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Propylene random copolymer and process for the production thereof

US7470756B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 26, 2002
Grant dateDec 30, 2008
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Expiry dateNov 28, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08F297/08
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a process for preparing a propylene random copolymer comprising polymerisation of propylene with a comonomer, said comonomer being ethylene or an α-olefin comprising at least four carbon atoms, in the presence of a catalyst in a muiltistage process comprising polymerisation of propylene with a comonomer in a first reaction zone including at least one slurry reactor to give a first polymerisation product, transferring said first product to a second reaction zone including at least one gas phase reactor and polymerisations of propylene with a comonomer in said gas phase reactor in the presence of said first polymerisation product, wherein the temperature in the gas phase reactor is at least 10° C. higher than in the slurry reactor and to a polymer obtainable by this process. Furthermore, the invention relates to a propylene random copolymer prepared by copolymerisation of propylene with a comonomer wherein the distribution of the comonomer determined according to the TREF method is multimodal, preferably bimodal, a peopylene radom copolymer prepared by copolymerisation of propylene with a comonomer wherein the copolymer is having an elution interval d…

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