WO2003051935A1 - Imino-amide catalyst compositions for the polymerization of olefins - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a family of novel imino-amide catalyst precursors and catalysts useful for the polymerization of olefins, such as ethylene, higher alpha-olefins, dienes, and mixtures thereof.
- Metallocenes are organometallic coordination complexes containing one or more ⁇ -bonded moieties (i.e., cyclopentadienyl groups) in association with a metal atom.
- Catalyst compositions containing metallocenes and other single site-like catalysts are highly useful for the preparation of polyolefins, producing relatively homogeneous copolymers at excellent polymerization rates while allowing one to closely tailor the final properties of the polymer as desired.
- WO 96/23101 relates to di(imine) metal complexes that are transition metal complexes of bidentate ligands selected from the group consisting of:
- transition metal is selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Sc, N, Cr, a rare earth metal, Fe, Co, ⁇ i, and Pd;
- R 2 and R 5 are each independently hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, provided that the carbon atom bound to the imino nitrogen atom has at least two carbon atoms bound to it; R and R are each independently, hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, or R and
- R taken together are hydrocarbylene or substituted hydrocarbylene to form a carbocyclic ring
- R 44 is a hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl
- R 28 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl or R 4 and R 28 taken together form a ring
- R 45 is a hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl
- R 29 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl or R 45 and R 29 taken together form a ring
- each R 30 is independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, or two of R 30 taken together form a ring
- each R is independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl
- R 46 and R 47 are each independently hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, provided that the carbon atom bound to the imino nitrogen atom has at least two carbon atoms bound to it
- R 48 and R 49 are each independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, or substituted hydrocarbyl
- R 20 and R 23
- R and R are independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, or substituted hydrocarbyl; and n is 2 or 3; and provided that: the transition metal also has bonded to it a ligand that may be displaced by or added to the olefin monomer being polymerized; and when the transition metal is Pd, said bidentate ligand is (N), (Nil) or (NIII).
- Group IIIA to Group NIIA elements and two or more adjacent R groups may be joined to form a cyclic moiety; W is a bridging group; and each m is independently an integer from 0 to 5. Also taught is a catalyst composition comprising this catalyst precursor and an activating co- catalyst, as well as a process for the polymerization of olefins using this catalyst composition.
- T is a bridging group containing 2 or more bridging atoms
- M is a metallic element selected from Groups 1 to 15, and the lanthanide series of the Periodic Table of the Elements;
- R is a non-bulky substituent that has relatively low steric hindrance with respect to X and is preferably a straight or branched chain alkyl group;
- R' is a bulky substituent with respect to Y and is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclic (both heteroalkyl and heteroaryl), alkylaryl, arylalkyl, and polymeric groups.
- the catalyst precursors of the present invention will have the formula:
- T is a bridging group containing 2 or more bridging atoms, wherein at least one of the bridging atoms is a Group 14 element, preferably a carbon atom, and wherein T can also contain one or more elements selected from Groups 13 to 16 of the Periodic Table of the Elements. It is preferred that all of the bridging atoms be carbon atoms. It is also preferred that there by only 2 or 3 bridging atoms.
- the total number of non-hydrogen atoms can be from 2 to 50, preferably from 2 to 20, and more preferably less than 10.
- T groups are those wherein there is a dimethyl grouping adjacent to Y.
- Preferred bridging groups include:
- M is a metallic element selected from Groups 1 to 15, preferably from Groups 3 to 13, more preferably from the transition metals of Groups 3 to 7, and the Lanthanide series of the Periodic Table of the Elements.
- the Periodic Table of the Elements referred to herein is that disclosed in LANGE'S HANDBOOK OF CHEMISTRY (McGraw Hill Handbooks, 15 th ed.
- Z is a coordination ligand.
- Preferred coordination ligands include triphenylphosphine, tris(C ⁇ -C 6 alkyl) phosphine, tricycloalkyl phosphine, diphenyl alkyl phosphine, dialkyl phenyl phosphine, trialkylamine, arylamine such as pyridine, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 to C 20 alkene (e.g.
- the substituent is a halogen atom (preferably chloro), an ester group, a C ⁇ to C 4 alkoxy group, an amine group (-NR 2 where each R individually is a to C 3 alkyl), carboxylic acid, di(C ⁇ to C 4 ) alkyl ether, tetrahydrofuran (THF), a nitrile such a acetonitrile, an ⁇ 4 -diene, and the like.
- halogen atom preferably chloro
- an ester group preferably chloro
- a C ⁇ to C 4 alkoxy group an amine group (-NR 2 where each R individually is a to C 3 alkyl)
- carboxylic acid di(C ⁇ to C 4 ) alkyl ether, tetrahydrofuran (THF), a nitrile such a acetonitrile, an ⁇ 4 -diene, and the like.
- THF tetrahydrofuran
- m is an integer from 1 to 3.
- Each L is a monovalent, bivalent, or trivalent anionic ligand, preferably containing from 1 to 50 non-hydrogen atoms, more preferably from 1 to 20 non-hydrogen atoms and is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen containing groups; hydrogen; alkyl; aryl; alkenyl; alkylaryl; arylalkyl; hydrocarboxy; amides, phosphides; sulfides; silylalkyls; diketones; borohydrides; and carboxylates. More preferred are alkyl, arylalkyl, and halogen containing groups.
- n is an integer from 1 to 6, preferably from 1 to 4, more preferably from 1 to 3.
- X and Y are each independently selected from nitrogen, sulfur, oxygen and phosphorus; more preferably both X and Y are nitrogen.
- R is a non-bulky substituent, preferably a non-cyclic substituent, that has relatively low steric hindrance with respect to X.
- non-bulky substituents include CI to C 30 straight and branched chain alkyl groups, preferably a Ci to C 20 straight chain group; and more preferably an n-octyl group. If the non-bulky group is branched, the branch point must be at least 3 atoms removed from X.
- R' is a bulky substituent. That is, a sterically hindering group with respect to Y.
- R' can be selected from alkyl (preferably branched), alkenyl (preferably branched), cycloalkyl, heterocyclic (both heteroalkyl and heteroaryl), alkylaryl, arylalkyl, and polymeric, including inorganics such as the P-N ring structures set forth below and inorganic-organic hybrid structures, such as those set forth below. It is preferred that the R substituent contain from 3 to 50, more preferably from 3 to 30, and most preferably from 4 to 20 non-hydrogen atoms.
- one or more of the carbon or hydrogen positions can be substituted with an element other than carbon and hydrogen, preferably an element selected from Groups 14 to 17, more preferably a Group 14 element such as silicon, a Group 15 element such as nitrogen, a Group 16 element such as oxygen, or a Group 17 halogen.
- an element other than carbon and hydrogen preferably an element selected from Groups 14 to 17, more preferably a Group 14 element such as silicon, a Group 15 element such as nitrogen, a Group 16 element such as oxygen, or a Group 17 halogen.
- R' include:
- the total number of non-hydrogen atoms for the sum of all R" groups be up to 40 atoms. It is also preferred that the R" be selected from hydrogen, halogen, halogen-containing groups, and to C 30 alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, and heterocyclic groups as defined above; more preferably R" is selected from C 2 to C 0 alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, cycloalkyl, or heterocyclic; and most preferably R" is a C 5 to C 20 arylalkyl group.
- the catalyst precursors can be prepared by any suitable synthesis method and the method of synthesis is not critical to the present invention.
- One useful method of preparing the catalyst precursors of the present invention is by reacting a suitable metal compound, preferably one having a displaceable anionic ligand, with a heteroatom-containing ligand of this invention.
- Non-limiting examples of suitable metal compounds include organometallics, metal halides, sulfonates, carboxylates, phosphates, organoborates (including fluoro-containing and other subclasses), acetonacetonates, sulfides, sulfates, tetrafluoroborates, nitrates, perchlorates, phenoxides, alkoxides, silicates, arsenates, borohydrides, naphthenates, cyclooctadienes, diene conjugated complexes, thiocyanates, cyanates, and the metal cyanides.
- the metal of the organometal compound is selected from Groups 1 to 16. It is preferred that it be a transition metal selected from the Group 3 to Group
- the metal be selected from the Group 3 to Group 7 elements.
- the groups referred to are from the Periodic Table of the Elements. It is most preferred that the metal be a Group 4 metal, more particularly preferred is zirconium and hafnium, and most particularly zirconium.
- the transition metal compound can, for example, be a metal hydrocarbyl such as: a metal alkyl, a metal aryl, a metal arylalkyl, a metal silylalkyl, a metal diene, a metal amide; or a metal phosphide.
- the transition metal compound is a zirconium or hafnium hydrocarbyl. More preferably, the transition metal compound is a zirconium arylalkyl. Most preferably, the transition metal compound is tetrabenzylzirconium.
- the intermediate complexes formed by the present invention correspond to the formula: MX2D(L')2 wherein M is hafnium or zirconium, X is halide, D is 1,4-dipheny 1-1 -3 -butadiene, and L' is trimethylphosphine, triethylphosphine, tri-n-propylphosphine, or tri-n- butylphosphine. More preferred intermediate complexes are those wherein X is chloride or bromide.
- Non-limiting examples of useful and preferred transition metal compounds include:
- the polymerization catalyst compounds of the invention are typically activated in various ways to yield compounds having a vacant coordination site that will coordinate, insert, and polymerize olefin(s).
- activator is defined to be any compound which can activate any one of the catalyst compounds described above by converting the neutral catalyst compound to a catalytically active catalyst compound cation.
- Non-limiting activators include alumoxanes, aluminum alkyls, ionizing activators, which may be neutral or ionic, and conventional-type cocatalysts.
- alumoxanes activators are utilized as an activator in the catalyst composition of the invention.
- Alumoxanes are generally oligomeric compounds containing - Al(R)-O- subunits, where R is an alkyl group.
- Examples of alumoxanes include methylalumoxane (MAO), modified methylalumoxane (MMAO), ethylalumoxane and isobutylalumoxane.
- Alumoxanes may be produced by the hydrolysis of the respective trialkylaluminum compound.
- MMAO may be produced by the hydrolysis of trimethylaluminum and a higher trialkylaluminum such as triisobutylaluminum.
- MMAO's are generally more soluble in aliphatic solvents and more stable during storage.
- methods for preparing alumoxane and modified alumoxanes are described in US 4,665,208, 4,952,540, 5,091,352, 5,206,199, 5,204,419, 4,874,734, 4,924,018, 4,908,463, 4,968,827, 5,308,815, 5,329,032, 5,248,801, 5,235,081, 5,157,137, 5,103,031, 5,391,793, 5,391,529, 5,693,838, 5,731,253, 5,731,451, 5,744,656, 5,847,177, 5,854,166, 5,856,256 and 5,939,346; and EP-A-0 561 476, EP-B1-0279 586, EP-A- 0 594-218 and EP-B1-0 586 665; and WO 94/10180 and WO 99/15534.
- a another alumoxane is a modified methyl alumoxane (MMAO) cocatalyst type 3A (commercially available from Akzo Chemicals, Inc. under the trade name Modified Methylalumoxane type 3A).
- MMAO modified methyl alumoxane
- Aluminum Alkyl or organoaluminum compounds which may be utilized as activators include trimethylaluminum, triethylaluminum, triisobutylaluminum, tri-n- hexylaluminum, tri-n-octylaluminum and the like.
- an ionizing or stoichiometric activator such as tri(n-butyl)ammonium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl) boron, a trisperfluorophenyl boron metalloid precursor or a tris(perfluoronaphthyl) boron metalloid precursor, polyhalogenated heteroborane anions (WO 98/43983), boric acid (US 5,942,459) or combination thereof. It is also within the scope of this invention to use neutral or ionic activators alone or in combination with alumoxane or modified alumoxane activators.
- Examples of neutral stoichiometric activators include tri-substituted boron, thallium, aluminum, gallium and indium or mixtures thereof.
- the three substituent groups are each independently selected from alkyls, alkenyls, halogen, substituted alkyls, aryls, arylhalides, alkoxy and halides.
- the three groups are independently selected from halogen, mono or multicyclic (including halosubstituted) aryls, alkyls, and alkenyl compounds and mixtures thereof, preferred are alkenyl groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, alkyl groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, alkoxy groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and aryl groups having 3 to 20 carbon atoms (including substituted aryls). More preferably, the three groups are alkyls having 1 to 4 carbon groups, phenyl, naphthyl or mixtures thereof. Even more preferably, the three groups are halogenated, preferably fluorinated, aryl groups. Most preferably, the neutral stoichiometric activator is trisperfluorophenyl boron or trisperfluoronaphthyl boron.
- Ionic stoichiometric activator compounds may contain an active proton, or some other cation associated with, but not coordinated to, or only loosely coordinated to, the remaining ion of the ionizing compound.
- Such compounds and the like are described in EP-A- 0 570 982, EP-A-0 520 732, EP-A-0 495 375, EP-B1-0 500 944, EP-A-0 277 003 and EP-A-0 277 004; and US 5,153,157, 5,198,401, 5,066,741, 5,206,197, 5,241,025, 5,384,299 and 5,502,124.
- the stoichiometric activators include a cation and an anion component, and may be represented by the following formula: (L-H) d + (A d" ) wherein L is an neutral Lewis base; H is hydrogen; (L-H) + is a Bronsted acid;
- a d" is a non-coordinating anion having the charge d-; d is an integer from 1 to 3.
- the cation component, (L-H) d may include Bronsted acids such as protons or protonated Lewis bases or reducible Lewis acids capable of protonating or abstracting a moiety, such as an alkyl or aryl, from the bulky ligand metallocene or Group 15 containing transition metal catalyst precursor, resulting in a cationic transition metal species.
- the activating cation (L-H) d + may be a Bronsted acid, capable of donating a proton to the transition metal catalytic precursor resulting in a transition metal cation, including ammoniums, oxoniums, phosphoniums, silyliums and mixtures thereof, preferably ammoniums of methylamine, aniline, dimethylamine, diethylamine, N-methylaniline, diphenylamine, trimethylamine, triethylamine, N,N-dimethylaniline, methyldiphenylamine, pyridine, p-bromo
- the activating cation (L-H) d + may also be an abstracting moiety such as silver, carboniums, tropylium, carbeniums, ferroceniums and mixtures, preferably carboniums and ferroceniums. Most preferably (L-H)a + is triphenyl carbonium.
- each Q is a fluorinated hydrocarbyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, more preferably each Q is a fluorinated aryl group, and most preferably each Q is a pentafluoryl aryl group.
- suitable A d also include diboron compounds as disclosed in US 5,447,895.
- the ionic stoichiometric activator (L-H) d + (A d ⁇ ) is N,N- dimethylanilinium tetra(perfluorophenyl)borate or triplienylcarbenium tetra(perfluorophenyl)borate.
- an activation method using ionizing ionic compounds not containing an active proton but capable of producing a bulky ligand metallocene catalyst cation and their non-coordinating anion are also contemplated, and are described in EP-A- 0 426 637, EP-A- 0 573 403 and US 5,387,568.
- the catalyst system of the invention can include a support material or carrier, or a supported activator.
- the catalyst compound of the invention can be deposited on, contacted with, vaporized with, bonded to, or incorporated within, adsorbed or absorbed in, or on, a support or carrier.
- the support material can be any of the conventional support materials.
- the supported material is a porous support material, for example, talc, inorganic oxides and inorganic chlorides.
- Other support materials include resinous support materials such as polystyrene, functionalized or crosslinked organic supports, such as polystyrene divinyl benzene polyolefins or polymeric compounds, zeolites, clays, or any other organic or inorganic support material and the like, or mixtures thereof.
- the preferred support materials are inorganic oxides that include those Group 2, 3, 4, 5, 13 or 14 metal oxides.
- the preferred supports include silica, fumed silica, alumina (WO 99/60033), silica-alumina and mixtures thereof.
- Other useful supports include magnesia, titania, zirconia, magnesium chloride (US 5,965,477), montmorillonite (EP-B1 0 511 665), phyllosilicate, zeolites, talc, clays (US 6,034,187) and the like.
- combinations of these support materials may be used, for example, silica-chromium, silica-alumina, silica-titania and the like.
- Additional support materials may include those porous acrylic polymers described in EP 0 767 184 Bl.
- support materials include nanocomposites as described in WO 99/47598, aerogels as described in WO 99/48605, spherulites as described in US 5,972,510 and polymeric beads as described in WO 99/50311.
- a preferred support is fumed silica available under the trade name CabosilTM TS-610, available from Cabot Corporation. Fumed silica is typically a silica with particles 7 to 30 nanometers in size that has been treated with dimethylsilyldichloride such that a majority of the surface hydroxyl groups are capped.
- the support material most preferably an inorganic oxide, has a surface area in the range of from 10 to 700 m2/g, pore volume in the range of from 0.1 to 4.0 cc/g and average particle size in the range of from 5 to 500 ⁇ m. More preferably, the surface area of the support material is in the range of from 50 to 500 m ⁇ /g, pore volume of from 0.5 to 3.5 cc/g and average particle size of from 10 to 200 ⁇ m. Most preferably the surface area of the support material is in the range is from 100 to 400 m ⁇ /g, pore volume from 0.8 to 3.0 cc/g and average particle size is from 5 to 100 ⁇ m.
- the average pore size of the carrier of the invention typically has pore size in the range of from 10 to lOOOA, preferably 50 to 500A, and most preferably 75 to 35 ⁇ A.
- the support materials may be treated chemically, for example with a fluoride compound as described in WO 00/12565.
- a fluoride compound as described in WO 00/12565.
- Other supported activators are described in for example WO 00/13792 that refers to supported boron containing solid acid complex.
- the amount of liquid in which the activator is present is in an amount that is less than four times the pore volume of the support material, more preferably less than three times, even more preferably less than two times; preferred ranges being from 1.1 times to 3.5 times range and most preferably in the 1.2 to 3 times range.
- the amount of liquid in which the activator is present is from one to less than one times the pore volume of the support material utilized in forming the supported activator.
- the catalyst composition includes a supported activator.
- a supported activator are described in various patents and publications which include: US 5,728,855 directed to the forming a supported oligomeric alkylaluminoxane formed by treating a trialkylaluminum with carbon dioxide prior to hydrolysis; US 5,831,109 and 5,777,143 discusses a supported methylalumoxane made using a non-hydrolytic process; US 5,731,451 relates to a process for making a supported alumoxane by oxygenation with a trialkylsiloxy moiety; US 5,856,255 discusses forming a supported auxiliary catalyst (alumoxane or organoboron compound) at elevated temperatures and pressures; US 5,739,368 discusses a process of heat treating alumoxane and placing it on a support; EP-A-0 545 152 relates to adding a metallocene to a supported alumoxane and adding more methylalumo
- the supported activator such as supported alumoxane, is aged for a period of time prior to use herein.
- the supported activator is aged for a period of time prior to use herein.
- US 5,468,702 and 5,602,217 are examples of supported activator.
- the supported activator is in a dried state or a solid. In another embodiment, the supported activator is in a substantially dry state or a slurry, preferably in a mineral oil slurry.
- two or more separately supported activators are used, or alternatively, two or more different activators on a single support are used.
- the support material preferably partially or totally dehydrated support material, preferably 200°C to 600°C dehydrated silica
- an organoaluminum or alumoxane compound is then contacted with an organoaluminum or alumoxane compound.
- the activator is formed in situ on and in the support material as a result of the reaction of, for example, trimethylaluminum and water.
- Lewis base-containing supports are reacted with a Lewis acidic activator to form a support bonded Lewis acid compound.
- the Lewis base hydroxyl groups of silica are exemplary of metal/metalloid oxides where this method of bonding to a support occurs.
- a supported activator is formed by preparing in an agitated, and temperature and pressure controlled vessel a solution of the activator and a suitable solvent, then adding the support material at temperatures from 0°C to 100°C, contacting the support with the activator solution for up to 24 hours, then using a combination of heat and pressure to remove the solvent to produce a free flowing powder. Temperatures can range from 40 to 120°C and pressures from 5 psia to 20 psia (34.5 to 138kPa). An inert gas sweep can also be used in assist in removing solvent. Alternate orders of addition, such as slurrying the support material in an appropriate solvent then adding the activator, can be used.
- the catalyst systems prepared and the method of catalyst system addition described above are suitable for use in any prepolymerization and/or polymerization process over a wide range of temperatures and pressures.
- the temperatures may be in the range of from -60 °C to 280°C, preferably from 50°C to 200°C, and the pressures employed may be in the range from 1 atmosphere to 500 atmospheres or higher.
- Polymerization processes include solution, gas phase, slurry phase and a high pressure process or a combination thereof. Particularly preferred is a gas phase or slurry phase polymerization of one or more olefins at least one of which is ethylene or propylene.
- the process of this invention is directed toward a solution, high pressure, slurry or gas phase polymerization process of one or more olefin monomers having from 2 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably 2 to 12 carbon atoms, and more preferably 2 to 8 carbon atoms.
- the invention is particularly well suited to the polymerization of two or more olefin monomers of ethylene, propylene, butene-1, pentene-1, 4-methyl-pentene-l, hexene-1, octene- 1 and decene-1.
- Other monomers useful in the process of the invention include ethylenically unsaturated monomers, diolefins having 4 to 18 carbon atoms, conjugated or nonconjugated dienes, polyenes, vinyl monomers and cyclic olefins.
- Non-limiting monomers useful in the invention may include norbornene, norbornadiene, isobutylene, isoprene, vinylbenzocyclobutane, styrenes, alkyl substituted styrene, ethylidene norbornene, dicyclopentadiene and cyclopentene.
- a copolymer of ethylene is produced, where with ethylene, a comonomer having at least one alpha-olefm having from 3 to 15 carbon atoms, preferably from 4 to 12 carbon atoms, and most preferably from 4 to 8 carbon atoms, is polymerized in a gas phase process.
- ethylene or propylene is polymerized with at least two different comonomers, optionally one of which may be a diene, to form a terpolymer.
- the mole ratio of comonomer to ethylene, C x /C , where C x is the amount of comonomer and C 2 is the amount of ethylene is between 0.001 to 0.200 and more preferably between 0.002 to 0.008.
- the invention is directed to a polymerization process, particularly a gas phase or slurry phase process, for polymerizing propylene alone or with one or more other monomers including ethylene, and/or other olefins having from 4 to 12 carbon atoms.
- Polypropylene polymers may be produced using the particularly bridged bulky ligand metallocene catalysts as described in US 5,296,434 and 5,278,264.
- a continuous cycle is employed where in one part of the cycle of a reactor system, a cycling gas stream, otherwise known as a recycle stream or fluidizing medium, is heated in the reactor by the heat of polymerization. This heat is removed from the recycle composition in another part of the cycle by a cooling system external to the reactor.
- a gas fluidized bed process for producing polymers a gaseous stream containing one or more monomers is continuously cycled through a fluidized bed in the presence of a catalyst under reactive conditions. The gaseous stream is withdrawn from the fluidized bed and recycled back into the reactor. Simultaneously, polymer product is withdrawn from the reactor and fresh monomer is added to replace the polymerized monomer.
- the reactor pressure in a gas phase process may vary from 100 psig (690 kPa) to 600 psig (4138 kPa), preferably in the range of from 200 psig (1379 kPa) to 400 psig (2759 kPa), more preferably in the range of from 250 psig (1724 kPa) to 350 psig (2414 kPa).
- the reactor temperature in a gas phase process may vary from 30°C to 120°C, preferably from 60°C to 115°C, more preferably in the range of from 70°C to 110°C, and most preferably in the range of from 70°C to 95°C.
- gas phase processes contemplated by the process of the invention include series or multistage polymerization processes. Also gas phase processes contemplated by the invention include those described in US 5,627,242, 5,665,818 and 5,677,375; and EP-A- 0 794 200 EP-B1-0 649 992, EP-A- 0 802 202 and EP-B- 634 421.
- the reactor utilized in the present invention is capable of and the process of the invention is producing greater than 500 lbs of polymer per hour (227 Kg/hr) to 200,000 lbs/hr (90,900 Kg/hr) or higher of polymer, preferably greater than 1000 lbs/hr (455 Kg/hr), more preferably greater than 10,000 lbs/hr (4540 Kg/hr), even more preferably greater than 25,000 lbs/hr (11,300 Kg/hr), still more preferably greater than 35,000 lbs/hr (15,900 Kg/hr), still even more preferably greater than 50,000 lbs/hr (22,700 Kg/hr) and most preferably greater than 65,000 lbs/hr (29,000 Kg/hr) to greater than 100,000 lbs/hr (45,500 Kg/hr).
- a slurry polymerization process generally uses pressures in the range of from 1 to 50 atmospheres and even greater and temperatures in the range of 0°C to 120°C.
- a suspension of solid, particulate polymer is formed in a liquid polymerization diluent medium to which ethylene and comonomers and often hydrogen along with catalyst are added.
- the suspension including diluent is intermittently or continuously removed from the reactor where the volatile components are separated from the polymer and recycled, optionally after a distillation, to the reactor.
- the liquid diluent employed in the polymerization medium is typically an alkane having from 3 to 7 carbon atoms, preferably a branched alkane.
- the medium employed should be liquid under the conditions of polymerization and relatively inert.
- a propane medium When used the process must be operated above the reaction diluent critical temperature and pressure.
- a hexane or an isobutane medium is employed.
- a preferred polymerization technique of the invention is referred to as a particle form polymerization, or a slurry process where the temperature is kept below the temperature at which the polymer goes into solution.
- a particle form polymerization or a slurry process where the temperature is kept below the temperature at which the polymer goes into solution.
- Other slurry processes include those employing a loop reactor and those utilizing a plurality of stirred reactors in series, parallel, or combinations thereof.
- Non-limiting examples of slurry processes include continuous loop or stirred tank processes.
- other examples of slurry processes are described in US 4,613,484 and 5,986,021.
- the reactor used in the slurry process of the invention is capable of and the process of the invention is producing greater than 2000 lbs of polymer per hour (907 Kg/hr), more preferably greater than 5000 lbs/hr (2268 Kg/hr), and most preferably greater than 10,000 lbs/hr (4540 Kg/hr).
- the slurry reactor used in the process of the invention is producing greater than 15,000 lbs of polymer per hour (6804 Kg/hr), preferably greater than 25,000 lbs/hr (11,340 Kg/hr) to 100,000 lbs/hr (45,500 Kg/hr). Examples of solution processes are described in US 4,271,060, 5,001,205, 5,236,998, 5,589,555 and 5,977,251; and WO 99/32525 and WO 99/40130.
- a preferred process of the invention is where the process, preferably a slurry or gas phase process is operated in the presence of a bulky ligand metallocene catalyst system of the invention and in the absence of or essentially free of any scavengers, such as triethylaluminum, trimethylaluminum, tri-isobutylaluminum and tri-n-hexylaluminum and diethyl aluminum chloride, dibutyl zinc and the like.
- any scavengers such as triethylaluminum, trimethylaluminum, tri-isobutylaluminum and tri-n-hexylaluminum and diethyl aluminum chloride, dibutyl zinc and the like.
- olefin(s), preferably C2 to C30 olefin(s) or alpha-olefin(s), preferably ethylene or propylene or combinations thereof are prepolymerized in the presence of the metallocene catalyst systems of the invention described above prior to the main polymerization.
- the prepolymerization can be carried out batchwise or continuously in gas, solution or slurry phase including at elevated pressures.
- the prepolymerization can take place with any olefin monomer or combination and/or in the presence of any molecular weight controlling agent such as hydrogen.
- toluene is not used in the preparation or polymerization process of this invention.
- the polymers produced by the process of the invention can be used in a wide variety of products and end-use applications.
- the polymers produced by the process of the invention include linear low-density polyethylene, elastomers, plastomers, high density polyethylenes, medium density polyethylenes, low density polyethylenes, polypropylene and polypropylene copolymers. Also produced are isotactic polymers, such as poly-1-hexene.
- the polymers typically ethylene based polymers, have a density in the range of from 0.86g/cc to 0.97 g/cc, preferably in the range of from 0.88 g/cc to 0.965 g/cc, more preferably in the range of from 0.900 g/cc to 0.96 g/cc, even more preferably in the range of from 0.905 g/cc to 0.95 g/cc, yet even more preferably in the range from 0.910 g/cc to 0.940 g/cc, and most preferably greater than 0.915 g/cc, preferably greater than 0.920 g/cc, and most preferably greater than 0.925 g/cc. Density is measured in accordance with ASTM-D-1238.
- the polymers produced by the process of the invention typically have a molecular weight distribution, a weight average molecular weight to number average molecular weight (M w /M n ) of greater than 1.5 to 30, particularly greater than 2 to 10, more preferably greater than 2.2 to less than 8, and most preferably from 2.5 to 8.
- M w /M n weight average molecular weight to number average molecular weight
- the polymers of the invention typically have a narrow composition distribution as measured by Composition Distribution Breadth Index (CDBI). Further details of determining the CDBI of a copolymer are known to those skilled in the art. See, for example WO 93/03093.
- CDBI Composition Distribution Breadth Index
- the polymers of the invention in one embodiment have CDBI's generally in the range of greater than 50% to 100%, preferably 99%, preferably in the range of 55% to 85%, and more preferably 60% to 80%, even more preferably greater than 60%, still even more preferably greater than 65%.
- polymers produced using a catalyst system of the invention have a CDBI less than 50%), more preferably less than 40%, and most preferably less than 30%.
- the polymers of the present invention in one embodiment have a melt index (MI) or (I 2 ) as measured by ASTM-D-1238-E in the range from no measurable flow to 1000 dg/min, more preferably from 0.01 dg/min to 100 dg/min, even more preferably from 0.1 dg/min to 50 dg/min, and most preferably from 0.1 dg/min to 10 dg/min.
- MI melt index
- I 2 melt index
- the polymers of the invention in an embodiment have a melt index ratio (I 2 ⁇ /I 2 ) ( I21 is measured by ASTM-D-1238-F) of from 10 to less than 25, more preferably from 15 to less than 25.
- the polymers of the invention in a preferred embodiment have a melt index ratio (I 21 /I 2 ) of from preferably greater than 25, more preferably greater than 30, even more preferably greater that 40, still even more preferably greater than 50 and most preferably greater than 65.
- the polymer of the invention may have a narrow molecular weight distribution and a broad composition distribution or vice-versa, and may be those polymers described in US 5,798,427.
- propylene based polymers are produced in the process of the invention. These polymers include atactic polypropylene, isotactic polypropylene, hemi- isotactic and syndiotactic polypropylene. Other propylene polymers include propylene block or impact copolymers. Propylene polymers of these types are well known in the art see for example US 4,794,096, 3,248,455, 4,376,851, 5,036,034 and 5,459,117.
- the polymers of the invention may be blended and/or co-extruded with any other polymer.
- Non-limiting examples of other polymers include linear low density polyethylenes, elastomers, plastomers, high pressure low density polyethylene, high density polyethylenes, polypropylenes and the like.
- Polymers produced by the process of the invention and blends thereof are useful in such forming operations as film, sheet, and fiber extrusion and co-extrusion as well as blow molding, injection molding and rotary molding.
- Films include blown or cast films formed by co-extrusion or by lamination useful as shrink film, cling film, stretch film, sealing films, oriented films, snack packaging, heavy duty bags, grocery sacks, baked and frozen food packaging, medical packaging, industrial liners, membranes, etc. in food-contact and non-food contact applications.
- Fibers include melt spinning, solution spinning and melt blown fiber operations for use in woven or non-woven form to make filters, diaper fabrics, medical garments, geotextiles, etc.
- Extruded articles include medical tubing, wire and cable coatings, pipe, geomembranes, and pond liners. Molded articles include single and multi-layered constructions in the form of bottles, tanks, large hollow articles, rigid food containers and toys, etc.
- Activity is measured in g of polyethylene/mmol of metal per hr at 100 psig ethylene.
- [0094] 12 is the flow index (dg/min) as measured by ASTM D-1238-Condition E at 190°C.
- 121 is the flow index (dg/min) as measured by ASTM D-1238-Condition F.
- MFR is the Melt Flow Ratio, 121/12.
- MMAO is a solution of modified methylalumoxane in heptane, approximately 1.9 molar in aluminum, commercially available from Akzo Chemicals, Inc. (type 3).
- BBF is Butyl Branching Frequency, number of butyl branches per 1000 main chain carbon atoms, as determined by infrared measurement techniques.
- M w is Weight Average Molecular Weight, as determined by gel permeation chromatography using crosslinked polystyrene columns; pore size sequence: 1 column less than 1000 A, 3 columns of mixed 5 x 10 7 A; 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene solvent at 140°C, with refractive index detection.
- M n is number average molecular weight.
- PDI is the Polydispersity Index, equivalent to Molecular Weight Distribution (M w /M n ).
- Tetrakis(trimethylsilylmethyl)zirconium was prepared following Collier, M. R., Lappert, M. F., Pearce, R., Silylmethyl and Related Complexes. Part I. Kinetically stable Alkyls of Ti(IV), Zr(IV) andHf(IV) J.C.S. DALTON 745 (1973).
- the carbon dimethyl bridged imino-amideZr[CH 2 SiMe ] compound is most likely present with other products as well. This result is attributed to a more optimized bridge. Hydrogen was an effective chain-transfer agent that does not appear to adversely affect catalyst activity.
- Reaction Product Is An Active Ethylene Polymerization Catalyst With Low Comonomer Incorporation
- the catalyst was in situ-supported on a new batch of Witco SMAO cocatalyst (20 min contact time, 2 micromoles Zr, 500MAO/Zr, 200 micromole of triisobutylaluminum (TIBA) scavenger, 85°C, 85 psi ethylene)
- reaction solution was transferred into a 4L beaker equipped with a stir bar.
- Sodium hydroxide pellets were slowly added to the stirring solution until the pH reached 9.0.
- the solution was then extracted with toluene.
- the extracts were dried over MgSO 4 , filtered and the filtrate vacuum stripped to a viscous yellow residue, than vacuum distilled with a short-path distillation apparatus.
- the Reaction Product Is An Active Ethylene Polymerization Catalyst With Significant Comonomer Incorporation
- eneral procedure In a ry ox, tetra enzy a n um . mmol, 0.108g was charged to a 7 mL amber bottle equipped with a stir bar and screw cap. n-Octylimine Amine Ligand (0.200 mmol , 0.074g) was charged to a vial. Benzene-d 6 (1.5 mL) was added to both vessels. The monoalkylated diazabutadiene solution was slowly transferred via pipette into the stirring hafiiium solution. The reaction bottle was capped and allowed to stir for 5 days at room temperature in the dry box.
- MMAO Cocatalyst, 0.5 micromoles MMAO/Hf 1,000 Run Catalyst Activity 12 121 MFR BBF
- the hafnium catalyst is a good incorporator of 1-hexene and yields melt indexable polyethylene. Activity is two-thirds of zirconium. Lower Al/Hf was evaluated and it was found that activity and molecular weight decreased, but TIBA was also present at lower molecular weight.
- the 50:50 TBZ/ZrCl reaction composition was supported on SMAO.
- the supported catalyst with 10 psi Hydrogen Chain Transfer Agent was evaluated.
- reaction solution was hydrolyzed by transferring into a stirring solution of sodium hydroxide and water and extracted with toluene.
- the extracts were dried over MgSO 4 then filtered.
- the filtrate was vacuum stripped to 4.8g of red-orange liquid.
- the mixture was evaluated with MMAO cocatalyst in a slurry polymerization.
- MMAO Cocatalyst, 0.5 micromoles MMAO/Zr 1,000 Run Catalyst Activity 12 121 MFR BBF
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