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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7678869 | Atom or group transfer radical polymerization A polymerization process comprising initiating a first polymerization of monomers using an initiator functionalized with an ATRP initiating site, wherein the first polymerization is selected from the group of cationic polymerization, anionic polymerization, conventi... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7323526 | Supported metallocene-alkyl catalyst composition A supported catalyst composition having improved flow properties is disclosed comprising an alkylalumoxane, a metallocene-alkyl an inorganic oxide support having an average particle size of from 0.1 to 50 μm and calcined at a temperature greater than 600° C., and ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7312283 | Polymerization catalysts and process for producing bimodal polymers in a single reactor Catalyst compositions comprising a first metallocene compound, a second metallocene compound, an activator-support, and an organoaluminum compound are provided. Methods for preparing and using such catalysts to produce polyolefins are also provided. The compositions... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7300988 | Single catalyst low, medium and high density polyethylenes A method of polymerizing olefins comprising combining in one embodiment ethylene and optionally one or more α-olefins with a catalyst composition in a continuous polymerization reactor at a pressure of less than 10,000 kPa; wherein the catalyst composition comprise... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7268195 | Mesoporous catalyst support, a catalyst system, and method of making and using same for olefin polymerization This invention relates to a catalyst system comprising a catalyst and a support comprising a non-layered inorganic porous crystalline phase material, wherein the support comprises a hexagonal arrangement of uniformly-sized pores having an average pore diameter great... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7259215 | Process for producing propylene/ethylene block copolymer and propylene/ethylene block copolymer A process for producing a propylene-ethylene block copolymer in a good morphology using a catalyst system comprising a metallocene catalyst (1) preparing high crystalline polypropylene, a metallocene catalyst (2) preparing low crystalline polypropylene, a porous car... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7256150 | Preparation of olefin polymerization catalyst component A process for producing a Gp 2/transition metal olefin polymerisation catalyst component, in which a Gp 2 complex is reacted with a transition metal compound so as to produce an oil-in-oil emulsion, the disperse phase containing the preponderance of the Gp 2 metal b... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7214642 | Methods of preparing active chromium/alumina catalysts via treatment with sulfate Methods of preparing a polymerization catalyst are provided that include contacting a support comprising alumina with a sulfating agent and with chromium. In an embodiment in which the chromium is provided from a chromium compound such as chromium oxide, the support... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7202373 | Monocyclopentadienyl complexes Monocyclopentadienyl complexes in which the cyclopentadienyl system bears at least one uncharged donor bound via a boron-containing bridge and comprising one or more atoms of group 15 and/or 16 of the Periodic Table of the Elements and is bound to a metal selected f... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7163993 | Electrical devices from polymer resins prepared with ionic catalysts This invention relates to olefin polymers particularly suited to satisfying the dielectric properties required in electrical device use. The olefin polymers can be prepared by contacting polymerizable olefin monomers with catalyst complexes of Group 3–11 metal cat... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7151073 | Mesoporous catalyst support, a catalyst system, and method of making and using same for olefin polymerization This invention relates to a catalyst system comprising a catalyst and a support comprising a non-layered inorganic porous crystalline phase material, wherein the support comprises a hexagonal arrangement of uniformly-sized pores having an average pore diameter great... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7148298 | Polymerization catalysts for producing polymers with low levels of long chain branching This invention relates to catalyst compositions, methods, and polymers encompassing a Group 4 metallocene with bridging η5-cyclopentadienyl-type ligands, in combination with a cocatalyst and an activator-support. The compositions and methods disclosed he... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7141633 | Olefin trimerization using a catalyst comprising a source of chromium, molybdenum or tungsten and a ligand containing at least one phosphorous, arsenic or antimony atom bound to at least one (hetero) hydrocarbyl group A process for the trimerization of olefins is disclosed, comprising contacting a monomeric olefin or mixture of olefins under trimerization conditions with a catalyst which comprises (a) a source of chromium, molybdenum or tungsten (b) a ligand containing at least o... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7129287 | Clay nanocomposites prepared by in-situ polymerization A method for preparing exfoliated clay nanocomposites by in-situ polymerization comprising the steps of (a) providing a mixture of at least one type of monomer and at least one type of organophilic clay; and (b) initiating an in-situ polymerization reaction in the m... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125817 | Combined cracking and selective hydrogen combustion for catalytic cracking A catalyst system and process for combined cracking and selective hydrogen combustion of hydrocarbons are disclosed. The catalyst comprises (1) at least one solid acid component, (2) at least one metal-based component comprised of one or more elements from Group 3 a... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125937 | Polyorganosilsesquioxane supported metallocene catalysts Supported stereospecific catalysts and processes for the stereotactic propagation of a polymer chain derived from ethylenically unsaturated monomers such as the polymerization of propylene to produce syndiotactic polypropylene or isotactic polypropylene. The support... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122495 | Combined cracking and selective hydrogen combustion for catalytic cracking A catalyst system and process for combined cracking and selective hydrogen combustion of hydrocarbons are disclosed. The catalyst system contains at least one solid acid component and at least one metal-based component which consists of (a) oxygen and/or sulfur and ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7122494 | Combined cracking and selective hydrogen combustion for catalytic cracking A catalyst system and process for combined cracking and selective hydrogen combustion of hydrocarbons are disclosed. The catalyst comprises (1) at least one solid acid component, (2) at least one metal-based component comprised of two or more elements from Groups 4... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7122493 | Combined cracking and selective hydrogen combustion for catalytic cracking A catalyst system and process for combined cracking and selective hydrogen combustion of hydrocarbons are disclosed. The catalyst comprises: (1) at least one solid acid component, (2) at least one metal-based compo... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7122492 | Combined cracking and selective hydrogen combustion for catalytic cracking A catalyst system and process for combined cracking and selective hydrogen combustion of hydrocarbons are disclosed. The catalyst comprises (1) at least one solid acid component, (2) at least one metal-based component comprised of one or more elements from Groups 1 ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7112643 | Polymers having low levels of long chain branching and methods of making the same Methods of producing a polymer include contacting at least one olefin with a catalyst prepared by contacting a support comprising alumina with a sulfating agent and with chromium. Polymer compositions produced in this manner may exhibit relatively low levels of long... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7084223 | Supported late transition metal catalyst systems The invention encompasses late transition metal catalyst systems immobilized on solid supports and their use in heterogenous polymerization processes, particularly in gas phase polymerization of olefin monomers. Preferred embodiments include a late transition metal ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081543 | Bridged biscyclopentadienyl ligands and method of preparation The present invention relates to ligands and the synthesis of those ligands for use in metallocene complexes. More particularly, the present invention relates to the synthesis of diarylsilyl bridged biscyclopentadienes using diarylsilyldisulfonates. Even more partic... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7078469 | Halogenated organic particles for catalyst supports Polymeric supports, which have been treated with a halosulfonic acid, increase the activity of single-site catalysts used with aluminoxane co-catalysts, resulting in improved ethylene polymerization. The present invention seeks to provide polymeric catalyst supports... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7060767 | Supported metallocene catalytic component and method for obtaining same The invention discloses a solid catalytic component comprising a metallocene, at least one first ligand of which comprises a cyclopentadienyl group chemically bonded via a methyl group to a support composed of a porous inorganic compound. It also discloses a process... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7053160 | Metallocene monohalogenides Novel metallocene monohalides can be used in the polymerization of olefins. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7041759 | Method for the preparation of well-defined metal acetamidinate-based catalysts on solid supports An olefin polymerization pre-catalyst, an activated catalyst and a process for preparing the catalysts are described herein. The pre-catalyst has the formula: wherein the groups M and R1–R4 | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037990 | Transition metal complexes in the controlled synthesis of polyolefins substituted with functional groups A method is provided for the polymerization of olefins substituted with a functional group using a transition metal catalyst that, by virtue of one or more stabilizing groups incorporated within the catalyst structure, “fixes” the stereoconfiguration of each ole... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7034078 | Blends made from propylene ethylene polymers Polymer blend compositions of a first polymer component comprising an ethylene propylene copolymer and a second polymer component comprising an isotactic polypropylene copolymer. The first polymer component has a uniform distribution of both tacticity and comonomer ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7022782 | Homogeneous type solid catalyst component or homogeneous type solid catalyst, process for production thereof and process for producing addition polymer with the same A process for producing a homogeneous type solid catalyst component or a homogeneous type solid catalyst comprising a step for removing a fine-powdery component and/or a shapeless component utilizing a difference between their sedimentation velocities of the catalys... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7009012 | Supported catalyst for producing syndiotactic styrenic polymer The present invention provides a supported catalyst comprising (A) a polymer (B) a supporter, (C) a transition metal compound, and optionally (D) (a) a compound which can form an ionic complex by the reaction with the transition metal compound or (b) a specific oxyg... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001964 | Selective isomerization and linear dimerization of olefins using cobalt catalysts Provided herein is an oligomerization product formed from alpha-olefins having at least three carbon atoms comprising dimers, at least about 80 weight percent of which are linear. In an embodiment, an oligomerization product formed from alpha-olefins having at least... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7001863 | Monoamide based catalyst compositions for the polymerization of olefins Novel catalyst monoamide precursor compositions and the corresponding single site-like catalysts for olefin polymerization. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6979718 | Process for making polyolefin compositions containing exfoliated clay A clay-filled polyolefin composition and process for making it are disclosed. The process involves treatment of a non-acid-treated smectite clay with a Ziegler-Natta catalyst in the presence of a hydrocarbon and subsequent polymerization of an olefin in the presence... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6977235 | Catalyst systems comprising a calcined chromium catalyst and a non-transition metal cyclopentadienyl cocatalyst According to an embodiment, catalyst systems for polymerizing olefins include a catalyst comprising chromium and a cocatalyst comprising a substituted or unsubstituted non-transition metal cyclopentadienyl compound (Cp). The catalyst also comprises an inorganic oxid... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6960676 | Method of preparing group 14 bridged biscyclopentadienyl ligands The present invention relates to ligands and the synthesis of those ligands for use in metallocene complexes. More particularly, the present invention relates to the synthesis of diarylsilyl bridged biscyclopentadienes using diarylsilyldisulfonates. Even more partic... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6960634 | Methods for adjusting melt properties of metallocene catalyzed olefin copolymers The melt strength and the melt index ratio of ethylene-based polyolefins are controlled by the lower alkyl substitution pattern of the bridged cyclopentadienyl ligands of metallocene polymerization catalyst precursor compounds. ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6958378 | Method for producing homo-and co-polymers of ethylene The present invention provides a method for producing homo- and co-polymers of ethylene, or more particularly a method for producing homo- and co-polymers of ethylene in the presence of (a) a solid titanium catalyst produced by preparing a magnesium solution by cont... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6949613 | Polymerization initiator and use The application discloses supported initiators for transition metal mediated living free radical and/or atom transfer polymerisation comprising an initiator moiety attached to a support via a selectively cleavable link, and their use to produce polymers. ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6943224 | Process for preparing supported transition metal catalyst systems and catalyst systems prepared thereby A process for forming a coordination catalyst system comprising sequentially or substantially simultaneously contacting: (I) pre-catalyst reactants comprising (a) at least one first ligand-containing reactant; and (b) at least one first transition metal reactant sui... | 09/13/2005 |
