Claims
- 1. A method of polymerizing one or more polymerizable 1-olefins, said method comprising the step of polymerizing said 1-olefin or 1-olefins under polymerizing conditions in the presence of a catalyst system comprising an alkylaluminum cocatalyst and a solid catalyst component prepared by a method comprising the steps of:
- (a) contacting particulate, porous silica of the formula SiO.sub.2 .multidot.aAl.sub.2 O.sub.3 where a is in the range of 0 to about 2 with a hydrocarbon-soluble organomagnesium compound selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbon-soluble dialkyl magnesium compounds, alkoxymagnesium halides, dialkoxymagnesium compounds, and alkylalkoxymagnesium compounds in the presence of an inert liquid hydrocarbon to produce a solid product;
- (b) contacting the solid product of step (a) with a magnesium fixing agent comprising SiCl.sub.4 at a temperature less than about 70.degree. C.;
- (c) contacting the solid product of step (b) with a C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkanol in a molar ratio of alkanol to magnesium in the range of about 1 to about 5, inclusive;
- (d) contacting the solid product of step (c) with TiCl.sub.4 ; and,
- (e) contacting the solid product of step (d) with a carboxylic acid derivative selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, and cycloalkyl carboxylic acid dichlorides, anhydrides and diesters; or,
- (d') contacting the solid product of step (c) with a carboxylic acid derivative selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, and cycloalkyl carboxylic acid dichlorides, anhydrides and diesters; and,
- (e') contacting the solid product of step (d') with TiCl.sub.4 ; or,
- (d'') contacting the solid product of step (c) with TiCl.sub.4 and a carboxylic acid derivative selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, and cycloalkyl carboxylic acid dichlorides, anhydrides and diesters;
- (f) subsequently subjecting the solid product of step (e), step (e') or step (d'') to extraction with an extraction liquid comprising TiCl.sub.4 at a temperature of greater than about 100.degree. C. for about 1 to 3 hours to produce a solid product; and,
- (g) isolating said solid product of step (f).
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein said cocatalyst comprises an aluminum component of the formula AlR.sup.2.sub.n wherein each R.sup.2 is independently an alkyl group of 8 or fewer carbon atoms, and a silane component of the formula R.sup.3.sub.n Si(OR.sup.4).sub.4-n where R.sup.3 is selected from the group consisting of saturated alphatic, cycloaliphatic, and aromatic hydrocarbon radicals of 16 or fewer carbon atoms, R.sup.4 is an alkyl group of 15 or fewer carbon atoms, and n is 0 to 3, inclusive.
- 3. The method of claim 2 wherein the atomic ratio of titanium from said solid catalyst component to aluminum from said aluminum component is in the range of about 1:10 to about 1:2000, inclusive, and the molar ratio of said aluminum component to said silane component is from about 1:0.01 to about 1:0.8.
- 4. The method of claim 3 wherein said aluminum component is a trialkylaluminum component and said silane component is selected from the group consisting of trialkoxyalkylphenyl silanes and dialkyldiethylphenyl silanes.
- 5. The method of claim 4 wherein said aluminum component is triethylaluminum and said silane component is isobutylisopropyldimethoxy silane.
- 6. The method of any one of claims 2, 3, 4, or 5 wherein said 1-olefin comprises a major molar proportion of propylene.
- 7. The method of claim 1 wherein said polymerization is carried out in the presence of molecular hydrogen.
- 8. The method of claim 1 wherein said polymerization is carried out at about 20 to about 160.degree. C. at about 1 to about 100 bar.
- 9. The method of claim 1 wherein said hydrocarbon-soluble organomagnesium compound is selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbon-soluble organomagnesium compounds of the formula MgRR.sup.1, ROMgX, Mg(OR)(OR.sup.1), and R(OR.sup.1)Mg, wherein R and R.sup.1 are the same or different substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 alkyl groups, and X is I, Br, or Cl.
- 10. The method of claim 9 wherein said organomagnesium compound is MgRR.sup.1 or ROMgCl.
- 11. The method of claim 1 wherein said magnesium fixing agent of step (b) additionally comprises HCl, HSiCl.sub.3, or H.sub.2 SiCl.sub.2.
- 12. The method of claim 1 wherein said magnesium fixing agent of step (h) comprises a mixture of SiCl.sub.4 and HSiCl.sub.3.
- 13. The method of claim 12 wherein the solid product of step (b) is washed prior to step (c).
- 14. The method of claim 1 wherein said carboxylic acid derivative of step (e), step (d') or step (d'') is a phthalic acid derivative of the formula ##STR2## wherein X and Y together are oxygen or X and Y are each chlorine or C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 alkoxy groups.
- 15. The method of claim 1 wherein the molar ratio of said magnesium fixing agent to magnesium in step (b) is at least about 1:1.
- 16. The method of claim 15 wherein said organomagnesium fixing agent comprises a mixture of SiCl.sub.4 and either HSiCl.sub.3 or liquid H.sub.2 SiCl.sub.2.
- 17. The method of claim 16 wherein said organomagnesium fixing agent comprises SiCl.sub.4 and a minor molar proportion of gaseous HCl or gaseous H.sub.2 SiCl.sub.2.
- 18. The method of claim 1 wherein the molar ratio of said alkanol of step (c) to magnesium is in the range of about 2.5:1 to about 3.5:1.
- 19. The method of claim 1 wherein said extraction step (f) is carried out at a temperature in the range of about 100.degree. C. to about 150.degree. C.
- 20. The method of claim 1 wherein the molar ratio of said organomagnesium compound to said silica in step (a) is about 0.1:1 to about 1:1, inclusive; the molar ratio of said magnesium fixing agent to magnesium in step (b) is at least about 1:1; the molar ratio of said TiCl.sub.4 to magnesium in step (d), step (e') or step (d'') is in the range of about 2:1 to about 20:1, inclusive; the molar ratio of said carboxylic acid derivative to magnesium in step (e), step (d') or step (d'') is in the range of about 0.01:1 to about 1:1, inclusive; and the weight ratio of said extraction liquid to said product of step (e), step (e') or step (d'') in step (f) is in the range of about 1:1 to about 100:1, inclusive.
- 21. The method of claim 20 wherein said silica and organomagnesium compound of step (a) are contacted at about 10.degree. to about 120.degree. C. and maintained at about 20.degree. to about 140.degree. C. for about 0.5 to about 5 hours; step (b) is carried out at about 35.degree. to about 45.degree. C. for about 0.5 to about 5 hours; step (c) is carried out at about 20 to about 140.degree. C. for about 0.5 to about 5 hours; step (d) is initiated at about room temperature and maintained at about 10.degree. to about 150.degree. C. for about 0.5 to about 5 hours; and, step (e) is initiated at about 90.degree. C. and maintained at about 100.degree. C. for about 0.5 to 5 hours; and, step (e') is initiated at room temperature and maintained at about 10.degree. to about 150.degree. C. for about 0.5 to about 5 hours.
- 22. The method of claim 21 wherein said organomagnesium compound is selected from the group consisting of butyloctyl magnesium and 2-methylpentoxymagnesium chloride, said magnesium fixing agent is SiCl.sub.4 and a minor molar proportion of HSiCl.sub.3, said alkanol is ethanol, said carboxylic acid derivative is dibutyl phthalate, said extraction liquid comprises TiCl.sub.4 and ethylbenzene, and the product of step (b) is washed prior to step (c).
- 23. The method of claim 1 wherein the isolated solid product of step (g) is washed with an inert liquid hydrocarbon to remove free TiCl.sub.4 therefrom.
- 24. A method of polymerizing one or more polymerizable 1-olefins, said method comprising the step of polymerizing said 1-olefin or 1-olefins under polymerizing conditions in the presence of a catalyst system comprising a suitable cocatalyst and a solid catalyst component prepared by a method including the steps of contacting silica with a hydrocarbon soluble organomagnesium compound to produce a first solid product; contacting the first solid product with an alcohol to produce a second solid product; and contacting the second solid product with a carboxylic acid derivative and with TiCl.sub.4 to produce the solid catalyst component, wherein the first solid product is contacted with SiCl.sub.4 to fix a magnesium component in the first solid product prior to contact with TiCl.sub.4.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a division of copending, commonly assigned application Ser. No. 07/516,754 filed Apr. 30, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,126,302 issued Jun. 30, 1992, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
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