IP Library Granted Patent US 11,332,553
Granted Patent B2
US 11,332,553 · App. 16/682,657 · Granted May 17, 2022

Catalyst composition for polymerizing polyolefin, method for producing polyolefin, and polyolefin resin

Inventors: Da Jung Kim (Daejeon, KR); Byung Keel Sohn (Daejeon, KR); Jang Woo Lee (Daejeon, KR); Su Hyun Park (Busan, KR); Sung Ho Choi (Sejongsi, KR); Hee Jun Lee (Sejongsi, KR)
Assignee: DL CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
C08F4/65925C08F4/6428C08F4/65912C08F4/65916C08F10/02C08F10/06C08F10/08C08F10/14C08F2420/01C08F2500/05C08F2500/37
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Patent No.
US 11,332,553
App. No.
16/682,657
Granted
May 17, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A catalyst composition for polymerizing a polyolefin having excellent processability and impact strength, a process for producing a polyolefin and a polyolefin resin thereof are disclosed. The catalyst composition comprises at least one first organometallic compound of following formula 1; at least one second organometallic compound of following formula 2; and aluminoxane. The polyolefin resin satisfies following properties (i) to (iv) and (vi), (i) melt flow index (ASTM D1238), measured at 190° C., under a load of 2.16 kg: 0.1 to 1.5 g/10 min, (ii) density: 910 to 930 kg/m 3 , (iii) the ratio (Mw/Mn), as measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC): 3.0 to 7.0, (iv) the ratio (Mz/Mw), as measured by GPC: 2.2 to 4.5, and (vi) when the TREF curve of multimodal distribution is deconvoluted, the area of TREF curve having a peak at 50 to 74° C. is 40 to 75% of the total area of the TREF curve.

Claims (73)

1. A method for producing a polyolefin comprising polymerizing ethylene and an alpha-olefin comonomer in the presence of a polyolefin polymerization catalyst composition,

wherein the catalyst composition comprises:

at least one first organometallic compound represented by following Formula 1;

at least one second organometallic compound represented by following Formula 2; and

aluminoxane,

( L 1)( L 2)( X 1)( X 2) M 1  [Formula 1]

in Formula 1, M1 is hafnium (Hf); (L1) and (L2) each is a cyclopentadienyl group having an alkyl substituent of 3 to 4 carbon atoms; (X1) and (X2) each is independently F, Cl, Br, I or a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms;

in Formula 2, R 1 is a methyl group and R 2 to R 6 each is independently hydrogen or an alkyl group laving 1 to 10 carbon atoms; X 1 and X 2 each is independently F, Cl, Br, I or a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms,

wherein the polyolefin satisfies following properties (i) to (iv) and (vi),

(i) melt flow index (measured according to ASTM D1238), measured at 190° C., under a load of 2.16 kg: 0.1 to 1.5 g/10 min;

(ii) density: 910 to 930 kg/m 3 ;

(iii) ratio (Mw/Mn) of weight average molecular weight (Mw) to number average molecular weight (Mn), as measured by gel permeation chromatography: 3.2 to 6.0;

(iv) ratio (Mz/Mw) of Z-average molecular weight (Mz) to weight-average molecular weight (Mw), as measured by gel permeation chromatography: 2.4 to 3.4;

(vi) when a TREF (temperature rising elution fractionation) curve of multimodal distribution is deconvoluted, an area of the TREF curve having a peak at 50 to 74° C. is 40 to 75% of a total area of the TREF curve of multimodal distribution.

2. The method for producing a polyolefin as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the alpha-olefin comonomer is at least one selected from the group consisting of propylene, 1-butene, 1-pentene, 4-methyl-pentene, 1-hexene, 1-heptene, 1-octene, 1-decene, 1-undecene, 1-dodecene, 1-tetradecene, 1-hexadecene, 1-octadecene, 1-eicosene and mixtures thereof, and an amount of alpha-olefin comonomers is from 1 to 4 mol %, with respect to the ethylene and alpha-olefin comonomer.

3. The method for producing a polyolefin as claimed in claim 1 , wherein when deconvolution of the TREF curve of multimodal distribution is performed, a number of peaks is 2 to 5.

4. The method for producing a polyolefin as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the polyolefin further satisfies following property (v),

(v) in the TREF curve of multimodal distribution, a weight percentage (wt %) sum (A) and density (D, unit: kg/m 3 ) of components eluted at a temperature range of 43 to 71° C. (A) satisfy following Equation 1

A>− 2.5*( D )+2325  [Equation 1].

5. The method for producing a polyolefin as claimed in claim 1 , the polyolefin resin further satisfies following properties (vii) and (viii),

(vii) COI (Comonomer Orthogonal Index) value calculated by the following Equation 2: 4.5 to 18

comonomer

orthogonal

index

(

COI

)

=

SCB

number

in

Mz

-

SCB

number

in

Mn

log

Mz

-

log

Mn

[

Equation

2

]

in Equation 2, Mz and Mn are Z-average molecular weight and number average molecular weight of the polyolefin, measured by gel permeation chromatography equipped with an IR detector, respectively, and a number of SCB (Short Chain Branch)s in Mz and a number of SCBs in Mn represent a number of average side branches derived from comonomers per 1000 carbons in Z-average molecular weight (Mz) and number-average molecular weight (Mn), respectively,

(viii) an average SCBs number per 1,000 carbons (B), and density (D, unit: kg/m 3 ) over an entire molecular weight range satisfy following Equation 3

B>− 0.6*( D )+563  [Equation 3].

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 16, 2021
From: DAELIM INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: DL CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057189/0449 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2019
From: KIM, DA JUNG; SOHN, BYUNG KEEL; LEE, JANG WOO; LEE, HEE JUN; PARK, SU HYUN; CHOI, SUNG HO
To: DAELIM INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051038/0668 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0006816 · Jan 18, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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