Eastman-Kodak Company

Thomas L Doerr

Robert E Holliday

Edward H Carter, Jr

In a two step process for preparing polymeric material wherein said polymeric material is formed by polymerizing alpha-monoolefins in the presence of a halogen-containing polymerization catalyst that leaves corrosive halogen-containing catalyst residues in said polymeric material, the improvement which comprises contacting said polymeric material containing corrosive catalyst residues with steam, air and nitrogen at a temperature where the polymeric material is in a fluid or liquid state and thereafter treating said steam-air-nitrogen treated molten polymer with alumina. The polymeric material treated with the two step catalyst deactivation process had good color, low chlorides and low volatiles.

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Thomas L Doerr