Metallocene-catalyzed process for the manufacture of EP and EPDM polymers
US6545088B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 12, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08L23/16
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Ethylene, an &agr;-olefin and, optionally, a diene monomer are polymerized in a process comprising the step of contacting (1) ethylene, (2) at least one C3-C20 aliphatic &agr;-olefin, (3) optionally, at least one C4-C20 diene, (4) a catalyst comprising (a) a metallocene complex, and (b) an activator, and (5) a solvent. The process is conducted in either a single reactor or in multiple reactors, the latter configured either in series or parallel. Solvent is removed from the polymer stream in an anhydrous, first stage solvent recovery operation such that the solids concentration of the product stream is increased by at least 100 percent. Additional solvent is removed in an anhydrous, second stage solvent recovery operation from the product of the first stage solvent recovery operation such that the solids concentration of the product stream is in excess of 65 weight percent.
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