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Two step polyolefin catalyst deactivation

US4156075A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 29, 1977
Grant dateMay 22, 1979
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Expiry dateAug 29, 1997

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08F6/02
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

In a two step process for preparing polymeric material wherein said polymeric material is formed by polymerizing alpha-monoolefins in the presence of a halogen-containing polymerization catalyst that leaves corrosive halogen-containing catalyst residues in said polymeric material, the improvement which comprises contacting said polymeric material containing corrosive catalyst residues with steam, air and nitrogen at a temperature where the polymeric material is in a fluid or liquid state and thereafter treating said steam-air-nitrogen treated molten polymer with alumina. The polymeric material treated with the two step catalyst deactivation process had good color, low chlorides and low volatiles.

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