Process for manufacturing ethylene terpolymers and ethylene copolymers
US4644044A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 22, 1985 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08F222/06
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for the manufacture of radical ethylene terpolymers or copolymers comprising moieties derived from an alkyl (meth)acrylate and/or moieties derived from maleic anhydride by copolymerizing, in the presence of at least one free-radical initiator, a mixture of ethylene, (meth)acrylate and/or maleic anhydride in a device comprising a primary compressor, the delivery pressure of which is between 200 and 300 bars, connected to a secondary compressor which is connected directly to a polymerization reactor, fresh ethylene being fed at the intake of the said primary compressor and said copolymerization being carried out in the said polymerization reactor under a pressure of between 1,000 and 2,500 bars and at a temperature of between 140.degree. and 280.degree. C., wherein the feeding of the (meth)acrylate and/or maleic anhydride into the reactor if effected by introducing maleic anhydride and/or (meth)acrylate at the intake of the secondary compressor. In the case of terpolymers, maleic anhyride is introduced as a solution in the (meth)acrylate. The process of the invention has the advantage of not requiring a homogenization device before the entry of the monomers into the reactor…
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