Process for polymerizing olefins and catalyst for polymerizing olefins

Abstract

A catalyst for polymerization of an olefin, said catalyst being formed from[A] a solid titanium catalyst component comprising magnesium, titanium, halogen and an electron donor as essential ingredients,[B] an organoaluminum compound catalyst component, and[C] an electron donor catalyst component comprising at least two electron donors including an electron donor (1) and an electron donor (2), the MFR (a) of homopolypropylene obtained by using the electron donor (1) together with the solid titanium catalyst component [A] and the organoaluminum compound catalyst component [B] has the following relation to the MFR (b) of homopolypropylene obtained by using the electron donor (2) under the same polymerization conditions as in the case of using the electron donor (1)log [MFR (b)/MFR (a)].gtoreq.1.5.This catalyst can give an olefin polymer having a broad molecular weight. Also provided is a process for polymerizing or copolymerizing an olefin in the presence of the above catalyst.

Description

Claims

1. A process for polymerizing an olefin which comprises polymerizing or copolymerizing an olefin in the presence of a catalyst, said catalyst being formed from

(A) a solid titanium catalyst component comprising magnesium, titanium, halogen and an electron donor as essential ingredients;

(B) an organoaluminum compound catalyst component; and

(C) an electron donor catalyst component comprising at least two electron donors consisting of an electron donor (1) and an electron donor (2) selected from the group consisting of organic silicon compounds of formula (I)

R.sub.n Si(OR').sub.4-n (I)

wherein R and R' each represent a hydrocarbon group and 0<n<4;

wherein an MFR(a) of a homopolypropylene obtained by homopolymerizing propylene by using the electron donor (1) in combination with the solid titanium catalyst component (A) and the organoaluminum compound catalyst component (B) and an MFR(B) of a homopolypropylene obtained by homopolymerizing propylene by using the electron donor (2) under the same conditions as in the case of using the electron donor (1) have the following relation

log (MFR(b)/MFR(a)).gtoreq.1.5;

wherein the Al atom in organoaluminum compound catalyst component (B) is about 5 to 500 moles per mole of the Ti atom in the solid titanium catalyst component (A);

wherein the total amount of electron donor catalyst component (C) is about 0.001 to 2 moles, calculated as Si atoms, per mole of the Al atom in organoaluminum compound catalyst component (B); and

wherein polymerization is carried out at a temperature of about 50.degree. to 180.degree. C. and at a pressure of about 2 to 50 kg/cm.sup.2.

2. The process of claim 1 in which the solid titanium catalyst component [A] contains an ester as the electron donor; the organoaluminum compound catalyst component [B] is a trialkyl aluminum; and the olfin is an olefin having 2 to 5 carbon atoms.

3. The process of claim 2 in which the solid titanium catalyst component [A] contains diisobutyl phthalate as the electron donor; the organoaluminum compound catalyst component [B] is triethyl aluminum; two electron donors of the electron donor catalyst component [C] are dicyclopentyldimethoxysilane and propyltriethoxysilane; and the olefin is propylene.

4. The process of claim 2 in which the solid titanium catalyst component [A] contains diisobutyl phthalate as the electron donor; the organoaluminum compound catalyst component [B] is triethyl aluminum; two electron donors of the electron donor catalyst component [C] are dicyclopentyldimethoxysilane and vinyltriethoxysilane; and the olefin is propylene.

5. The process of claim 2 in which the solid titanium catalyst component [A] contains diisobutyl phthalate as the electron donor; the organoaluminum compound catalyst component [B] is triethyl aluminum; two electron donors of the electron donor catalyst component [C] are dicyclopentyldimethoxysilane and beta-phenethylmethyldiethoxysilane; and the olefin is propylene.

6. The process of claim 2 in which the solid titanium catalyst component [A] contains diisobutyl phthalate as the electron donor; the organoaluminum compound catalyst component [B] is triethyl aluminum; two electron donors of the electron donor catalyst component [C] are di-t-butyldimethoxysilane and propyltriethoxysilane; and the olefin is propylene.

7. The process of claim 1 in which the solid titanium catalyst component [A] is treated by preliminarily polymerizing an olefin in its presence.

8. The process of claim 7 in which the solid titanium catalyst component [A] contains an ester as the electron donor; the organoaluminum compound catalyst component [B] is a trialkyl aluminum; and the olefin is an olefin having 2 to 5 carbon atoms.

9. The process of claim 8 in which the solid titanium catalyst component [A] is treated by preliminarly polymerizing propylene in its presence.

10. The process of claim 9 in which the titanium catalyst component [A] contains diisobutyl phthalate as the electron donor; the organoaluminum compound catalyst component [B] is triethyl aluminum; two electron donors of the electron donor catalyst component [C] are dicyclopentyldimethoxysilane and propyltriethoxysilane; and the olefin is propylene.

11. The process of claim 9 in which the solid titanium catalyst component [A] contains diisobutyl phthalate as the electron donor; the organoaluminum compound catalyst component [B] is triethyl aluminum; two electron donors of the electron donor catalyst component [C] are dicyclopentyldimethoxysilane and vinyltriethoxysilane; and the olefin is propylene.

12. The process of claim 9 in which the solid titanium catalyst component [A] contains diisobutyl phthalate as the electron donor; the organoaluminum compound catalyst component [B] is triethyl aluminum; two electron donors of the electron donor catalyst component [C] are dicyclopentyldimethoxysilane and beta-phenethylmethyldiethoxysilane; and the olefin is propylene.

13. The process of claim 9 in which the solid titanium catalyst component [A] contains diisobutyl phthalate as the electron donor; the organoaluminum compound catalyst component [B] is triethyl aluminum; two electron donors of the electron donor catalyst component [C] are di-t-butyldimethoxysilane and propyltriethoxysilane; and the olefin is propylene.