PREPARATION OF LLDPE HAVING CONTROLLED XYLENE SOLUBLES OR HEXANE EXTRACTABLES

• Main Authors: BERAN, Debra L, MAVRIDIS, Harilaos, GOLDEN, Jeffrey R, MORINI, Giampiero, PATER, Joachim T., M
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 21.03.2018
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F,C08G; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVINGCARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS; METALLURGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; WORKING-UP

Disclosed is a method for making LLDPE grades having different xylene solubles or hexane extractables with the same Ziegler-Natta catalyst by varying the amount of alkylaluminum used for polymerization. The method comprises copolymerizing ethylene with a C3-10 α-olefin in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst, an alkylaluminum, and an electron donor; determining the dependency of the xylene solubles or hexane extractables on the alkylaluminum/electron donor ratio; and adjusting the alkylaluminum/electron donor ratio to achieve a desired xylene solubles or hexane extractables.