Process to make tubular ethylene based polymers with high G′ and broad MWD
US10730977B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 23, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P20/582
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process to form an ethylene-based polymer comprises polymerizing a reaction mixture comprising ethylene, at least one symmetrical polyene and at least one chain transfer agent system comprising at least one chain transfer agent (CTA) in the presence of at least one free-radical initiator and in a reactor configuration comprising at least two reaction zones, reaction zone 1 and reaction zone i (i≥2), wherein reaction zone i is downstream from reaction zone 1. The ratio of “the activity of the CTA system of the feed to the first reaction zone” to the “activity of the CTA system of the cumulative feed to the reaction zone i,” (Z1/Zi), is less than or equal to (0.8−0.2*log(Cs)), wherein Cs is from 0.0001 to 10.
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