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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2007
Sandor Nagy, Naperville, IL (US);
Barbara M. Tsuie, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Bradley P. Etherton, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jean A. Merrick-mack, West Chester, OH (US);
Everett O. Lewis, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Mark P. Mack, West Chester, OH (US);
Natalia Nagy, Naperville, IL (US);
Edward S. Vargas, Loveland, OH (US);
Sandor Nagy, Naperville, IL (US);
Barbara M. Tsuie, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Bradley P. Etherton, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jean A. Merrick-Mack, West Chester, OH (US);
Everett O. Lewis, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Mark P. Mack, West Chester, OH (US);
Natalia Nagy, Naperville, IL (US);
Edward S. Vargas, Loveland, OH (US);
Equistar Chemicals, LP, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A slurry process for polymerizing ethylene is disclosed. The process comprises polymerizing ethylene in the presence of an α-olefin, hydrogen, and a catalyst comprising an activator and a supported, dimethylsilyl-bridged bis(indenoindolyl)zirconium complex. The process has high catalyst activity and produces polyethylene having a broad molecular weight distribution.