WO1993012149A1 - Catalyseur pour la (co)polymerisation des alpha-olefines, un procede pour sa preparation et procede de (co)polymerisation le mettant en ×uvre - Google Patents
Catalyseur pour la (co)polymerisation des alpha-olefines, un procede pour sa preparation et procede de (co)polymerisation le mettant en ×uvre Download PDFInfo
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- the present invention relates to a catalyst for 1 • homopolymerization of alpha-olefins, in particular ethylene, and the copolyerization of alpha-olefins together, in particular ethylene with at least one alpha-olefin comprising from 3 to 12 atoms. carbon, a catalytic system comprising said catalyst, a process for the preparation of the catalyst and a (co) polymerization process using said catalyst.
- ZIEGLER-NATTA type catalysts comprising at least one transition metal compound, in combination with an activator, generally an organoaluminum compound, for (co) polymerizing alpha-olefins in various temperature and pressure conditions.
- an activator generally an organoaluminum compound
- the most frequently used transition metal compounds are titanium compounds.
- a first object of the present invention consists of a catalyst for the homopolymerization and copolymerization of alpha-olefins, comprising a vanadium compound activated by means of an organohalogenated compound, characterized in that it has the general formula:
- - X is a halogen atom
- - Z is at least one saturated hydrocarbon, branched or not, at least partially halogenated
- - m is between 0.1 and 10; and - n is between 1 and 300.
- the halogen atom X is chlorine or bromine, advantageously chlorine.
- the value of m is advantageously between 0.2 and 3, preferably close to or equal to 0.33.
- the halogenated hydrocarbon Z belongs to the aliphatic or cycloaliphatic series and comprises at least one carbon atom in its molecule, and at least one halogen atom advantageously chosen from fluorine, chlorine and bromine, preferably chlorine. It can have different halogen atoms.
- the number of carbons in Z is not critical, but preferably is less than 10.
- halogenated hydrocarbons examples include chloromethane, dichloromethane, bromochloromethane, dibromomethane, trichloromethane (chloroform), tribromomethane (bromoform), carbon tetrachloride, bromotrichloromethane, fluorotrichloromethane, tetrabromomethane, 1,2- dichloroethane, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane, hexa- chloroethane.
- n is between 2 and 100, advantageously between 4 and 50.
- composition of the catalyst according to the invention can be determined analytically by means of: - distillation to determine the content of halogenated hydro ⁇ carbide Z, mineralization by means of an H2SO / KHSO mixture allowing obtain a solution on which the content of vanadium and aluminum is determined by atomic absorption spectrometry in flame and the halogen content by potentio etrie with silver nitrate.
- the catalyst can also be combined with at least one saturated, aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon, branched or not, preferably liquid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure, and comprising at least 6 carbon atoms.
- saturated, aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon branched or not, preferably liquid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure, and comprising at least 6 carbon atoms.
- These are, for example, cyclohexane, methylcyclohexane, isododecane, C 10 ⁇ c i2 saturated hydrocarbon fractions.
- the catalyst according to the invention is generally present in the presence or absence of said saturated hydrocarbon. , in the state of suspension.
- the catalyst according to the invention advantageously consists of the compounds described above (VX 3 , AIX3, Z, where appropriate saturated hydrocarbon) to the exclusion of any other compound such as electron donor, mineral support, complexing agent, etc. ... But it requires, to be active in (co) olymerization, to be
- Another object of the present invention consists of a catalytic system for the homopolymerization and copolymerization of alpha-olefins, comprising at least one transition metal compound and at least one organometallic activator, characterized in that the transition metal compound is a catalyst as described above.
- the catalyst according to the invention is transformed into a catalytic system by the action of at least one organometallic activator (composed of a metal of Groups I to III of the Periodic Table), generally at room temperature with stirring.
- organometallic activator composed of a metal of Groups I to III of the Periodic Table
- the nature and the quantity of the activator are chosen according to the desired performances (activator more or less reducing, catalytic system having a great initial activity or leading to a polymer of specific melt index, etc.).
- the amount of activator is nevertheless generally between 1 and 100 times the molar amount of vanadium halide.
- the activator is advantageously chosen from trialkylaluminiums A1R 3 , halodialkylaluminiums such as 1 (C2H 5 ) 2C1, dihaloalkylaluminiums such as AIC 2 H 5 CI 2 , sesquihalides of aluminum alkyl, tetralkyl aluminoxanes RR'Al-0-AlR “ R “', monoalkylsilanolato-dialkylaluminiums RI ⁇ Si-O-AlR'R", dialkylsilanolato- dialkylaluminiu s RHR-Si-0-AlR "R l ", pentalkylsiloxalanes PR ⁇ Si-O-AlR ⁇ R "” tel the dimethylethyldiethylsiloxalane, the alkoxydialkylaluminiums R-0-AlR'R "such as ethoxydiethyl aluminum, the dialkoxyalkyl
- a trialkylaluminum of formula R3AI is chosen, in which R is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl radical containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, advantageously chosen from ethyl, isobutyl, n-hexyl and n-octyl radicals.
- the organometallic activator is used in an amount such that the ratio of the metal it contains (generally aluminum) to the vanadium of the catalyst is between 1 and 100, preferably between 2 and 50, advantageously between 4 and 20.
- the catalyst according to the invention associated with a suitable activator, makes it possible to obtain a homopoly era of ethylene having a low polydispersity index (ratio of the average molar mass in mass to the average molar mass in number determined by chromatography by gel permeation), with high yield. It allows, during the copolymerization of ethylene with at least one alpha-olefin to obtain, also with high yields, copolymers having a higher content of comonomer, for the same alpha-olefin / ethylene ratio entering into copolymerization and a more homogeneous distribution of the comonomer units, and a generally narrow and unimodal distribution of the molar masses.
- Another object of the present invention consists in a process for the preparation of a catalyst defined above, comprising a first stage of co-grinding of a vanadium halide chosen from the compounds of formulas VX 2 and VX 3 and their mixtures, formulas in which X is a halogen atom, advantageously chlorine or bromine, with an aluminum halide AIX 3 , and a second step consisting in adding at least one halogenated hydrocarbon Z as defined above, to the mixture obtained during of the first step, the molar ratio of the aluminum halide to the vanadium compound being between 0.1 and 10, the molar ratio of the halogenated hydrocarbon (s) Z to the vanadium compound being between 1 and 300.
- the co-grinding of the vanadium halide and the aluminum halide is advantageously carried out during sufficient time by means of a grinder, capable of providing a grinding energy such that the mixture of vanadium halide and aluminum halide is in the form of a solid solution, identifiable by means of its spectrum X-rays.
- the halogenated hydrocarbon (s) can be added at the time of co-grinding or afterwards. It is preferable, in the case of the use of VCI2, to carry out co-grinding in the presence of the halogenated hydrocarbon (s).
- the catalyst according to the invention can be obtained by using a vanadium dihalide VX 2 , in particular CI2, as the initial vanadium compound. It has in fact been observed that, in the presence of the halogenated hydrocarbon (s) Z, and after a sufficient contact time, generally from a few hours to a few days, as a function of inverse temperature, the compound VX2 was oxidized to VX 3 (while the compound VX 3 is not transformed into VX 4 ).
- VX 2 vanadium dihalide
- CI2 vanadium dihalide
- VX 3 When VX 3 is used as the initial vanadium compound, the respective amounts of VX, A1X 3 and Z correspond to those indicated in the description of the catalyst.
- the amount of halogenated ydrocarbon (s) Z to be used in the preparation must be such that the atomic ratio of halogen atoms it contains to vanadium is at least equal to 3, advantageously greater than or equal to 10.
- a halogenated hydrocarbon Z having at least 3 halogen atoms in its molecule is used.
- the process for the preparation of the catalyst according to the invention is carried out at a temperature which may be between approximately 0 and 80 ° C., advantageously close to room temperature.
- the process for preparing the catalyst can also be carried out in the presence of a saturated, aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon, branched or not, such as as defined above, the addition of said saturated hydrocarbon taking place during co-grinding, after co-grinding, or after addition of the halogenated hydrocarbon (s), or during each of these stages.
- Another object of the present invention consists in a process for (co) polymerization of alpha-olefins, at a temperature of between 20 ° and 350 "C approximately, in the presence of at least one catalyst as described above and d * at least one activator, therefore in the presence of a catalytic system as described above
- the olefins which can be polymerized according to this process include in particular ethylene and the ⁇ -olefins having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms such as propylene, butene-1 and 4-methyl-pentene-1. Ethylene can also be copolymerized with ⁇ -olefins having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, such as, in addition to those which have just been cited, hexene-1, octene-1.
- the polymerization or copolymerization can be carried out according to a continuous or discontinuous process, in an autoclave or tubular reactor.
- the polymerization process can be carried out at a temperature between 20 and 250 ° C., under a pressure of up to approximately 200 bars, in solution or in suspension in an inert hydrocarbon having at least 6 carbon atoms such as a section of saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons in .
- the catalyst used identified by the number of its example of preparation, the amount of catalyst used expressed in millimoles of vanadium, the nature of the organoaluminum activator A and the amount used expressed by the molar ratio. Al / V.
- the catalyst according to the invention is practically non-di erizing, the content of methyl groups in the ethylene homopolymer obtained being, whatever the example, a maximum of 3 per 1000 carbon atoms.
- THA tri-n-hexylaluminium
- TEA triethylaluminium
- Table IV shows, in addition to the quantity of hexene-1 q, the catalyst used identified by the number of its preparation example, the quantity used expressed in millimoles of vanadium, the nature of the organoaluminum activator A and the quantity used expressed by the Al / V molar ratio, and the quantity Q of copolymer formed. expressed in grams per gram of vanadium per minute as well as the rate SCB of short n-butyl branches of the copolymer, determined by measuring the rate of methyl groups according to standard ASTM D 2238, and expressed in number of short branches per 1000 total methylene carbons. 13 Table IV
- THA tri-n-hexylaluminium
- TEA triethylaluminium
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DE69214435T DE69214435T2 (de) | 1991-12-19 | 1992-12-17 | Katalysator für alpha-olefin(co)polymerisation, verfahren zu seiner herstellung und (co)polymerisationsverfahren zu seiner verwendung |
JP5510683A JPH06505530A (ja) | 1991-12-19 | 1992-12-17 | アルファ−オレフィンの(共)重合のための触媒、その製造法およびそれを用いる(共)重合 |
EP93902347A EP0572647B1 (fr) | 1991-12-19 | 1992-12-17 | Catalyseur pour la (co)polymerisation des alpha-olefines, un procede pour sa preparation et procede de (co)polymerisation le mettant en uvre |
GR970400014T GR3022250T3 (en) | 1991-12-19 | 1997-01-09 | Method and catalyst for the (co)polymerization of alpha-olefins, method for the preparation of such catalyst |
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FR2090646A5 (fr) * | 1970-04-24 | 1972-01-14 | Sumitomo Chemical Co | |
EP0133783A1 (fr) * | 1983-08-04 | 1985-03-06 | Exxon Research And Engineering Company | Catalyseur supporté pour la polymérisation de l'éthylène à température élevée |
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FR2090646A5 (fr) * | 1970-04-24 | 1972-01-14 | Sumitomo Chemical Co | |
EP0133783A1 (fr) * | 1983-08-04 | 1985-03-06 | Exxon Research And Engineering Company | Catalyseur supporté pour la polymérisation de l'éthylène à température élevée |
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FR2685335A1 (fr) | 1993-06-25 |
DE69214435T2 (de) | 1997-05-07 |
EP0572647B1 (fr) | 1996-10-09 |
FR2685335B1 (fr) | 1994-03-25 |
ES2096271T3 (es) | 1997-03-01 |
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CA2104376A1 (fr) | 1993-06-20 |
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