particle size distribution such that the ratio of the mean diameter by mass to the means diameter by number is less than or equal to 3, which support has been treated by an electron donor compound chosen from among the aromatic ethers and aromatic acid esters and which when impregnated with titanium tetrachloride comprises 0.5 to 3% of atoms of titanium per atom of magnesium, and process for utilizing the said catalyst.

Catalysts for the polymerization and copolymerization of propylene and

The present invention relates to catalysts which can be used for the polymerization and copolymerization of propylene with other alpha-olefins, characterized in that they comprise a support containing essentially magnesium chloride and possibly a chlorinated aluminium derivative, and occurring in the form of spheroidal particles having a mean diameter by mass comprised between 10 and 100 microns and a particle size distribution such that the ratio of the mean diameter by mass to the mean diameter by number is less than or equal to 3, which support has been treated by an electron donor compound chosen from among the aromatic ethers and aromatic acid esters and which when impregnated with titanium tetrachloride comprises 0.5 to 3% of atoms of titanium per atom of magnesium, and process for utilizing the said catalyst.

The present invention relates to catalysts for the polymerization and copolymerization of ethylene, characterized in that they comprise a support based on magnesium chloride and possibly on aluminium chloride, of spheroidal shape, having a mean diameter by mass comprised between 10 and 100 microns and with a narrow particle size distribution, such that the ratio of the mean diameter by mass to the mean diameter by number is less than or equal to 3, on which support there has been precipitated a derivative of a transition metal of groups IV, V and VI of the Periodic Table of Elements, and a polymerization process utilizing the said catalysts.

Catalysts for the polymerization and copolymerization of ethylene and

The present invention relates to catalyst supports for the polymerization and co-polymerization of alpha-olefins, especially ethylene and propylene, consisting essentially of magnesium chloride, characterized in that these supports occur in the form of spheroidal particles with a mean particle size by mass comprised between 10 and 100 microns and having a narrow particle size distribution, which can be controlled, such that the ratio of the mean diameter by mass to the mean diameter by number of the particles is less than or equal to 3.0, and the process for the preparation of the said supports.

Process for the preparation of supports based on magnesium chloride for

The present invention relates to catalyst supports for the polymerization and co-polymerization of alpha-olefins, especially ethylene and propylene, consisting essentially of magnesium chloride, characterized in that these supports contain a chlorinated compound of aluminium in a quantity such that the atomic ratio of Al/Mg is comprised between 0.001 and 0.1 and that they occur in the form of spheroidal particles having a mean diameter by mass comprised between 10 and 100 microns and a narrow and controllable particle size distribution such that the ratio of the mean diameter by mass to the mean diameter by number of particles is less than or equal to 3, and also a process for the preparation of these supports.

Process for the preparation of catalyst supports for the polymerization

The invention concerns a process for the production of copolymers of propylene and but-1-ene which can be used for the production of hollow bodies or heat-sealable films and wherein the proportion by weight of units derived from but-1-ene is from 10 to 40% and wherein the proportion of isolated ethyl branches is at least equal to the square of the proportion of units derived from propylene contained in said polymers. The process is characterized in that a gaseous mixture of propylene and but-1-ene is brought into contact, in the absence of liquid diluent, with a catalytic system which is stereospecific in the polymerization of propylene alone.

Process for the production of copolymers of propylene and but-1-ene,

A process for producing titanium-trichloride based catalyst comprising reducing titanium tetrachloride in excess with an organo-aluminum compound in the presence of 2 to 5 mols per mol of organo-aluminum of one or more aliphatic ethers having the formula R'--O--R' in which R' and R' are alkyl groups containing 1 to 5 carbon atoms and maturing the formed precipitate at a temperature within the range of 80.degree.-115.degree. C., said catalyst being useful with an organo-metallic co-catalyst in the polymerization of olefins.

Catalysts for polymerizing olefins

A catalyst for use in the polymerization of olefins and a process for its manufacture wherein an excess titanium tetrachloride is reduced by an organoaluminum reducing agent, with the ratio of moles of titanium tetrachloride to the number of gram equivalents of the organoaluminum compound being at least 1.8. The catalyst is prepared in the presence of an aliphatic ether to produce titanium trichloride having regularly-shaped granules and improved catalytic properties suitable for use with an organoaluminum co-catalyst in the polymerization of olefins.

Manufacture of catalysts for polymerization of olefins

Atactic waxes and method for preparing same by polymerization of polyolefin alone or in combination with other monoolefins of the formula CH.sub.2 = CHR in which R is hydrogen or an alkyl radical having from 2 to 8 carbon atoms in which the polymerization is carried out at low pressure and in a hydrocarbon solvent in the presence of a catalyst formed of the product of the reaction of magnesium or a compound thereof, a compound of a transition metal selected from the sub-groups IVa, Va and VIa of the periodic classification of elements and an alkyl halide, and a co-catalyst in the form of an organometallic compound of a metal selected of groups II and III of the periodic classification of elements.

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