Abstract:
The invention relates to catalyst components, suitable for the preparation of homopolymers and copolymers of ethylene having a broad molecular weight distribution (MWD), which comprise Ti, Mg, Cl, and are characterized by the following properties: surface area, determined by BET method, of lower than 100 m2/g, a total porosity, measured by the mercury method, of higher than 0.25 cm3/g, a pore radius distribution such that at least 45% of the total porosity is due to pores with radius up to 0.1 &mgr;m.
Abstract:
Catalyst components for the preparation of ethylene (co)polymers capable to produce polymers with high bulk density, to avoid the problems of formation of fines and that have a high activity are provided. Said catalyst components are characterized by comprising a non-stereospecific solid catalyst component, comprising a titanium compound and a magnesium dihalide, which is pre-polymerized with an alpha olefin CH2═CHR1 wherein R is a C1–C8 alkyl group, to such an extent that the amount of the α-olefin pre-polymer is up to 100 g per g of said solid catalyst component.
Abstract:
A process for the (co)polymerization ethylene, optionally in mixtures with olefins CH═CHR in which R is hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl radical with 1–12 carbon atoms, carried out in the presence of a catalyst system comprising (A) a solid catalyst component which comprises Mg, halogen an electron donor selected form ethers, esters, or amines, and Ti atoms in an oxidation state such that the weight percentage ratio between Ti(red)/Ti(tot) ranges from about 0.05 to about 1; wherein Ti(red) is the weight percentage on the solid catalyst component of the Ti atoms having a valence less than 4 and Ti(tot) is the weight percentage on the solid catalyst component of all the Ti atoms and (B) an Al-alkyl compound. The said process is capable to produce ethylene polymers with a reduced oligomers content and/or improved mechanical characteristics.
Abstract:
Catalyst system for the polymerization of olefins CH2═CHR, wherein R is hydrogen or a hydrocarbon radical having 1-12 carbon atoms, comprising the product of the reaction between (a) a solid catalyst component comprising Mg, Ti, and halogen, (b) dimethylaluminium chloride (DMAC) and (c) an alkylaluinium compound, in which the molar ratio between (b) and (c) is lower than 10. This kind of catalyst system is particularly suitable for the preparation of copolymers of ethylene with &agr;-olefins due to its high capacity for incorporating the comonomer while at the same time maintaining high yields.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an adduct comprising MgCl2, an alcohol (ROH) in which R is a C1-C10 hydrocarbon group, and a compound containing a transition metal M selected from the Groups 3 to 11 or the lanthanide or actinide groups of the Periodic Table of the Elements (new IUPAC version) in an amount such as to give a weight of M atoms lower than 10% based on the total weight of the adduct. The catalyst components that are obtained by reacting the adducts with halogenating agents show very high specific activity.
Abstract:
A porous solid catalyst component comprising a magnesium halide, a titanium compound having at least a Ti-halogen bond and at least two electron donor compounds one of which being selected from 1,3-diethers and the other being selected from succinates, characterized by the fact that the molar ratio ID/Ti is from 0.30 to 0.90, where ID is the total molar amount of succinate and 1,3-diether, the molar ratio of the 1,3-diether donor to the succinate donor is higher than, or equal to, 0.60.
Abstract:
Extruded articles, particularly films, comprising an ethylene polymer obtained by a polymerization process carried out in the presence the products obtained by contacting the following components: (a) a solid catalyst component comprising a magnesium halide, a titanium compound having at least a Ti-halogen bond and optionally one or more internal electron donor compounds, (b) an aluminum hydrocarbyl compound, (c) optionally an external electron donor compound, and (d) a polyalcohol partially esterified with carboxylic acids with alkyl groups having at least 10 carbon atoms.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a slurry process for preparing an ethylene polymer having a melt flow ratio F/P, according to ASTM 1238, of higher than 25, carried out in two or more stages of polymerization at temperatures in the range from 60 to 120° C., in which at least two of the said two or more polymerization stages are carried out under different concentration of a molecular weight regulator, said process being carried out in the presence of a catalyst system comprising the product obtained by contacting (A) a solid catalyst component comprising Ti, Mg, halogen, and having a porosity (PF), measured by the mercury method and due to pores with radius equal to, or lower than, 1 μm of at least 0.3 cm3/g and a surface area determined by BET method, of lower than 100 m2/g, and (B) of an organoaluminum compound.
Abstract:
Solid Lewis adducts comprising MgCl2, a Lewis base (LB) belonging to ethers, esters, ketones, silanes or amines and an alcohol ROH, in which R is a C1-C15 hydrocarbon group optionally substituted with heteroatoms containing groups, which compounds are in molar ratios to each other defined by the following formula MgCl2(ROH)m(LB)n in which m ranges from 0.05 to 6, n ranges from 0.08 to 6. The solid Lewis adducts herein can be used to prepare catalysts having good morphological stability, and high polymerization activity.
Abstract:
A catalyst component for the polymerization of olefins comprising a titanium compound, a Mg-dihalide, a difunctional electron donor compound (ED) selected from diesters, diketones, diamines or diethers, and a monofunctional electron donor compound (MD) selected from ethers, esters, amines or ketones, wherein a molar ratio ED/MD is higher than 10.