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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2010
Michael W. Lynch, West Chester, OH (US);
Kenneth J. Klug, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael W. Lynch, West Chester, OH (US);
Kenneth J. Klug, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Equistar Chemicals, LP, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A high-temperature solution process for making an ethylene polymer blend having a controlled degree of long-chain branching is disclosed. Ethylene is polymerized in the presence of a first Ziegler-Natta catalyst comprising titanium, magnesium, and aluminum in the absence of hydrogen to produce a first ethylene polymer component having substantial long-chain branching. A second ethylene polymer component having little or no long-chain branching is also prepared. Both polymerizations are performed at a temperature from 140° C. to 250° C. The first and second ethylene polymer components are combined to give a polymer blend. The degree of long-chain branching in the blend is controlled by adjusting the relative amounts of the first and second ethylene polymer components. The invention enables the preparation of valuable products having a pre-determined degree of long-chain branching using readily available Zeigler-Natta catalysts, commercially practiced techniques, and conventional equipment.