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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2021
Exxonmobil Chemical Patents Inc., Baytown, TX (US);
Carlos R. Lopez-Barron, Houston, TX (US);
Tzu-Pin Lin, Seabrook, TX (US);
Avery R. Smith, Houston, TX (US);
Nikola S Lambic, Houston, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc., Baytown, TX (US);
Abstract
This invention relates to a process to produce an ionomer comprising: 1) contacting, in a reactor, one or more C-Cα-olefins, an optional diene, and a metal alkenyl with a catalyst system comprising an activator, a catalyst compound, and a support; 2) forming a copolymer comprising one or more C-Cα-olefin monomers and about 0.01 wt % to about 20 wt %, based on the weight of the copolymer, of metal alkenyl; 3) functionalizing and quenching the polymerization reaction with one or more electrophilic groups; and 4) obtaining ionomer.