Prepolymerized solid catalyst, process for preparing the same, and process for heterogeneous polymerization of olefins

• Main Authors: KOBATA, ATSUO, MATUMOTO, TETUHIRO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 21.08.2000
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVINGCARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS; METALLURGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ARTCOLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS; TRANSPORTING

A high-performance prepolymerized solid catalyst is prepared by polymerizing an olefin onto an olefin polymerization catalyst in a heterogeneous system under irradiation with an elastic wave, wherein the olefin is prepolymerized in an amount of not less than 0.1 g based on 1 mmol of a transition metal contained in the olefin polymerization catalyst. The elastic wave is preferably an ultrasonic wave. In a process for heterogeneous polymerization of an olefin, an olefin is subjected to slurry polymerization or gas phase polymerization in the presence of the prepolymerized solid catalyst. In a process for heterogeneous polymerization of an olefin, an olefin may be polymerized onto the olefin polymerization catalyst in a heterogeneous system under irradiation with an elastic wave to prepare polyolefin. Therefore, the heterogeneous polymerization of an olefin can be stably conducted and polyolefins of uniform property and high quality can be obtained.