Fina Technology, Inc.

Fina Research, S.a.

Total Research & Technology Feluy

Total Marketing Services

Total Raffinage France

Kai Hortmann

William John Gauthier

David J Rauscher

Michel Daumerie

Renaud Oreins

Kevin P McGovern

Ronald Tharappel

Michel Messiaen

David Attoe

Abbas Razavi

Jean-Pierre Dath

Shady Henry

Olivier Miserque

Didier Borremans

George Vulpescu

Francine Genin

A process for purifying an olefin-containing hydrocarbon feedstock comprising the steps of:

Method to purify olefin-containing hydrocarbon feedstocks

The invention concerns a process for upgrading lower quality carbonaceous feedstock using a slurry catalyst composition. The use of particular organometallic compounds as precursors for the dispersed active catalyst allows for reduced coke formation.

Process for the hydroconversion of a low quality hydrocarbonaceous feedstock

Polymerization processes in a bulk loop reactor are described herein. In particular, a method of contacting a flow of metallocene with a flow of propylene is provided. This method includes directing the flow of metallocene towards a junction, directing the flow of propylene towards the junction and maintaining a portion of the flow of metallocene separate from a portion of the flow propylene within a portion of the junction downstream of the flow of propylene into the junction. In another embodiment, a method of introducing a quantity of antifouling agent into a catalyst mixing system is provided. In this embodiment a portion of the antifouling agent is introduced at or downstream of a point of contact of a stream of propylene with a stream of catalyst. The antifouling agent may be a member, alone or in combination with other members, selected from Stadis 450 Conductivity Improver, Synperonic antifouling agent, and Pluronic antifouling agent.

Method for transitioning between Ziegler-Natta and metallocene catalysts in a bulk loop reactor for the production of polypropylene

Method for transitioning between ziegler-natta and metalocene catalysts in a bulk loop reactor for the production of polypropylene

Supported stereospecific catalysts and processes for the stereotactic propagation of a polymer chain derived from ethylenically unsaturated monomers such as the polymerization of propylene to produce syndiotactic polypropylene or isotactic polypropylene. The supported catalyst comprises a stereospecific metallocene catalyst component and a co-catalyst component comprising an alkylalumoxane. Both the metallocene catalyst component and the co-catalyst component are supported on a particulate polyamide support comprising spheroidical particles of a polyamide having an average diameter with the range of 5-60 microns, and a porosity permitting distribution of a portion of the co-catalyst within the pore volume of the polyamide particles while retaining a substantial portion on the surface of the particles. The polyamide support is characterized by relatively low surface area, specifically a surface area less than 20 square meters per gram. The metallocene component can take the form of a single metallocene or two or more co-supported metallocenes.

Polyamide supported metallocene catalysts

The present invention relates to propylene polymerization process in a bulk loop reactor, and particularly to propylene polymerization process for polymerizing commercial quantities of polypropylene in a bulk loop reactor by sequentially introducing Ziegler-Natta and metallocene catalyst systems into the bulk loop reactor.

The present invention relates to propylene polymerization process in a bulk loop reactor, and particularly to propylene polymerization process for polymerizing commercial quantities of polypropylene in a bulk loop reactor by sequentially introducing Ziegler-Natta and metallocene catalyst systems into the bulk loop reactor. In one embodiment, separate catalyst mixing systems are used to introduce a quantity of metallocene catalyst and Ziegler-Natta catalyst into the bulk loop reactor. The frequency rate at which the quantity of metallocene catalyst is introduced into the bulk loop reactor may be higher than the frequency rate at which the quantity of Ziegler-Natta catalyst is introduced. In another embodiment, a method of polymerizing propylene in a bulk loop reactor is provided which includes contacting a quantity of supported metallocene catalyst with a first quantity of scavenger, such as TEAL and or TIBAL, prior to injecting the supported metallocene catalyst into the bulk loop reactor and contacting a quantity of Ziegler-Natta catalyst system with a second quantity of scavenger prior to injecting the Ziegler-Natta catalyst system into the bulk loop reactor, wherein the second quantity of scavenger is greater that the first quantity of scavenger. In another embodiment, a method of contacting a flow of metallocene with a flow of propylene is provided. This method includes directing the flow of metallocene towards a junction, directing the flow of propylene towards the junction and maintaining a portion of the flow of metallocene separate from a portion of the flow propylene within a portion of the junction downstream of the flow of propylene into the junction. In another embodiment, a method of introducing a quantity of antifouling agent into a catalyst mixing system is provided. In this embodiment a portion of the antifouling agent is introduced at or downstream of a point of contact of a stream of propylene with a stream of catalyst. The antifouling agent may be a member, alone or in combination with other members, selected from the group consisting of Stadis 450 Conductivity Improver, Synperonic antifouling agent, and Pluronic antifouling agent.

A C,symmetric metallocene compound of general formula R&Prime;(CpR,)CP&prime;R&prime;,) MQ,for use as a catalyst component in the production of short sequence syndiotactic/isotactic block polyolefins, where Cp is a substituted cyclopentadienyl; each R is independently aryl or hydrocarbyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, at least position 3 of Cp is substituted with aryl, at least one other position of Cp is substituted with a non-bulky substituent, and n is an integer in the range from 2 to 4; Cp&prime; is substituted or unsubstituted fluorenyl; each R&prime; is independently hydrocarbonyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and m is O or an integer in the range from 1 to 8; R&Prime; is a structural bridge to impart stereorigidity between Cp and Cp&prime;; M is a metal from Group IIIB, IVB, VB or VIB; Q is a hydrocarbyl radical having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or a halogen; and p is the valence of M minus 2.

Polyolefin production

A C,symmetric metallocene compound of general formula R&Prime;(CpR,)(Cp&prime;R&Prime;,) MQ,for use as a catalyst component in the production of short sequence syndiotactic/isotactic block polyolefins, wherein Cp is a substituted cyclopentadienyl; each R is independently aryl or hydrocarbyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, at least position 3 of Cp is substituted with aryl, at least one other position of Cp is substituted with a non-bulky substituent, and n is an integer in the range from 2 to 4; Cp&prime; is substituted or unsubstituted fluorenyl; each R&prime; is independently hydrocarbyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and m is O or an integer in the range from 1 to 8; R&Prime; is a structural bridge to impart stereorigidity between Cp and Cp&prime;; M is a metal from Group IIIB, IVB, VB or VIB; Q is a hydrocarbyl radical having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or a halogen; and p is the valence of M minus 2.

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