Process and catalyst for olefin polymerization

Patent · Tue Oct 14 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5079572

Martin, J L

A process is described for the polymerization of alpha-olefins monomers comprising contacting the monomers under polymerization conditions with a catalyst system which consists of a catalyst prepared by (1) reacting at least one metal halide selected from the halides of scandium, yttrium, and rare earth metals having atomic numbers in the range of 57 to 71 with at least one transition metal compound in which the transition metal is titanium and in which the transition metal is bonded to at least one atom. The atom is selected from the group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur, and the oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur atoms are in turn bonded to a carbon-containing radical, then (2) reacting the product of (1) with an organometallic compound comprising an organoaluminium compound, and then (3) treating the resulting solid with a halide ion exchanging source comprising at least one of the group consisting of halides of titanium, and a cocatalyst comprising organometallic compounds of metals of Groups IA, IIA, IIB, and IIIA.

• Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co., Bartlesville, OK
• Patent Number(s): US 4617361
• OSTI ID: 5079572
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400301* -- Organic Chemistry-- Chemical & Physicochemical Properties-- (-1987)
ALKENES
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
CARBON
CATALYSTS
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
ELEMENTS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROCARBONS
ION EXCHANGE MATERIALS
MATERIALS
MONOMERS
NITROGEN
NONMETALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN
POLYMERIZATION
RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS
SCANDIUM COMPOUNDS
SULFUR
SYNTHESIS
TITANIUM COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS