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Polymerization catalyst systems comprising substituted hafnocenes

US6248845A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 8, 1998
Grant dateJun 19, 2001
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Expiry dateDec 8, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S526/943
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a process for the polymerization of monomers utilizing a bulky ligand hafnium transition metal metallocene-type catalyst compound, to the catalyst compound itself and to the catalyst compound in combination with an activator. The invention is also directed to an ethylene copolymer composition produced by using the bulky ligand hafnium metallocene-type catalysts of the invention, in particular a single reactor polymerization process. The hafnocene compound comprises at least one ligand substituted with at least one linear or iso alkyl substituent of at least 3 carbon atoms, and the catalyst system may comprise a mixture of two or more such hafnocenes.

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