EP1218416A1 - Procede pour detecter et corriger la defluidisation et la canalisation locales dans des reacteurs a lit fluidise destines a la polymerisation - Google Patents

Procede pour detecter et corriger la defluidisation et la canalisation locales dans des reacteurs a lit fluidise destines a la polymerisation

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EP1218416A1
EP1218416A1 EP00952417A EP00952417A EP1218416A1 EP 1218416 A1 EP1218416 A1 EP 1218416A1 EP 00952417 A EP00952417 A EP 00952417A EP 00952417 A EP00952417 A EP 00952417A EP 1218416 A1 EP1218416 A1 EP 1218416A1
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Ping Cai
Ivan Jeremy Hartley
Kiu Hee Lee
Lance Lyle Jocobsen
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  • This invention relates to manufacturing olefin and/or diolefin polymers in fluidized beds, and particularly to detecting and correcting local defluidization and channeling in fluidized beds.
  • a typical fluidized-bed reactor used in polymerizing olefins and/or diolefins will include a cylindrical section containing the dense-phase fluidized bed (i.e., the mixture of reaction gas and polymer particles), and an expanded section above the cylindrical section.
  • Monomers and catalyst are introduced into the reactor, forming a small particulate product that becomes suspended in the fluidized bed which is maintained by the continuous introduction of gas through a distributor at the bottom of the bed.
  • Gas is circulated through the fluidized-bed reactor to a heat exchanger to remove the heat generated in the exothermic reaction; the cooled gas is typically continuously returned in order to maintain steady conditions.
  • Product is removed as needed through discharge port(s) usually located near the bottom of the fluidized bed.
  • condensing mode including the so-called “induced condensing mode”
  • liquid monomer operation of a gas phase polymerization can be employed; these involve the introduction of liquid to the fluidized bed or cycle gas stream. The introduced liquid evaporates quickly in the fluidized bed to help remove the heat of reaction. Uniform distribution of fluidizing gas and liquid in the cross- sectional area of the reactor is essential to achieve good fluidization in the bed. Good control over the fluidization conditions of this complex system is necessary to maintain desired production rate and product quality.
  • a portion of the bed can have insufficient flow of fluid to fluidize particles, resulting in local defluidization.
  • particles are suspended by the fluid and are in motion relative to other particles.
  • Defluidization is therefore defined herein as the status of particles having substantially no motion relative to other particles.
  • Typical defluidization phenomena include channeling and "dead spots. " Channeling is a phenomenon in which fluids rapidly rise in one area of the bed, sometimes carrying particles with them, and can adversely affect the fluidization of other areas of the bed.
  • Channeling does not need to extend for the entire height of the fluidized bed but may be present in a short length (such as a few, i.e four, inches in height) and may cover only a small portion of the cross section of the bed.
  • channeling and local defluidization are actually a type of local defluidization, and we include it within the meaning of local defluidization, especially as a type of local defluidization.
  • a few common examples of local-defluidization prone operations include "condensing mode" operation with high levels of condensing, operation with sticky resin particles in the fluidized bed, periods of product transition, and operations with relatively significant variations in operating parameters and particle properties.
  • condensing mode operation with high levels of condensing
  • operation with sticky resin particles in the fluidized bed periods of product transition
  • operations with relatively significant variations in operating parameters and particle properties A reliable method to detect and correct local defluidization including channeling, would allow increased product throughput and improved product quality.
  • JP07-8784 describes the use of a method to detect the "bed collapse" of a fluidized-bed granulator due to channeling, wherein emergency controls are employed to temporarily increase gas jetting flow to return the bed to normal fluidization. According to this patent, a sharp decrease in total bed pressure drop in the fluidized bed may indicate that the bed has been switched to a channeling mode of operation.
  • This patent describes the use of elastic wave theory to measure a sharp change in the vibration of the fluidized bed, which may also indicate the presence of channeling.
  • These techniques are used to detect a drastic conversion to channeling flow in the granulation fluidized bed. This may not serve as an adequate warning for fluidized-bed polymerization reactors where the onset of channeling has to be detected before the channeling is fully developed.
  • the techniques of the Japanese patent do not detect channeling early enough to prevent polymerization degradation.
  • This invention provides an innovative and simpler way to detect and correct local defluidization and channeling.
  • This invention provides a method of monitoring, detecting, and correcting local defluidization problems, including channeling, in fluidized-bed polymerization reactors for polymerizing at least one alpha olefin or polymerizable diolefin with other optional copolymerizable monomers, comprising polymerizing the monomers in the presence of at least one polymerization catalyst, optionally using "condensing-mode” operation, and also optionally in the presence of an inert particulate material.
  • Our invention is also operable for polymerization of substituted olefins such as styrene, acrylonitrile, and other unsaturated polymerizable monomers mentioned elsewhere herein.
  • Detection of incipient defluidization is conducted by comparing a signal having a value which is a function of currently measured fluidization bulk density with a signal having a value which is a function of a time-averaged baseline of the fluidization bulk density using input data from the same source as the currently measured fluidization bulk density.
  • the time-averaged baseline can also be determined according to historical data selected for its relation to successful production, known as "good" data. While the functions of the measured bulk density may vary, we prefer two particular types of functions.
  • This invention provides two preferred criteria for monitoring and detecting an incipient local defluidization and/or channeling, and procedures for returning the reactor to normal fluidization. Both are based on functions of fluidized bulk density.
  • the first criterion recognizes the occurrence of local defluidization and/or channeling when the Channeling Index (hereafter sometimes called "Cindex") is larger than about 10%
  • the second criterion recognizes the local defluidization and/or channeling when the standard deviation of fluidized bulk density drops more than about 20% from a baseline standard deviation.
  • Figure 1 is a drawing of a typical fluidized-bed polymerization reactor where this invention can be applied.
  • Figures 2-4 are plots of Cindex for Examples 1-3.
  • Figure 5 shows the SDFBD (Standard Deviation of Fluidized Bulk Density) variation as described in Example 4.
  • a typical fluidized bed reactor comprises a straight section 1 and an expanded section 2.
  • Monomer is introduced, for example, from source 3 through distributor plate 4, and catalyst is introduced, for example, through line 5 from source 6.
  • Particles formed by the polymerization reaction are maintained in a fluidized bed generally within the straight section 1 and are continuously or intermittently collected through product withdrawal line 7.
  • gas will be withdrawn and recycled through line 8, which includes a compressor 9 and heat exchanger 10 for removing the heat of reaction. Additional liquid may be added from source 11 to enhance the condensation of the recycle fluid.
  • the symbols H and D refer to the height and diameter of the straight section 1, which will be referenced in the examples.
  • Our invention is useful in the polymerization, in fluidized beds, of the following: homopolymers and copolymers of C2-C ⁇ g alpha olefins; polyvinyl chlorides, ethylene propylene rubbers (EPRs); ethylene-propylene diene rubbers (EPDMs); polyisoprene; polystyrene; polybutadiene; polymers of butadiene copolymerized with styrene; polymers of butadiene copolymerized with isoprene; polymers of butadiene with acrylonitrile; polymers of isobutylene copolymerized with isoprene; ethylene butene rubbers and ethylene butene diene rubbers; polychloroprene; norbornene homopolymers and copolymers with one or more C2-C18 alpha olefin; terpolymers of one or more C2-C s alpha olefins
  • our invention is preferentially appropriate for the widely commercialized fluidized bed polymerization process for making polyethylene, polypropylene, and copolymers of ethylene and/or propylene with other lower alpha olefins having up to eight carbon atoms.
  • Monomers that can be employed in the process can include one or more: C2-C g alpha olefins such as ethylene, propylene, and optionally at least one diene (such as those taught in U.S. Patent No. 5,317,036 to Brady et al.), for example, hexadiene, dicyclopentadiene, octadiene including methyloctadiene (e.g., l-methyl-l,6-octadiene and 7-methyl-l,6-octadiene), norbornadiene, and ethylidene norbornene; readily condensable monomers such as those taught in U.S. Patent No. 5,453,471 including isoprene, styrene, butadiene, isobutylene, chloroprene, acrylonitrile, cyclic olefins such as norbornenes, and the like.
  • the present invention is employed in fluidized-bed polymerization reactors that are mechanically stirred and/or gas fluidized, with those utilizing a gas phase being most preferred.
  • the present invention is not limited to any specific type of fluidized-bed polymerization reaction and can be carried out in a single reactor or multiple reactors such as two or more reactors in series.
  • "condensing mode” including the so-called “induced condensing mode”
  • "liquid monomer” operation of a gas phase polymerization can be employed.
  • a conventional fluidized-bed process for producing resins is practiced by passing a gaseous stream containing one or more monomers continuously through a fluidized-bed reactor under reactive conditions in the presence of a polymerization catalyst. Product is withdrawn from the reactor. A gaseous stream of unreacted monomer is withdrawn from the reactor continuously and recycled into the reactor along with make-up monomer added to the recycle stream.
  • Conventional gas phase polymerizations are disclosed, for example, in U.S. Patent Nos. 3,922,322; 4,035,560; and 4,994,534.
  • Condensing mode polymerizations are disclosed in U.S. Patent Nos. 4,543,399; 4,588,790; 4,994,534; 5,352,749; and 5,462,999. Condensing mode processes are employed to achieve higher cooling capacities and, hence, higher reactor productivity.
  • a recycle stream, or a portion thereof can be cooled to a temperature below the dew point in a fluidized-bed polymerization process, resulting in condensing all or a portion of the recycle stream.
  • the recycle stream is returned to the reactor.
  • the dew point of the recycle stream can be increased by increasing the operating pressure of the reaction/recycle system and/or increasing the percentage of condensable fluids and decreasing the percentage of non-condensable gases in the recycle stream.
  • the condensable fluid may be inert to the catalyst, reactants, and the polymer product.
  • the condensed fluid may also include monomers and comonomers, and can be introduced into the reaction/recycle system at any point in the system.
  • Condensable fluids include saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbons.
  • condensable fluids of the polymerization process In addition to condensable fluids of the polymerization process itself, other condensable fluids inert to the polymerization can be introduced to "induce" condensing mode operation.
  • suitable condensable fluids may be selected from liquid saturated hydrocarbons containing 2 to 8 carbon atoms (e.g., ethane, propane, n- butane, isobutane, n-pentane, isopentane, neopentane, n-hexane, isohexane, and other saturated Cg hydrocarbons, n-heptane, n-octane and other saturated C ⁇ and Cs hydrocarbons, and mixtures thereof).
  • liquid saturated hydrocarbons containing 2 to 8 carbon atoms e.g., ethane, propane, n- butane, isobutane, n-pentane, isopentane, neopentane
  • Condensable fluids may also include polymerizable condensable comonomers such as olefins, alpha-olefins, diolefins, diolefins containing at least one alpha olefin, and mixtures thereof.
  • polymerizable condensable comonomers such as olefins, alpha-olefins, diolefins, diolefins containing at least one alpha olefin, and mixtures thereof.
  • Liquid monomer polymerization mode is disclosed, in U.S. Patent No. 5,453,471; PCT/US 95/09826 and PCT/US95/09827.
  • liquid monomer present in the bed is mainly adsorbed on or absorbed in solid particulate matter present in the bed, such as polymer being produced or inert particulate material (e.g., carbon black, silica, clay, talc, and mixtures thereof) present in the bed, as long as there is no substantial amount of free liquid monomer present.
  • inert particulate material e.g., carbon black, silica, clay, talc, and mixtures thereof
  • Liquid monomer mode makes it possible to produce polymers in a gas phase reactor using monomers having condensation temperatures much higher than the temperatures at which conventional polyolefins are produced.
  • a liquid monomer mode process is conducted in a stirred bed or gas fluidized- bed reaction vessel having a polymerization zone containing a bed of growing polymer particles.
  • the process comprises continuously introducing a stream of one or more monomers and optionally one or more inert gases or liquids into the polymerization zone; continuously or intermittently introducing a polymerization catalyst into the polymerization zone; continuously or intermittently withdrawing polymer product from the polymerization zone; continuously withdrawing unreacted gases from the zone; and compressing and cooling the gases while maintaining the temperature within the zone below the dew point of at least one monomer present in the zone. If there is only one monomer present in the gas-liquid stream, there is also present at least one inert gas. Typically, the temperature within the zone and the velocity of gases passing through the zone are such that substantially all the liquid present in the polymerization zone is adsorbed on or absorbed in the solid particulate matter.
  • the fluidized-bed polymerization process is conducted at a pressure ranging from about 10 to 1000 psi, preferably about 200 to about 600 psi and a temperature ranging from about 10°C to about 150°C, preferably about 40°C to about 125°C.
  • the superficial gas velocity ranges from about 0.7 to 3.5 feet/second, and preferably about 1.0 to 2.7 feet/second.
  • Catalysts Any type of polymerization catalyst may be used in the polymerization process where the present invention is applied. A single catalyst may be used, or a mixture of catalysts may be employed, if desired.
  • the catalyst can be soluble or insoluble, supported or unsupported. It may be a prepolymer, spray dried with or without a filler, a liquid, or a solution, slurry/suspension or dispersion. These catalysts are used with cocatalysts and promoters well known in the art. Typically these are alkylaluminums, alkylaluminum halides, alkylaluminum hydrides, as well as aluminoxanes. For illustrative purposes only, examples of suitable catalysts include:
  • Ziegler-Natta catalysts including titanium based catalysts such as those described in U.S. Patent Nos. 4,376,062 and 4,379,758.
  • Ziegler-Natta catalysts are well known in the art, and typically are magnesium/titanium/electron donor complexes used in conjunction with an organoaluminum cocatalyst.
  • Chromium based catalysts such as those described in U.S. Patent Nos. 3,709,853; 3,709,954; and 4,077,904.
  • Vanadium based catalysts such as vanadium oxy chloride and vanadium acetylacetonate, such as those described in U.S. Patent No. 5,317,036.
  • Rare earth metal catalysts i.e., those containing a metal having an atomic number in the Periodic Table of 57 to 103, such as compounds of cerium, lanthanum, praseodymium, gadolinium and neodymium.
  • a metal having an atomic number in the Periodic Table of 57 to 103 such as compounds of cerium, lanthanum, praseodymium, gadolinium and neodymium.
  • carboxylates e.e., alcoholates, acetylacetonates, halides (including ether and alcohol complexes of neodymium bichloride), and allyl derivatives of such metals, e.g., of neodymium.
  • Neodymium compounds, particularly neodymium neodecanoate, octanoate, and versatate, and n-alkyl neodymium are the most preferred rare earth metal catalysts.
  • Preferred catalysts for the process where the present invention is applied include rare earth metal catalysts, titanium catalysts, chromium catalysts, nickel catalysts, vanadium catalysts, and metallocene/single-site/single-site-like catalysts .
  • Inert Particulate Materials can include other additives such as inert particulate materials.
  • Inert particulate particles can include, for example, carbon black, silica, clay, and talc used in some processes which produce sticky polymers such as in accordance with U.S. Patent No. 4,994,534 and polymers from readily condensable monomers enumerated previously herein.
  • the use of inert particulate materials is especially preferred in gas phase polymerization employing a diene as one of the monomers or when a diolefin is the sole monomer present.
  • carbon black, silica, and a mixture thereof are preferred, with carbon black being most preferred.
  • the inert particulate material is employed in the gas-phase polymerization in an amount ranging from about 0.3 to about 80 weight percent, preferably about 5 to about 75 weight percent, most preferably 5 to 50 weight percent based on the weight of the final polymer product.
  • Fluidized Bulk Density can be measured at different sections in the bed using a variety of methods, both invasively and non- invasively. Commonly employed methods include the measurement of bed capacitance, conductivity, pressure, and the use of fiber-optic laser Doppler enemometry, hot-wire anemometry, X-ray, (-ray and other techniques.
  • the present invention proposes two preferred novel methods of converting fluidized bulk density data to signals useful for identifying incipient local defluidization and/or channeling in fluidized- bed polymerization reactors, namely (i) comparing the currently measured fluidization bulk density data with the time-averaged baselines of the fluidization bulk densities, or (ii) comparing the currently measured standard deviation of fluidized bulk density with its time-averaged baseline. For some processes chosen within the discretion of the operator, the time-averaged baselines can also or alternatively be determined according to historical "good" data.
  • Channeling Index is one of the two preferred parameters defined by this invention to monitor the local defluidization and/or channeling. Cindex is defined by
  • the Fluidized Bulk Density In a fluidized-bed reactor, the Fluidized Bulk Density (FBD) is usually measured both within the lower half and upper half of the bed. It is usually called Lower Fluidized Bulk Density or Upper Fluidized Bulk Density, depending on where it is measured.
  • AUFBD and ALFBD are the baseline averages of upper fluidized bulk density and lower fluidized bulk density, respectively.
  • UFBD and LFBD are the Current Upper and Lower Fluidized Bulk Densities, respectively.
  • the baseline average of the fluidized bulk density is preferably a 0.1 to 24-hour filtered or non-filtered average, more preferably 0.25 hour to 15 hours, and most preferably a 1 to 5-hour filtered or non-filtered average of the instantaneous fluidized bulk density; and the current fluidized bulk density is preferably a 0.1 to 60-minute filtered or non-filtered average, and most preferably a 1 to 15-minute filtered or non-filtered average, of the instantaneous fluidized bulk density.
  • the Cindex is relatively small with a typical value no larger than about 10-15%, and most commonly no larger than about 5-10%. While the channeling or local defluidization happens either in the lower half or the upper half of the bed, the variation of fluidized bulk density may be quite different at different portions of the bed. Where this is the case, Cindex will tend to be larger and typically may exceed 10%, and most commonly exceeds 15% or even 20%. Therefore, the Cindex can be used to detect the occurrence of local defluidization or channeling in an early stage and adjust the operating conditions of the reactor promptly to correct such an undesired situation.
  • Cindex is particularly useful in detecting the local defluidization and channeling occurring only at the bottom half of the bed or only at the top half of the bed.
  • local defluidization and channeling can also take place in different forms (e.g., occurring simultaneously at both the upper part and lower part of the bed). Therefore, another parameter, i.e., SDFBD, may be used to detect the local defluidization and channeling in other portions of the bed.
  • Standard Deviation of Fluidized Bulk Density Fluidized bulk density can be measured from several sections in the bed. For each section, the measured instantaneous fluidized bulk density is a random signal with the fluctuation mainly related to the bubble-induced turbulence in the section of the bed. However, when local defluidization or channeling happens in a section, the measured fluidized bulk density does not fluctuate as much as that under a normal fluidization condition. Mathematically, such a change can be reflected by the decrease of the standard deviation of the instantaneous fluidized bulk density. This factor is readily calculated and recognizable. Therefore, the standard deviation of Fluidized Bulk Density (SDFBD) is a preferred indicator of local defluidization or channeling.
  • SDFBD Standard Deviation of Fluidized Bulk Density
  • SDFBD is defined as
  • FBDj is the instantaneous fluidized bulk density
  • FBD is the N-point average value of FBD ⁇ in said sampling period
  • N is the total number of FBD data samples, which can be expressed by:
  • N Sampling Freq —uency of Data Acquisition
  • the Sampling Period is preferably selected between about 0.1 to 60 minutes, and most preferably selected between about 0.25 to 15 minutes.
  • the Sampling Frequency of Data Acquisition is preferably between about 0.1 to 500 Hz, and most preferably between about 10 to 200 Hz.
  • a local defluidization or channeling can be defined and corresponding adjustment of the operating conditions can be performed to correct such an undesired condition.
  • the local defluidization or channeling is typically recognized when SDFBD drops more than about 20%, and most commonly when SDFBD drops more than about 35%.
  • Cindex and SDFBD are preferred for the "early" channeling and/or local defluidization detection, although off-line calculations may also be used.
  • Cindex and SDFBD can be applied either together or separately for an early detection of incipient local defluidization or channeling.
  • the baseline averages of the fluidized bulk densities, AUFBD and ALFBD were 3- hour non-filtered average of the instantaneous fluidized bulk densities.
  • the current fluidized bulk densities, UFBD and LFBD were 10- minute non-filtered averages of the instantaneous fluidized bulk densities.
  • the reactor underwent a product transition from Product A to Product B. Detailed operating conditions for those two products are
  • the baseline averages of the fluidized bulk densities, AUFBD and ALFBD were 3-hour non-filtered averages of the instantaneous fluidized bulk densities.
  • the current fluidized bulk densities, UFBD and LFBD were 10-minute non-filtered averages of the instantaneous fluidized bulk densities.
  • the reactor underwent a product transition from Product A to Product B. Detailed operating conditions for those two products are
  • Example 2 Same as Example 1, except the product transition was conducted in a different manner than that of Example 1.
  • Cindex indicated the occurrence of local defluidization and/or channeling.
  • a series of actions was taken, including temporarily reducing the level of condensing from 8.5% by weight (based on total weight of fluidizing medium) to 5.5% by weight, and temporarily increasing the superficial gas velocity from 2.3 ft/sec to 2.4 ft/sec, as well as adjusting the transition procedure.
  • the local defluidization and/or channeling was corrected (see Fig. 4, showing the improvement in Cindex after about 750 minutes), and the product transition was successful.
  • the ethylene- butene copolymer made in the reactor were the same as Product A in Example 1, with the same catalyst.
  • Fluidized bulk density signals and SDFBDs are measured from three sections of the bed, i.e. between 0.5 ft and 5 ft, 8 ft and 14 ft, 18 ft and 24 ft above the distributor plate, respectively.
  • a one minute sampling period and a 100 Hz sampling frequency were employed.
  • the level of condensing was gradually increased, starting from the "dry mode" (i.e., zero percent of condensing).
  • Samples of resin particles were collected from a sampling port above the distributor plate. Liquid content in the resin sample was analyzed as soon as the sample was collected.
  • FIG. 5 A plot of relative SDFBD between 0.5 ft and 5 ft above the distributor plate versus the liquid content in the resin sample can be seen in Fig. 5.
  • SDFBD had a sharp drop over 60%, accompanied by the other operational problems of local defluidization and channeling (such as the vigorous variation of pressure drop across the distributor plate, difficulty in discharging product from the reactor, large temperature variations in the reactor, degraded product quality, particle agglomeration, etc.).
  • the reactor became very difficult to operate even with the tolerance of a severe product quality degradation.
  • This example clearly illustrated the capability of SDFBD in monitoring local defluidization and/or channeling in fluidized-bed reactors.

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L'invention concerne un procédé pour surveiller, détecter et corriger la défluidisation et la canalisation locales dans des réacteurs à lit fluidisé destinés à la polymérisation de polymères oléfiniques et/ou dioléfiniques. La détection se fait de préférence (i) par la comparaison en continu et/ou par intermittence d'un signal, qui est fonction d'une densité de fluidisation en vrac mesurée au moment présent, et d'un signal qui est fonction de la densité moyenne de fluidisation en vrac sur une période donnée.
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