Toho Titanium Co., Ltd.

Shingo Yamada

Toshiya Uozumi

Toshihiko Sugano

Motoki Hosaka

Hiroyuki Kono

Noriaki Nakamura

Koichiro Hisano

There is provided a novel alkoxymagnesium which, when used as a constituent of a solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization to polymerize an olefin, may reduce the formation rate of a fine powder and may form a polymer having an excellent particle size distribution under high polymerization activity. The alkoxymagnesium is characterized by comprising secondary particles each of which is an aggregate of primary particles having an average particle diameter of less than 1 &#x3bc;m and by having a ratio represented by the average particle diameter of the primary particles/the average particle diameter of the secondary particles of 0.1 or less, a total pore volume of 0.5 to 1 cm/g, a specific surface area of less than 50 m/g, and a particle size distribution index (SPAN) 1 or less.

Alkoxymagnesium, method for producing alkoxymagnesium, solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization, olefin polymerization catalyst, and method for producing olefin polymer

A solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization exhibits excellent catalytic activity during polymerization, and can produce a polymer that exhibits excellent stereoregularity, bulk density, and the like even when a polymerization catalyst is produced in an inert atmosphere using an electron donor compound other than a phthalic ester and an organosilicon compound. The solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization is produced by bringing a vinylsilane compound (d) into contact with a catalyst component, the catalyst component being a powdery solid component obtained by bringing a magnesium compound (a), a titanium halide compound (b), and an electron donor compound (c) into contact with each other, the electron donor compound (c) being one or more compounds that do not include a phthalic ester structure, and include one or more groups selected from an ester group, a carbonate group, and an ether group, the vinylsilane compound (d) being brought into contact with the catalyst component in a 0.1 to 15-fold molar quantity with respect to the molar quantity (on a titanium atom basis) of the titanium halide compound (b) included in the catalyst component.

Olefin-polymerization solid catalytic component, production method for olefin-polymerization catalyst, and production method for olefin polymer

A method for producing an olefin polymerization catalyst includes bringing a solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization, a vinylsilane compound, an organosilicon compound, and an organoaluminum compound into contact with each other in an inert organic solvent under an inert gas atmosphere in the absence of a specific vinyl compound, wherein a washing treatment is not performed after the vinylsilane compound has been added to the reaction system, the solid catalyst component includes a magnesium compound, a titanium halide compound, and an electron donor compound that does not include a phthalic acid ester structure, and includes a diol skeleton, and the organosilicon compound does not include a vinyl group, and includes at least one group selected from an alkoxy group and an amino group.

Production method for olefin-polymerization catalyst and production method for olefin polymer

A method for producing a solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization includes bringing a magnesium compound, a tetravalent titanium halide compound, and an electron donor compound represented by a general formula (1) into contact with each other, reacting the mixture, washing the resulting reaction product to obtain a solid component, bringing the solid component, a tetravalent titanium halide compound, and an electron donor compound represented by a general formula (2) into contact with each other, reacting the mixture, and washing the resulting reaction product.(R)CH(COOR)(COOR)&#x2003;&#x2003;(1)RRC(COOR)&#x2003;&#x2003;(2)A polymer that exhibits high activity with respect to hydrogen, high stereoregularity, and high bulk density can be obtained using a catalyst including a solid catalyst component obtained by the method.

Method for producing solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization, catalyst for olefin polymerization, and method for producing olefin polymer

A method produces a novel solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization that achieves excellent olefin polymerization activity and activity with respect to hydrogen during polymerization, and can produce an olefin polymer that exhibits a high MFR, high stereoregularity, and excellent rigidity. The method includes a first step that brings a magnesium compound, a tetravalent titanium halide compound, and one or more first internal electron donor compounds into contact with each other to effect a reaction, followed by washing; a second step that brings one or more second internal electron donor compounds into contact with a product obtained by the first step to effect a reaction; and a third step that brings a tetravalent titanium halide compound and one or more third internal electron donor compounds into contact with a product obtained by the second step to effect a reaction.

Production method for solid catalyst component for polymerizing olefins, catalyst for polymerizing olefins, and production method for polymerized olefins

A method for producing a solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization produces a novel solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization that achieves excellent olefin polymerization activity and activity with respect to hydrogen during polymerization, and can produce an olefin polymer that exhibits a high MFR, high stereoregularity, and excellent rigidity. The method includes a first step that brings a magnesium compound, a tetravalent titanium halide compound, and one or more first internal electron donor compounds excluding an aromatic dicarboxylic acid diester into contact with each other to effect a reaction, followed by washing; a second step that brings a tetravalent titanium halide compound and one or more second internal electron donor compounds into contact with a product obtained by the first step to effect a reaction, followed by washing; and a third step that brings one or more third internal electron donor compounds into contact with a product obtained by the second step to effect a reaction.

An olefin polymer that is obtained using an olefin polymerization catalyst that includes a solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization that includes titanium, magnesium, a halogen, and an ester compound (A) represented by the following formula (1): RRC&#x2550;C(COOR)(COOR), an organoaluminum compound, and an optional external electron donor compound, exhibits primary properties (e.g., molecular weight distribution and stereoregularity) similar to those of an olefin polymer obtained using a solid catalyst component that includes a phthalic ester as an electron donor.

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