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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1993
Raghu Menon, West Chester, OH (US);
Albert P Masino, Hamilton, OH (US);
Mark K Reinking, Mason, OH (US);
Quantum Chemical Corporation, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a novel halosilane cocatalyst component which, when used in conjunction with an aluminum containing cocatalyst, is effective in increasing the activity of a supported magnesium/titanium containing catalyst in the polymerization of ethylene and .alpha.-olefins. In addition to the increased catalytic activity, the polymers produced by the present invention are characterized as having an unexpected enhancement in the polymer melt index. Thus, the catalyst system of the instant invention represents an advancement in the art in view of the combination of increased activity, i.e., yield of polymer produced, and physical properties of the polyolefin product. In another aspect of the present invention, a process for polymerizing .alpha.-olefins is disclosed. In this process at least one olefin is polymerized under olefin polymerization conditions utilizing the catalyst system of the present invention, which includes the solid catalyst component of the present invention, along with the first cocatalyst, an aluminum-containing compound, and the second cocatalyst, a halosilane compound.