Catalyst useful for olefin polymerization process
US3978002A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 9, 1974 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J35/67
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An olefin polymerization catalyst comprising a silica xerogel support having a pore volume greater than about 2.0 cc/g, the major portion of which volume is provided by pores having pore diameters ranging from 300 to 600 A and a surface area ranging from 200 to 500 m.sup.2 /g, and having deposited thereon a metal-containing catalytic material, such as chromium oxide, or other metal oxide. Further, a polymerization process utilizing such a catalyst for the preparation of polyolefins having relatively low molecular weights and high melt indexes without loss of catalyst activity, especially a process for the preparation of polymers and copolymers of 1-olefins having a maximum of 8 carbon atoms in the chain and having no branching nearer the double bond than the 4-position, e.g., ethylene polymers.
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