Polymerization initiating system and method to produce highly reactive olefin functional polymers

US9034998B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• University of Massachusetts · US
• Infineum International Limited · GB

Inventors

• Rudolf Faust · Lexington, US
• Philip Dimitrov · Lowell, US
• Rajeev Kumar · San Diego, US
• Jacob Emert · Brooklyn, US
• Jun Hua · 安丰镇, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 16, 2011
• Grant date: May 19, 2015
• Expiry date: Dec 16, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C08F110/10
• WIPO field: Macromolecular chemistry, polymers
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A method for producing highly reactive olefin polymers wherein at least 50 mol. % of the polymer chains have terminal double bonds, and a novel polymerization initiating system for accomplishing same.