Method for producing a polymer
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to a process for preparing a catalyst, a novel polymer and a process for preparing the polymer. In particular, the invention provides a process for preparing a homopolymer and/or copolymer having an irregular particle structure and a melt flow index (MFR 190/15) of from 1.3 g/10 min to 10 g/10 min, a molecular weight distribution M w /M n of from 3 to 30, a bulk density of from 0.05 g/cc to 0.4 g/cc and a particle size of from 5 μm to 300 μm, which comprises polymerizing the monomers in the presence of a mixed catalyst comprising a titanium component and an organic aluminum compound and the presence of a molar mass regulator.
1. A process for preparing a homopolymer or copolymer having a melt flow index (MFR 190/15) of from 1.3 g/10 min to 10 g/10 min, a molecular weight distribution M w /M n of from 3 to 30, a bulk density of from 0.05 g/cc to 0.28 g/cc and an average particle size of from 5 μm to 300 μm which consists of polymerizing a monomer using a mixed catalyst prepared by reacting a Ti(IV) compound with an organic aluminum compound at from −20° C. to 50° C. in a suspension medium for from 0.5 minute to 60 minutes.
2. The process for preparing a homopolymer or copolymer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the molecular weight distribution M w /M n of from 3 to 10, the bulk density is from 0.1 g/cc to 0.28 g/cc and the average particle size is from 20 μm to 200 μm.
3. The process for preparing a homopolymer or copolymer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the melt flow index (MFR 190/15) is from 1.4 g/10 min to 5 g/10 min, the molecular weight distribution M w /M n of from 4 to 8, the bulk density is from 0.13 g/cc to 0.28 g/cc and the average particle size is from 60 μm to 180 μm.
4. The process for preparing a homopolymer or copolymer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the melt flow index (MFR 190/15) is from 1.4 g/10 min to 3 g/10 min, the molecular weight distribution M w /M n of from 4 to 8, the bulk density is from 0.15 g/cc to 0.28 g/cc and the average particle size is from 60 μm to 160 μm.
5. The process for preparing a homopolymer or copolymer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the polymerization is carried out at a temperature of from 30° C. to 130° C. and a pressure of from 0.05 MPa to 4 MPa.
6. The process for preparing a homopolymer or copolymer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the polymerization is carried out at a temperature of from 50° C. to 90° C.
7. The process for preparing an ethylene homopolymer or copolymer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the concentrations of the reactants in the starting solutions in the preparation of the mixed catalyst are from 0.1 mol to 9.1 mol of Ti(IV) compound/l of solvent and from 0.01 mol to 1 mol of Al compound/l.
8. The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein reacting said Ti(IV) compound with said organic aluminum compound is at a from the temperature is from 0 to 30° C. from 1 to 30 minutes.
9. The process for preparing a homopolymer or copolymer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the polymerization is carried out at a temperature of from 50° C. to 90° C. and a pressure of from 0.02 MPa to 2 MPa.
10. The process for preparing a homopolymer or copolymer as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the pressure is from 0.04 MPa to 1 MPa.