Conoco Inc.

Vista Chemical Company

E.i. Dupont De Nemours and Company

Mark L Shannon

Bruce E Leach

Mark P Mack

Donald L Wharry

A process for preparing an alkoxylation catalyst in which the catalyst pre-mix is formed by admixing an alkoxylated alcohol with a calcium containing compound which is dispersible in the alkoxylated alcohol, an inorganic acid and an aluminum trialkoxide, the pre-mix being heated to a temperature and for a time sufficient to effect at least partial exchange reaction betweeen the alkoxide groups of the aluminum alkoxide and the hydroxyl groups of the alkoxylated alcohol. There is also disclosed and claimed an alkoxylation process utilizing the catalysts formed as described above.

Alkoxylaton process using calcium based catalysts

A process for preparing an alkoxylation catalyst in which the catalyst pre-mix is formed by admixing an alkoxylated alcohol with a calcium containing compound which is dispersible in the alkoxylated alcohol, an inorganic acid and an aluminum trialkoxide, the pre-mix being heated to a temperature and for a time sufficient to effect at least partial exchange reaction between the alkoxide groups of the aluminum alkoxide and the hydroxyl groups of the alkoxylated alcohol. There is also disclosed and claimed an alkoxylation process utilizing the catalysts formed as described above.

Alkoxylation process using calcium based catalysts

A process for preparing aromatic-moiety-containing polymers having modified physical properties is disclosed. Briefly, the process comprises reacting in the presence of a Friedel-Crafts catalyst: (a) a suitable aromatic-moiety containing polymer resin and (b) a homopolymer of .omega.-halo-.alpha.-olefins, or co- or terpolymer of .omega.-halo-.alpha.-olefins with other .alpha.-olefins and/or ethylene.

Preparation of modified aromatic moiety-containing polymers

High activity catalysts for the polymerization of ethylene and other .alpha.-olefins are made by contacting a soluble magnesium compound of the general formula Mg(OSiR.sup.1 R.sup.2 R.sup.3).sub.2, wherein each of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 is, independently, alkyl, alkoxy or aryl with a metal alkoxide, or a mixture of a titanium tetraalkoxide with an alkoxide of another transition metal, in a saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon solution, followed by chlorination and precipitation by a suitable chlorinating agent. These catalysts show high activity for the polymerization of ethylene, especially under slurry polymerization conditions.

Olefin polymerization catalyst

High activity catalysts for the polymerization of ethylene and other .alpha.-olefins are made by contacting a soluble magnesium compound of the general formula Mg(OSiR.sub.3).sub.2, wherein each R is, independently, alkyl, alkoxy or aryl, with a titanium tetralkoxide (titanate) in a saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon solution, followed by chlorination and precipitation by a suitable chlorinating agent. These catalysts show high activity for the polymerization of ethylene under slurry polymerization conditions.

Preparation of modified aromatic-moiety-containing polymers

A polymer-supported ethylene polymerization catalyst prepared by a method comprising (a) a polymer supported titanium-based catalyst consisting of

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