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Catalysts for polyethylene production and use thereof

US6096679A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 26, 1998
Grant dateAug 1, 2000
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Expiry dateSep 26, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P20/52
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process for producing a chromium-based catalyst for the production of polyethylene, the process comprising the steps of providing a catalyst support selected from silica, silica-titania and silica-zirconia; reacting the support with one of an aluminium alkyl compound or a chromium salt compound selected from at least one of chromium (III) acetylacetonate, chromium (III) acetate, chromium (III) oxalate and chromium (III) stearate; and thereafter reacting the support with the other of the aluminium alkyl compound or the chromium salt to produce a chromium-impregnated catalyst having a silica-alumina support, the catalyst composition comprising from 0.4 to 1.5 wt % chromium, based on the weight of the chromium-based catalyst and the alumina in the silica-containing support comprising from 0.5 to 4 wt % aluminium in the chromium-based catalyst.

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