WO2004020488A1 - Olefin polymerisation process - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to polymerisation processes in particular to processes for the polymerisation of olefins and in particular to processes using supported metallocene catalysts.
- the present invention is particularly directed to gas phase polymerisation processes.
- Metallocene catalysts offer the advantage of generally a higher activity than traditional Ziegler catalysts and are usually described as catalysts which are single site in nature.
- the above metallocene complexes may be used for the polymerisation of olefins in solution, slurry or gas phase.
- the metallocene complex and/or the activator may be suitably supported.
- Typical supports include inorganic oxides eg. silica or polymeric supports may alternatively be used.
- supported metallocene catalysts for the polymerisation of olefins may be found in WO 94/26793, WO 95/07939, WO 96/00245, WO 96/04318, WO 97/02297 and EP 642536.
- WO 98/27119 describes supported catalyst components comprising ionic compounds comprising a cation and an anion in which the anion contains at least one substituent comprising a moiety having an active hydrogen.
- supported metallocene catalysts are exemplified in which the catalyst is prepared by treating the aforementioned ionic compound with a trialkylaluminium compound followed by subsequent treatment with the support and the metallocene.
- WO99/28353 describes similar polymerisation catalyst systems which optionally comprise organoaluminium compounds of formula AlR n X -n wherein R is typically alkyl group, X is halogen or an alkoxy group and n is 1, 2 or 3.
- the organoaluminium compounds are contacted with the other catalyst components as part of the catalyst preparation rather than separate addition to the activated catalyst.
- the organoaluminium compounds are used to prevent the active catalyst species from chemically bonding with the support material during the catalyst preparation.
- Supported metallocene catalysts have been primarily used for slurry and gas phase processes. In such processes various additives may be added to the gas phase in order to improve the process or the characteristic of the resultant polymers.
- EP 781300 describes the use of small amounts of scavenger in gas phases processes catalysed by metallocenes to reduce the tendency of fouling and sheeting.
- Typical scavengers described for this purpose include organometallic compounds such as trialkylaluminium compounds and in particular triethylaluminium.
- the scavengers may be used during start-up or added continuously in specific amounts, during the polymerisation process.
- the scavenger may be introduced directly or indirectly into the reactor or by any external means which allows the scavenger to enter the reactor.
- the metallocenes systems exemplified are those based on bis(cyclopentadienyl) complexes for example bis(l,3-dimethyl-n- butyl)cyclopentadienyl) zirconium dichloride/methylaluminoxane systems.
- Such trialkylaluminium compounds may however deactivate certain metallocene catalyst systems for example metallocenes comprising monocyclopentadienyl complexes.
- a process for the polymerisation of olefin monomers selected from (a) ethylene, (b) propylene (c) mixtures of ethylene and propylene and (d) mixtures of (a), (b) or (c) with one or more other alpha-olefins in a polymerisation reactor, said process being carried out in the presence of a catalyst system comprising (a) a polymerisation catalyst and (b) an ionic activator said process characterised in that an organometallic compound of a Group IIIB metal having at least one unit having the formula:
- M is the Group IIIB metal and R is a hydrocarbyl group is added to the reactor.
- Preferred organometallic compounds are those where the Group IIIB metal M is aluminium or boron and the hydrocarbyl group is a C1-C8 alkyl group for example methyl or isobutyl.
- Preferred organometallic compounds having the unit M — O — R are metal alkoxides for example diethylaluminium ethoxide.
- Preferred organometallic compounds having the unit M — O — M are aluminoxanes.
- Suitable aluminoxanes include those well known in the art for example methyl aluminoxane (MAO).
- a particularly preferred aluminoxane for use in the process of the present invention is tetraisobutlyaluminoxane (TiBAO).
- the organometallic compound may be added directly to the reactor or via any suitable feed lines to the reactor.
- the organometallic compound may be injected into the reactor together with the polymerisation catalyst for example in a suitable solvent.
- the organometallic compound may suitably be premixed with the activated polymerisation catalyst before addition to the reactor.
- the organometallic compound may be added continuously to the reactor or may be added intermittently.
- the preferred molar ratio of organometallic compound to polymerisation catalyst (metal) is in the range 0.1:1 to 1000:1 and preferably 0.5:1 to 500:1 and most preferably 1:1 to 100:1.
- the polymerisation catalyst according to the present invention may suitably be any polymerisation catalyst used in conjunction with an ionic activator.
- Polymerisation catalysts typically comprise compounds having a transition metal.
- Suitable transition metal compounds may be those based on the late transition metals (LTM) of Group NIII for example compounds containing iron, nickel, manganese, ruthenium, cobalt or palladium metals. Examples of such compounds are described in WO 98/27124 and WO 99/12981 and may be illustrated by [2,6- diacetylpyridinebis(2,6-diisopropylanil)FeCl ], 2.6-diacetylpyridinebis (2,4,6- trimethylanil) FeCl 2 and [2,6-diacetylpyridinebis(2,6-diisopropylanil)CoCl 2 ].
- LTM late transition metals
- catalysts include derivatives of Group IIIA, INA or Lanthanide metals which are in the +2, +3 or +4 formal oxidation state.
- Preferred compounds include metal complexes containing from 1 to 3 anionic or neutral ligand groups which may be cyclic or non-cyclic delocalized ⁇ -bonded anionic ligand groups. Examples of such ⁇ - bonded anionic ligand groups are conjugated or non-conjugated, cyclic or non-cyclic dienyl groups, allyl groups, boratabenzene groups, phosphole and arene groups.
- ⁇ -bonded is meant that the ligand group is bonded to the metal by a sharing of electrons from a partially delocalised ⁇ -bond.
- Each atom in the delocalized ⁇ -bonded group may independently be substituted with a radical selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, hydrocarbyl, halohydrocarbyl, hydrocarbyl, substituted metalloid radicals wherein the metalloid is selected from Group INB of the Periodic Table. Included in the term "hydrocarbyl” are Cl - C20 straight, branched and cyclic alkyl radicals, C6 - C20 aromatic radicals, etc. In addition two or more such radicals may together form a fused ring system or they may form a metallocycle with the metal.
- anionic, delocalised ⁇ -bonded groups include cyclopentadienyl, indenyl, fluorenyl, tetrahydroindenyl, tetrahydrofluorenyl, octahydrofluorenyl, etc. as well as phospholes and boratabenzene groups.
- Phospholes are anionic ligands that are phosphorus containing analogues to the cyclopentadienyl groups. They are known in the art and described in WO 98/50392.
- the boratabenzenes are anionic ligands that are boron containing analogues to benzene. They are known in the art and are described in Organometallics, 14, 1, 471 — 480 (1995).
- the preferred polymerisation catalyst of the present invention is a bulky ligand compound also referred to as a metallocene complex containing at least one of the aforementioned delocalized ⁇ -bonded group, in particular cyclopentadienyl ligands.
- metallocene complexes are those based on Group IN A metals for example titanium, zirconium and hafnium.
- Metallocene complexes may be represented by the general formula:
- L is a cyclopentadienyl ligand
- M is a Group 1NA metal
- Q is a leaving group and x and n are dependent upon the oxidation state of the metal.
- the Group 1NA metal is titanium, zirconium or hafnium
- x is either 1 or 2 and typical leaving groups include halogen or hydrocarbyl.
- the cyclopentadienyl ligands may be substituted for example by alkyl or alkenyl groups or may comprise a fused ring system such as indenyl or fluorenyl.
- Such complexes may be unbridged eg. bis(cyclopentadienyl) zirconium dichloride, bis(pentamethyl)cyclopentadienyl dichloride, or may be bridged eg. ethylene bis(indenyl) zirconium dichloride or dimethylsilyl(indenyl) zirconium dichloride.
- bis(cyclopentadienyl) metallocene complexes are those bis(cyclopentadienyl) diene complexes described in WO 96/04290.
- Examples of such complexes are bis(cyclopentadienyl) zirconium (2.3-dimethyl-l,3-butadiene) and ethylene bis(indenyl) zirconium 1,4-diphenyl butadiene:
- Cp is a single cyclopentadienyl or substituted cyclopentadienyl group optionally covalently bonded to M through a substituent
- M is a Group VIA metal bound in a ⁇ 5 bonding mode to the cyclopentadienyl or substituted cyclopentadienyl group
- X each occurrence is hydride or a moiety selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, aryloxy, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, amidoalkyl, siloxyalkyl etc.
- R' each occurrence is independently selected from hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, silyl, germyl, halo, cyano, and combinations thereof, said R' having up to 20 nonhydrogen atoms, and optionally, two R' groups (where R' is not hydrogen, halo or cyano) together form a divalent derivative thereof connected to adjacent positions of the cyclopentadienyl ring to form a fused ring structure;
- X is hydride or a moiety selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, aryl, aryloxy, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, amidoalkyl, siloxyalkyl etc. having up to 20 non-hydrogen atoms and neutral Lewis base ligands having up to 20 non-hydrogen atoms,
- Y is -O-, -S-, -NR*-, -PR*-
- M is hafnium, titanium or zirconium
- R* each occurrence is independently hydrogen, or a member selected from hydrocarbyl, silyl, halogenated alkyl, halogenated aryl, and combinations thereof, said R* having up to 10 non-hydrogen atoms, and optionally, two R* groups from Z* (when R* is not hydrogen), or an R* group from Z* and an R* group from Y form a ring system.
- n is 1 or 2 depending on the valence of M.
- Suitable monocyclopentadienyl complexes are (tert-butylamido) dimethyl (tetramethyl- ⁇ 5 - cyclopentadienyl) silanetitanium dichloride and (2- methoxyphenylamido) dimethyl (tetramethyl ⁇ - cyclopentadienyl) silanetitanium dichloride.
- Suitable monocyclopentadienyl complexes are those comprising phosphinimine ligands described in WO 99/40125, WO 00/05237, WO 00/05238 and WO00/32653.
- a typical examples of such a complex is cyclopentadienyl titanium [tri (tertiary butyl) phosphinimine] dichloride.
- polymerisation catalyst suitable for use in the present invention are monocyclopentadienyl complexes comprising heteroallyl moieties such as zirconium (cyclopentadienyl) tris (diethylcarbamates) as described in US 5527752 and WO 99/61486.
- Particularly preferred metallocene complexes for use in the preparation of the supported catalysts of the present invention may be represented by the general formula:
- R' each occurrence is independently selected from hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, silyl, germyl, halo, cyano, and combinations thereof, said R' having up to 20 nonhydrogen atoms, and optionally, two R' groups (where R' is not hydrogen, halo or cyano) together form a divalent derivative thereof connected to adjacent positions of the cyclopentadienyl ring to form a fused ring structure;
- X is a neutral ⁇ 4 bonded diene group having up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms, which forms a ⁇ -complex with M;
- Y is -O-, -S-, -NR*-, -PR*-,
- M is titanium or zirconium in the + 2 formal oxidation state
- R* each occurrence is independently hydrogen, or a member selected from hydrocarbyl, silyl, halogenated alkyl, halogenated aryl, and combinations thereof, said R* having up to 10 non-hydrogen atoms, and optionally, two R* groups from Z* (when R* is not hydrogen), or an R* group from Z* and an R* group from Y form a ring system.
- Suitable X groups include s-trans- ⁇ 4 -l,4-diphenyl-l,3-butadiene, s- trans- ⁇ 4 -3-methyl- 1,3-pentadiene; s-trans- ⁇ 4 -2,4-hexadiene; s-trans- ⁇ 4 - 1,3-pentadiene; s-trans- ⁇ 4 - 1 ,4-ditolyl- 1 ,3 -butadiene; s-trans- ⁇ 4 - 1 ,4-bis(trimethylsilyl)- 1 ,3-butadiene; s- cis- ⁇ 4 -3-methyl-l,3-pentadiene; s-cis- ⁇ 4 -l,4-dibenzyl-l,3-butadiene; s-cis- ⁇ 4 -l,3- pentadiene; s-cis- ⁇ 4 -l,4-bis(trimethylsilyl)-l,3-
- R' is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, benzyl, or phenyl or 2 R' groups (except hydrogen) are linked together, the entire C 5 R' 4 group thereby being, for example, an indenyl, tetrahydroindenyl, fluorenyl, tetrahydrofluorenyl, or octahydrofluorenyl group.
- Highly preferred Y groups are nitrogen or phosphorus containing groups containing a group corresponding to the formula -N(R 7 )- or -P(R / )- wherein R /; is C ⁇ -10 hydrocarbyl.
- Most preferred complexes are amidosilane - or amidoalkanediyl complexes. Most preferred complexes are those wherein M is titanium.
- a particularly preferred complex for use in the preparation of the supported catalysts of the present invention is (t-butylamido) (tetramethyl- ⁇ 5 - cyclopentadienyl) dimethyl silanetitanium - ⁇ 4 - 1.3 -pentadiene.
- the ionic activators of the present invention typically comprise a cation and an anion and may be represented by the formula:
- L* is a neutral Lewis base
- (L*-H) a is a Bronsted acid
- a d" is a non-coordinating compatible anion having a charge of d " , and d is an integer from 1 to 3.
- the cation of the ionic compound may be selected from the group consisting of acidic cations, carbonium cations, silylium cations, oxonium cations, organometallic cations and cationic oxidizing agents.
- Suitably preferred cations include trihydrocarbyl substituted ammonium cations e.g. triethylammonium, tripropylammonium, tri(n-butyl)ammonium and similar.
- N.N-dialkylanilinium cations such as N,N-dimethylanilinium cations.
- the preferred ionic compounds used as activators are those wherein the cation of the ionic compound comprises a hydrocarbyl substituted ammonium salt and the anion comprises an aryl substituted borate.
- Typical borates suitable as ionic compounds include: triethylammonium tetraphenylborate triethylammonium tetraphenylborate, tripropylammonium tetraphenylborate, tri(n-butyl)ammonium tetraphenylborate, tri(t-butyl)ammonium tetraphenylborate, N,N-dimethylanilinium tetraphenylborate, N,N-diethylanilinium tetraphenylborate, trimethylammonium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl) borate, triethylammonium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl) borate, tripropylammonium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl) borate, tri(n-butyl)ammonium tetrakis(pentafluoropheny
- a preferred type of ionic activator suitable for use with the metallocene complexes of the present invention comprise ionic compounds comprising a cation and an anion wherein the anion has at least one substituent comprising a moiety having an active hydrogen.
- Suitable activators of this type are described in WO 98/27119 the relevant portions of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- Examples of this type of anion include: triphenyl(hydroxyphenyl) borate tri (p-tolyl)(hydroxyphenyl) borate tris (pentafluorophenyl)(hydroxyphenyl) borate tris (pentafluorophenyl)(4-hydroxyphenyl) borate
- suitable cations for this type of cocatalyst include triethylammonium, triisopropylammonium, diethylmethylammonium, dibutylethylammonium and similar.
- Particularly suitable are those cations having longer alkyl chains such as dihexyldecylmethylammonium, dioctadecylmethylammonium, ditetradecylmethylammonium, bis(hydrogenated tallow alkyl) methylammonium and similar.
- Particular preferred activators of this type are alkylammonium tris(pentafluorophenyl) 4-(hydroxyphenyl) borates.
- a particularly preferred activator is bis(hydrogenated tallow alkyl) methyl ammonium tris (pentafluorophenyl) (4- hydroxyphenyl) borate.
- a preferred compound is the reaction product of an alkylammonium tris(pentafluorophenyl)-4-(hydroxyphenyl) borate and an organometallic compound, for example triethylaluminium.
- the preferred metal with respect to the organometallic compound is aluminium and the preferred metal for the ionic activator is boron whereby the molar ratio of Al/B is less than 2:1.
- the molar ratio of polymerisation catalyst to ionic activator employed in the method of the present invention may be in the range 1 : 10000 to 100: 1.
- a preferred range is from 1 :5000 to 10:1 and most preferred from 1:10 to 10:1.
- the polymerisation catalyst and ionic activator are supported.
- Suitable support materials include inorganic metal oxides or alternatively polymeric supports may be used.
- the most preferred support material for use with the supported catalysts according to the process of the present invention is silica.
- Suitable silicas include Ineos ES70 and Grace-Davison 948 silicas.
- the support material may be subjected to a heat treatment and/or chemical treatment to reduce the water content or the hydroxyl content of the support material.
- chemical dehydration agents are reactive metal hydrides, aluminium alkyls and halides.
- the support material Prior to its use the support material may be subjected to treatment at 100°C to 1000°C and preferably at 200 to 850°C in an inert atmosphere under reduced pressure.
- the support material may be further combined with an organometallic compound preferably an organoaluminium compound and most preferably a trialkylaluminium compound in a dilute solvent.
- the support material is pretreated with the organometallic compound at a temperature of -20°C to 150°C and preferably at 20°C to 100°C.
- Alternative supports for the present invention are non-porous polystyrenes for example divinylbenzene crosslinked polystyrene.
- Preferred supported polymerisation catalyst systems for use in the process of the present invention include those described WO 02/06357 and the aforementioned WO 98/27119.
- the process of the present invention may be directed to the solution, slurry or gas phase.
- a slurry process typically uses an inert hydrocarbon diluent and temperatures from about 0°C up to a temperature just below the temperature at which the resulting polymer becomes substantially soluble in the inert polymerisation medium.
- Suitable diluents include toluene or alkanes such as hexane, propane or isobutane.
- Preferred temperatures are from about 30°C up to about 200°C but preferably from about 60°C to 100°C.
- Loop reactors are widely used in slurry polymerisation processes.
- the preferred process for the present invention is the gas phase.
- Suitable gas phase processes of the present invention include the polymerisation of olefins , especially for the homopolymerisation and the copolymerisation of ethylene and ⁇ -olefins for example 1-butene, 1-hexene, 4-methyl-l-pentene are well known in the art.
- Particularly preferred gas phase processes are those operating in a fluidised bed. Examples of such processes are described in EP 89691 and EP 699213 the latter being a particularly preferred process for use with the supported catalysts of the present invention.
- Particularly preferred polymerisation processes are those comprising the polymerisation of ethylene or the copolymerisation of ethylene and ⁇ -olefms having from 3 to 10 carbon atoms.
- Example 1 The procedure of Example 1 was followed except that the catalyst was treated with 0.1 mmol of diethylaluminium ethoxide instead of TiBAO and used as such in a polymerisation reaction.
- Example 1 The procedure of Example 1 was followed except that the catalyst was premixed with 0.1 mmol. of triethylaluminium instead of TiBAO and used as such in a polymerization reaction
- the catalysts from Examples 1 and 2 were tested for ethylene - 1-hexene copolymerisation as follows: A 2.5 1 double jacketed thermostatic stainless steel autoclave was purged with nitrogen at 70°C for at least one hour. 200g of PE pellets (previously dried under vacuum at 80°C for 12 hours) or 250 g of NaCl (previously dried under vacuum at 400°C for 12 hours) were introduced and the reactor was then purged three times with nitrogen (7 bar to atmospheric pressure). -0.13 g of TEA treated silica (1.5 mmol TEA/g) was added under pressure and allowed to scavenge impurities for at least 15 minutes under agitation.
- the gas phase was then composed (addition of ethylene, 1- hexene and hydrogen) and a mixture of supported catalyst (-0.1 g) and silica/TEA (-0.1 g) was injected.
- a constant pressure of ethylene and a constant pressure ratio of ethylene/co-monomer were maintained during the run.
- the run was terminated by venting the reactor and then purging the reactor 3 times with nitrogen.
- the PE powder produced during the run was then separated from the PE seed bed by simple sieving. Typical conditions are as follows: Temperature: 70°C Ethylene pressure: 6.5 b P(l-hexene)/P(ethylene): 0.004-0.008 Hydrogen: 70-100 ml added during the gas phase composition
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