Union Carbide Corporation

Union Carbide Chemicals and Plastics Company, Inc.

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Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology Corporation

John M Jenkins, Iii

Steven Paul Sawin

Bernard D Fulks

Collin D Aikman

Russell L Jones

Roy E Craddock, Iii

Thomas M Jones

Michael T Tighe

James D McCullough, Jr

Samil Beret

Reginald W Geck

William G Sheard

George G Ardell

Marvin E Cavender

Michael L Green

Max E Carter, Sr

A method of terminating, under emergency conditions, an olefin polymerization reaction conducted in the presence of a transitioned metal based catalyst in a gas phase reactor by using a recycle gas from the reactor or a feed stream to the reactor to operate an expander associated with a circulator which maintains fluidized conditions in the reactor while introducing a kill gas into the reactor to terminate the reaction.

Method and apparatus for stopping reaction in a gas phase polymerization

A method of terminating, under emergency conditions, an olefin Polymerization reaction conducted in the presence of a transitioned metal based catalyst in a gas phase reactor by using a recycle gas from the reactor or a feed stream to the reactor to operate an expander associated with a circulator which maintains fluidized conditions in the reactor while introducing a kill gas into the reactor to terminate the reaction.

A method and system for regulating the isotacticity of polypropylene in a continuous process for manufacturing polypropylene by the polymerization of alpha-olefins in a fluidized bed reactor system using a model which correlates isotacticity values to catalyst productivity values. A catalyst productivity target value is computed using the model based upon a selected xylene solubles or isotactic index. The instantaneous catalyst productivity of the system is then determined by dividing product production rate by catalyst flow rate which is then compared to the catalyst productivity target value. When the comparison between the instantaneous catalyst productivity value and the catalyst productivity differ the molar feed ratio of SCA to alkyl is automatically adjusted until the catalyst productivity, and hence isotacticity, is changed approaching the target values.

Process for controlled polymerization of stereospecific alpha-olefins

A method for the prevention of fouling of metallic surfaces exposed to reactive alpha-olefin gases during the production of polymeric resins which comprise coating such metallic surfaces with an amino silicone fluid and thereafter curing said coating by hydrolysis to form a continuous solid coating.

Process for reducing polymer build-up in polymerization equipment during

A process for reducing sheeting during production of polyolefins by polymerization of alpha-olefins utilizing titanium based polymerization catalysts wherein the static electric charges in the reactor at the side of possible sheet formation are maintained below static voltage levels which would otherwise cause sheet formation.

Process for reducing sheeting during polymerization of alpha-olefins

A process for reducing sheeting during production of polyolefins by polymerization of alpha-olefins utilizing titanium based polymerization catalysts wherein the static electric charges in the reactor at the site of possible sheet formation are maintained below static voltage levels which would otherwise cause sheet formation.

A continuous gas fluidized bed process is disclosed for the production of polymer from monomer wherein a gaseous stream comprising monomer is passed through a fluidized bed in a reaction zone in the presence of catalyst under reactive conditions, withdrawing from the reaction zone polymeric product and a stream comprising unreacted gases and solid particles, cooling the stream and recycling the cooled stream to the reaction zone together with sufficient additional monomer to replace monomer polymerized and withdrawn as polymer product, and wherein at least a part of the recycle stream is cooled to condense a portion thereof and form a liquid-containing mixture wherein the weight ratio of liquid to solid particles is not less than about two to one, and introducing the mixture into the reaction zone wherein the liquid in the mixture is vaporized.

Method for fluidized bed polymerization

A process is described for increasing the space time yield of polymer production in a fluidized bed reactor employing an exothermic polymerization reaction by cooling the recycle stream to below its dew point and returning the resultant two-phase fluid stream to the reactor to maintain the fluidized bed at a desired temperature above the dew point of the recycle stream.

Fluidized bed reaction systems

A method for detecting solidification in a mixed phase low pressure fluidized bed olefin polymerization reactor having volume comprising:

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John M Jenkins, Iii