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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2011
Hugo Vandaele, Sint-Andries, BE;
Hugo Vandaele, Sint-Andries, BE;
Total Petrochemicals Research Feluy, Seneffe (Feluy), BE;
Abstract
The present invention provides a multiple loop reactor suitable for polymerizing olefins comprising at least two interconnected loop reactors, whereby said connection essentially consists of one or more transfer lines suitable for transferring polymer slurry from a reactor to another reactor and whereby said transfer line extends substantially horizontally. The invention further relates to a process for producing olefin polymers in a multiple loop reactor according to the invention. The invention also relates to the use of a transfer line for transferring polymer slurry from a reactor to another reactor in a multiple loop reactor comprising at least two interconnected loop reactors, whereby said transfer line extends substantially horizontally.