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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2012
Lubin Luo, Houston, TX (US);
Xiao Wu, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Steven P. Diefenbach, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Lubin Luo, Houston, TX (US);
Xiao Wu, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Steven P. Diefenbach, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Abstract
This invention relates to an activator composition comprising (i) an organoaluminum compounds; (ii) a carbocation compound of the formula R(X); wherein Ris a hydrocarbyl; n is from 1 to the number of possible substitutions of the hydrocarbyl group and each X is a labile leaving group; and (iii) an aluminoxane. The activator composition may also contain a carrier support. This invention also provides a catalyst composition comprising the activator composition described above and a transition metal component. This invention also provides methods of polymerizing monomer comprising carrying out such polymerization in the presence of one or more catalyst composition according to this invention.