Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology Corporation

Dow Global Technolgoies LLC

Univation Technologies, LLC

Union Carbide Corporation

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Union Carbide Chemicals and Plastics Company, Inc.

Robert J Jorgensen

Burkhard Eric Wagner

Frederick John Karol

Mark Gregory Goode

Timothy R Lynn

Sun-Chueh Kao

John Francis Szul

Timothy Todd Wenzel

David H McConville

Simon Mawson

Tae Hoon Kwalk

John Henry Oskam

Kersten Anne Terry

Matthew Gary McKee

George L Goeke

Stephanie M Whited

William James Michie, Jr

Nils Friis

Kevin Joseph Cann

Michael D Turner

Linfeng Chen

Mridula Babli Kapur

Robert Harold Vogel

Daniel Paul Zilker, Jr

Arthur E Marcinkowsky

Michael A Kinnan

Dale A Wright

Ronald P Markovich

William A Fraser

Allen Noshay

Robert Charles Job

Ann M Schoeb-Wolters

Steven Paul Sawin

Norma J Maraschin

Debra L Beran

Cynthia Anne Hepburn

Mark Wilton Smale

Karen E Breetz

Laszlo L Ban

John H Moorhouse

Eric P Wasserman

Richard E Campbell, Jr

Sarat Munjal

Sean W Ewart

Kiu H Lee

Wesley R Mariott

Peter M Margl

Guylaine St Jean

Daryoosh Beigzadeh

Jose Fernando Cevallos-Candau

Cliff Robert Mure

Thomas Edward Spriggs

Robert Converse Brady, Iii

Robert Froese

Stephen Paul Jaker

Sarah M Hayne

Carl F Baker

Patrick J C Schouterden

Patrick J Schouterden

David N Edwards

Ruddy A J Nicasy

James Daniel Madden

Ruddy Nicasy

Elton D Fowler

Sarah E Patterson

Mridula (Babli) Kapur

Matthew H Mills

Joe B Garrett, Jr

Robert D Cleland

Nancy M Golembeski

William Michie

Stephanie Marie Upham

Karen Breetz

Sarat J C Munjal

Cynthia A Hepburn

William J Michie

Joe B Garrett

Sarat JC Munjal

Patrick JC Schouterden

Marke G Goode

Ruddy A Nicasy

Sarat J Munjal

The instant invention provides a polyethylene composition and process for polymerizing the same. The polyethylene composition according to the present invention comprises the polymerization reaction of ethylene and optionally one or more &#x3b1;-olefin comonomers in the presence of a catalyst system, wherein said polyethylene composition comprises at least 2 or more molecular weight distributions, measured via triple detector GPC low angle laser light scattering (GPC-LALLS), described in further details hereinbelow, wherein each molecular weight distribution has a peak, and wherein measured detector response of peak 1 divided by the measured detector response of peak 2 is in the range of from 0.50 to 0.79, for example from 0.55 to 0.77.

Polyethylene composition and process for polymerizing the same

Methods of preparing a polymerization catalyst component is provided, in which a magnesium component, a Lewis acid solubilizing component, a titanium compound, optionally a transition metal compound different than the titanium compound, and typically an inert filler are combined in a slurrying agent and spray-dried to produce a catalyst precursor in the form of a substantially spherical and porous solid particle. The methods and catalysts of this disclosure can provide ethylene homopolymer and copolymer resins having a high molecular weight tail and a broadened molecular weight distribution as compared to more traditional Ziegler-Natta catalysts.

Ziegler-natta catalyst compositions for producing polyethylenes with a high molecular weight tail and methods of making the same

A polyethylene composition comprising a granular polyethylene resin characterized by a resin solid density of from 0.91 to 0.97 g/cm, a ratio of intraparticle void volume to interparticle void volume of from 0.33 to 0.67, and a total resin porosity, &#x3a6;total, of equal to or greater than 0.45 is provided. Further provided are articles made from the polyethylene composition.

Polyethylene composition and articles made therefrom

A catalyst system for polymerizing olefin-based polymers and interpolymers is disclosed. The catalyst system may include a supported chromium catalyst and a Ziegler-Natta catalyst comprising a bulking agent, Mg, and Ti. The Ziegler-Natta catalysts in catalyst systems disclosed herein run exceptionally well without addition of excessive amounts of co-catalyst, thus allowing for use of chromium based supported catalysts that would otherwise be overwhelmed by aluminum alkyl. Further, embodiments disclosed herein may be run without an internal electron donor, and the lack of an internal electron donor in the system also prevents poisoning of the chromium catalysts by the internal electron donor. By including or co-feeding a chromium based catalyst with these Ziegler-Natta catalysts, it has been found that the molecular architecture of the resulting polyolefins, such as polyethylenes, may provide for resins with excellent processing properties.

Mixed compatible Ziegler-Natta / chromium catalysts for improved polymer products

The instant invention provides a method for polymerizing one or more ethylene-based polymers. The method for polymerizing one or more ethylene-based polymers according to the present invention comprises the following steps: (1) selecting ethylene and optionally one or more alpha-olefin comonomers; (2) selecting one or more catalyst systems comprising one or more procatalysts comprising Ti, one or more cocatalysts comprising Al, and one or more self-limiting agents (SLA); wherein the ratio of SLA to Ti is from 5:1 to 40:1 and the ratio of Al to SLA is from 2:1 to 40:1; (3) polymerizing said ethylene and optionally one or more alpha-olefin comonomers in the presence of said one or more catalyst systems via a slurry polymerization process or gas-phase polymerization process in one or more reactors; (4) thereby producing one or more ethylene; wherein said catalyst system has a loss of least 85% of catalyst productivity when the temperature is increased from 85 to 115 C.

Method for producing one or more ethylene-based polymers

The instant invention provides a polyolefin composition, a catalyst composition, and a method of producing the same. The method for polymerizing one or more polyolefins according to the present invention comprises the steps of: (1) selecting a first olefin monomer and optionally one or more alpha-olefin comonomers; (2) selecting one or more catalyst systems comprising one or more procatalysts comprising a first metal selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Hf, Zr, and combinations or mixture two or more thereof, one or more cocatalysts comprising Al, and one or more self-limiting agents (SLA) selected from the group consisting of polyether, polyester, and combinations or mixtures thereof; wherein the ratio of said SLA to said first metal (SLA:first metal) is from 0.1:1 to 30:1; (3) polymerizing said first olefin monomer and optionally one or more alpha-olefin comonomers in the presence of said one or more catalyst systems via a slurry polymerization process or gas-phase polymerization process in one or more reactors; (4) thereby producing one or more olefin-based polymers; (5) wherein said catalyst system has a loss of least 85 percent of catalyst activity when the temperature is increased from 85 to 110&#xb0; C.

Polyolefin composition and method of producing the same

A virgin granular polymer comprising polymer particles wherein at least 90% by weight of the granular polymer particles, have an Ithat is within two standard deviations of a mean Iof the granular polymer, the ratio of the standard deviation of Ito the mean of the granular polymer is less than 0.2 and the ratio of the standard error of a linear fit to the mean of the granular polymer is less than 0.1, and further wherein the virgin granular polymer has an Iless than or equal to 70 and/or further wherein at least 90% by weight of the granular polymer particles, have a density that is within two standard deviations of a mean density of the granular polymer, the ratio of the standard deviation of the mean density of the granular polymer to the mean density of the granular polymer is less than 0.002 and the ratio of the standard error of a linear fit to the mean of the density is less than 0.001, and further wherein the virgin granular polymer has an Iless than or equal to 70 is provided.

Polymers, method of producing the same, and articles made therefrom

A polymerization process including the use of a first Ziegler-Natta type procatalyst having no internal electron donor and a second Ziegler-Natta type procatalyst including an internal electron donor is provided.

Control of resin molecular weight distribution using mixed catalyst systems

A method for making a support impregnated Ziegler-Natta-type catalyst precursor including at least two transition metals and a support material wherein the resulting catalyst precursor is free-flowing is provided. Also provided is a process for producing a Ziegler-Natta type procatalyst by halogenating the free flowing catalyst precursor. The Ziegler-Natta type procatalyst and the reaction product of at least one monomer in the presence of the Ziegler-Natta type procatalyst and cocatalyst are also provided.

Ziegler-Natta type catalysts, methods of preparing same, polymers produced using the catalysts and articles produced therefrom

The invention provides a composition comprising a blend, which comprises a high molecular weight ethylene-based polymer, and a low molecular weight ethylene-based polymer, and wherein the high molecular weight ethylene-based polymer has a density less than, or equal to, 0.955 g/cm, and wherein the blend has a high load melt index (I) greater than, or equal to, 15 g/10 min, and wherein the blend has a molecular weight distribution (M/M) greater than, or equal to, 15. The invention also provides a composition comprising a blend, which comprises a high molecular weight ethylene-based polymer and a low molecular weight ethylene-based polymer, and wherein the high molecular weight ethylene-based polymer component has a density less than, or equal to, 0.945 g/cm, and a melt index (I) less than, or equal to, 0.1 g/10 min, and wherein the blend has a high load melt index (I) less than, or equal to, 15 g/10 min, and a melt index (I) less than, or equal to 1 g/10 min, and a molecular weight distribution (M/M) greater than, or equal to, 15. Additional compositions are disclosed.

Ethylene-based polymer compositions, methods of making the same, and articles prepared from the same

A Ziegler-Natta procatalyst composition in the form of solid particles and comprising magnesium, halide and transition metal moieties, said particles having an average size (D50) of from 10 to 70 &#x3bc;m, characterized in that at least 5 percent of the particles have internal void volume substantially or fully enclosed by a monolithic surface layer (shell), said layer being characterized by an average shell thickness/particle size ratio (Thickness Ratio) determined by SEM techniques for particles having particle size greater than 30 &#x3bc;m of greater than 0.2.

Robust spray-dried ziegler-natta procatalyst and polymerization process employing same

A process for polymerizing ethylene to produce an ethylene-based polymer including contacting ethylene with a Ziegler-Natta procatalyst, an alkylaluminum cocatalyst and a self limiting agent selected from the group of aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, substituted cycloaliphatic or aromatic esters, anhydrides and amides such that the self limiting agent reduces polymerization rates to no greater than 40% of the polymerization rate in the absence of the self limiting agent at temperatures equal to or greater than 120&#xb0; C. is provided.

Self limiting catalyst composition for ethylene polymerization

A process for making a Ziegler-Natta-type catalyst precursor including contacting a Group 4 metal compound with one or more Titanium compounds selected from the group of TiCl(Al-activated or hydrogen-reduced), and Ti(OR)where R is ethyl, isopropyl or butyl in the presence of an alcohol solution having at least one C-Calcohol and at least one of MgCland magnesium compounds which form MgClin the presence of the alcohol solution to form a catalyst precursor solution is provided. Also provided are catalysts made from the precursors produced by the process. Also provided are polymers made using the catalysts.

Method of making Ziegler-Natta type catalysts

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