Process for producing ethylene copolymer by gaseous phase copolymerization
US4525547A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 2, 1984 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S526/904
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for producing an ethylene copolymer which comprises polymerizing a predominant amount of ethylene and a minor amount of an alpha-olefin having 4 to 10 carbon atoms in the gaseous phase in the presence of a catalyst composed of (A) a transition metal catalyst component and (B) an organometallic compound of a metal of Groups I to III of the periodic table; characterized in that the copolymerization is carried out under the following conditions (i) and (ii), PA0 (i) at least 1 mole, per mole of ethylene, of a gaseous saturated hydrocarbon having 3 to 6 carbon atoms is caused to be present in the gaseous phase copolymerization system, and PA0 (ii) the gaseous mixture containing the unreacted olefin which has been discharged from the gaseous phase copolymerization system is cooled to a temperature at which the mixture is not liquefied, and the cooled gaseous mixture is recycled to the gaseous phase copolymerization system.
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