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US 11,248,067 · App. 16/096,809 · Granted Feb 15, 2022

Hybrid supported metallocene catalyst, and polyolefin resin having excellent processability and using same

Inventors: Dong Wook Jeong (Daejeon, KR); Dong Ok Kim (Seoul, KR); Ui Gab Joung (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: HANWHA CHEMICAL CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 11,248,067
App. No.
16/096,809
Granted
Feb 15, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a hybrid supported metallocene catalyst including at least first metallocene compound, at least one second metallocene compound, at least one cocatalyst compound, and a carrier, a preparation method therefor, and a polyolefin resin polymerized in the presence of the catalyst, wherein the second metallocene compound is a compound of a bridged structure having a ligand of an asymmetric structure, and the polyolefin resin has a density of 0.910 g/cm 3 to 0.960 g/cm 3 , a molecular weight density in a unimodal distribution of 3 to 5, a melt index of 0.05 to 100 at 2.16 kg, and a melt flow rate of 20 to 40.

Claims (54)

1. A hybrid supported metallocene catalyst comprising:

at least one first metallocene compound, at least one second metallocene compound, at least one cocatalyst compound selected from compound groups represented by Formulae 3 to 6, and a carrier,

wherein the carrier comprises silica and has an average particle size of 10 microns to 250 microns, a microporous volume of 0.1 cc/g to 10 cc/g, a specific surface area of 1 m 2 /g to 1,000 m 2 /g, and a hydroxy group concentration of 0.1 mmol/g to 5 mmol/g,

wherein, in Formula 3,

AL is aluminum,

R 23 is each independently a halogen atom, a C 1 -C 20 hydrocarbon group, or a C 1 -C 20 hydrocarbon group substituted with halogen, and

a is an integer of 2 or more,

wherein, in Formula 4,

Al is aluminum or boron, and

R 24 is each independently a halogen atom, a C 1 -C 20 hydrocarbon group, a C 1 -C 20 hydrocarbon group substituted with halogen, or a C 1 -C 20 alkoxy group,

[L1-H] + [Z1(A2) 4 ] −   [Formula 5]

[L2] + [Z2(A3) 4 ] −   [Formula 6]

wherein, in Formulae 5 and 6,

L1 and L2 are each independently neutral or cationic Lewis acids,

Z1 and Z2 are each independently group 13 elements of the periodic table of the elements, and

A2 and A3 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 20 aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 20 alkyl group,

wherein the first metallocene compound comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of [Indenyl(cyclopentadienyl)]zirconium dichloride, [2-methyl benzeindenyl (cyclopentadienyl)]zirconium dichloride, [Indenyl (tetramethylcyclopentadienyl)]zirconium dichloride, and [2-methyl benzeindenyl (tetramethylcyclopentadienyl)]zirconium dichloride, and

wherein the second metallocene compound comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of dimethylsilyl(tetramethylcyclopentadienyl)(2-phenylindenyl)zirconium dichloride, dimethylsilyl {tetramethylcyclopentadienyl}{2-methyl-4-(4-tert-butylphenyl) indenyl}zirconium dichloride, and dimethylsilyl(2-methyl-4-phenylindenyl)(tetramethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride.

2. The hybrid supported metallocene catalyst of claim 1 , wherein the compound represented by Formula 3 comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of methylaluminoxane, ethylaluminoxane, isobutylaluminoxane, and butylaluminoxane.

3. The hybrid supported metallocene catalyst of claim 1 , wherein the cocatalyst compound represented by Formula 4 comprises at least one compound selected from the group consisting of trimethylaluminum, triethylaluminum, triisobutylaluminum, tripropylaluminum, tributylaluminum, dimethylchloroaluminum, triisopropylaluminum, tricyclopentylaluminum, tripentylaluminum, triisopentylaluminum, trihexylaluminum, trioctylaluminum, ethyldimethylaluminum, methyldiethylaluminum, triphenylaluminum, tri-p-tolylaluminum, dimethylaluminummethoxide, dimethylaluminumethoxide, trimethylboron, triethylboron, triisobutylboron, tripropylboron, tributylboron, and tripentafluorophenylboron.

4. The hybrid supported metallocene catalyst of claim 1 , wherein the cocatalyst compound represented by Formula 5 or 6 comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of methyldioctadecylammonium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate, trimethylammonium tetrakis(phenyl)borate, triethylammonium tetrakis(phenyl)borate, tripropylammonium tetrakis(phenyl)borate, tributylammonium tetrakis(phenyl)borate, trimethylammonium tetrakis(p-tolyl)borate, tripropylammonium tetrakis(p-tolyl)borate, trimethylammonium tetrakis(o,p-dimethylphenyl)borate, triethylammonium tetrakis (o,p-dimethylphenyl)borate, trimethylammonium tetrakis(p-trifluoromethylphenyl)borate, tributylammonium tetrakis(p-trifluoromethylphenyl)borate, tributylammonium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate, diethylammonium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate, triphenylphosphonium tetrakis(phenyl)borate, trimethylphosphonium tetrakis(phenyl)borate, N,N-diethylanilinium tetrakis(phenyl)borate, N,N-dimethylanilinium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate, N,N-diethylanilinium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate, triphenylcarbonium tetrakis(p-trifluoromethylphenyl)borate, triphenylcarbenium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate, trimethylammonium tetrakis(phenyl)aluminate, triethylammonium tetrakis(phenyl)aluminate, tripropylammonium tetrakis(phenyl)aluminate, tributylammonium tetrakis(phenyl)aluminate, trimethylammonium tetrakis(p-tolyl)aluminate, tripropylammonium tetrakis(p-tolyl)aluminate, triethylammonium tetrakis(o,p-dimethylphenyl)aluminate, tributylammonium tetrakis(p-trifluoromethylphenyl)aluminate, trimethylammonium tetrakis(p-trifluoromethylphenyl)aluminate, tributylammonium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)aluminate, N,N-diethylanilinium tetrakis(phenyl)aluminate, N,N-diethylanilinium tetrakis(phenyl)aluminate, N,N-diethylanilinium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)aluminate, diethylammonium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)aluminate, triphenylphosphonium tetrakis(phenyl)aluminate, trimethylphosphonium tetrakis(phenyl)aluminate, triethylammonium tetrakis(phenyl)aluminate, and tributylammonium tetrakis(phenyl)aluminate.

5. The hybrid supported metallocene catalyst of claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a total mass of a transition metal of the first metallocene compound and a transition metal of the second metallocene compound to a mass of the carrier is 1:10 to 1:1,000, and

a mass ratio of the first metallocene compound to the second metallocene compound is 1:100 to 100:1.

6. The hybrid supported metallocene catalyst of claim 1 , a mass ratio of the cocatalyst compound represented by Formulae 3 and 4 to the carrier is 1:100 to 100:1, and

a mass ratio of the cocatalyst compound represented by Formulae 5 and 6 to the carrier is 1:20 to 20:1.

7. A method for preparing a hybrid supported metallocene catalyst, comprising the steps of

preparing at least one first metallocene compound, at least one second metallocene compound, and at least one cocatalyst compound;

stirring the prepared first metallocene compound, the prepared second metallocene compound, and the prepared cocatalyst compound at a temperature of 0° C. to 100° C. for 5 minutes to 4 hours to prepare a catalyst mixture; and

adding the catalyst mixture to a reactor in which a carrier and a solvent are present, and stirring the mixture at a temperature of 0° C. to 100° C. for 3 minutes to 48 hours to prepare the hybrid supported metallocene catalyst of claim 1 ,

wherein the first metallocene compound and the second metallocene compound each independently have a central metal concentration of 1*10 −5 mol/1 to 9*10 −5 mol/l,

wherein the first metallocene compound comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of

[Indenyl(cyclopentadienyl)]zirconium dichloride, [2-methyl benzeindenyl (cyclopentadienyl)]zirconium dichloride, [Indenyl (tetramethylcyclopentadienyl)]zirconium dichloride, and [2-methyl benzeindenyl (tetramethylcyclopentadienyl)]zirconium dichloride, and

wherein the second metallocene compound comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of dimethylsilyl(tetramethylcyclopentadienyl)(2-phenylindenyl)zirconium dichloride, dimethylsilyl {tetramethylcyclopentadienyl}{2-methyl-4-(4-tert-butylphenyl) indenyl}zirconium dichloride, and dimethylsilyl(2-methyl-4-phenylindenyl)(tetramethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the cocatalyst compound comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by Formulae 3 to 6

wherein, in Formula 3,

AL is aluminum,

R 23 is each independently a halogen atom, a C 1 -C 20 hydrocarbon group, or a C 1 -C 20 hydrocarbon group substituted with halogen, and

a is an integer of 2 or more,

wherein, in Formula 4,

Al is aluminum or boron, and

R 24 is each independently a halogen atom, a C 1 -C 20 hydrocarbon group, a C 1 -C 20 hydrocarbon group substituted with halogen, or a C 1 -C 20 alkoxy group,

[L1-H] + [Z1(A2) 4 ] −   [Formula 5]

[L2] + [Z2(A3) 4 ] −   [Formula 6]

wherein, in Formulae 5 and 6,

L1 and L2 are each independently neutral or cationic Lewis acids,

Z1 and Z2 are each independently group 13 elements of the periodic table of the elements, and

A2 and A3 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 20 aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 20 alkyl group.

9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising

precipitating the supported catalyst composition to separate a supernatant;

removing the separated supernatant and washing the remaining catalyst composition precipitate with a solvent; and

vacuum-drying the washed catalyst composition precipitate at a temperature of 20° C. to 200° C. for 1 hour to 48 hours.

10. A method for preparing a polyolefin resin having excellent processability, comprising

adding the hybrid supported metallocene catalyst prepared by the method for preparing the hybrid supported metallocene catalyst of claim 7 and an olefin monomer to an autoclave reactor or a gas phase polymerization reactor, and performing polymerization into a polyolefin in an environment in which a temperature is 0° C. to 120° C. and a pressure is 1 bar to 150 bar.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the olefin monomer comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of propylene, 1-butene, 1-pentene, 3-methyl-1-butene, 1-hexene, 4-methyl-1-pentene, 3-methyl-1-pentene, 1-heptene, 1-octene, and 1-decene.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2018
From: JEONG, DONG WOOK; KIM, DONG OK; JOUNG, UI GAB
To: HANWHA CHEMICAL CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0051841 · Apr 27, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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