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- Patent Title: Process for improving the polymerization of ethylene and one or more optional comonomer(s) in a polymerization loop reactor
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Application No.: US12295855Application Date: 2007-04-03
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Publication No.: US08367783B2Publication Date: 2013-02-05
- Inventor: Daan Dewachter
- Applicant: Daan Dewachter
- Applicant Address: BE Seneffe (Feluy)
- Assignee: Total Petrochemicals Research Feluy
- Current Assignee: Total Petrochemicals Research Feluy
- Current Assignee Address: BE Seneffe (Feluy)
- Priority: EP06112155 20060403
- International Application: PCT/EP2007/053272 WO 20070403
- International Announcement: WO2007/113308 WO 20071011
- Main IPC: C08F2/00
- IPC: C08F2/00 ; C08F110/02 ; C08G85/00

Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for improving the polymerization of ethylene and one or more optional co-monomer(s) in a polymerization loop reactor characterized in that said process comprises the step of controlling the hydrogen/monomer ratio along the path of the reactor by multiple, spatially separated, feeding of hydrogen along the path of the loop reactor. In particular, the invention provides a process for controlling, and preferably narrowing, the molecular weight distribution of the produced polymer particles. In another aspect, the invention relates to a polymerization loop reactor suitable for the polymerization process of ethylene and an optional olefin co-monomer, wherein the molecular weight distribution of the produced ethylene polymer can be controlled.
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