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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2012
Applicant:
Westlake Longview Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Bailey James Salmon, Longview, TX (US);
Alan G. Wonders, Richardson, TX (US);
Wayne S. Strasser, Kingsport, TN (US);
Assignee:
Westlake Longview Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 2/01 (2006.01); B01J 19/18 (2006.01); C08F 10/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a process and apparatus for preparing an ethylene polymer by free radical polymerization under ultra-high pressure. The polymerization is carried out in an autoclave reactor in the presence of a free radical initiator. The autoclave reactor is characterized by having one or more elongated baffles affixed to the interior reactor wall.