High activity polyethylene catalysts prepared with alkoxysilane reagents
US5470812A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 15, 1993 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P20/52
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An ethylene copolymerization catalyst is prepared by impregnating a porous support, such as silica, with an organomagnesium compound such as a magnesium alkyl and contacting the magnesium-containing support with a silane compound which is free of hydroxyl groups, such as a tetraalkyl orthosilicate, e.g. tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS). A transition metal component such as titanium tetrachloride is then incorporated into the support in a specific ratio to the magnesium and silane components. Activation of this catalyst precursor with a trialkylaluminum compound results in a catalyst which is effective for the production of ethylene copolymers.
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