The present invention relates to a novel ligand compound, a transition metal compound and a catalyst composition comprising the same. The novel ligand compound and the transition metal compound of the present invention may be useful as a catalyst of polymerization reaction for preparing an olefin-based polymer having a low density.

The present disclosure provides methods and systems for introducing an activator to a polymerization reactor. The methods may include introducing liquid activator to a mixing vessel or an inline mixer and mixing aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent to form an activator solution which is introduced to a polymerization reactor. The systems may include a storage vessel, a mixing vessel or inline mixer configured to mix a liquid activator with a hydrocarbon solvent, and a polymerization reactor. The present disclosure also provides a process for producing a polyolefin. The process may include introducing liquid activator to an inline mixer and mixing an aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent with the liquid activator to form an activator solution. The process may include introducing the activator solution, a catalyst, and an olefin feed to a polymerization reactor.

The present disclosure provides methods and systems for introducing an activator to a polymerization reactor. The methods may include introducing liquid activator to a mixing vessel or an inline mixer and mixing aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent to form an activator solution which is introduced to a polymerization reactor. The systems may include a storage vessel, a mixing vessel or inline mixer configured to mix a liquid activator with a hydrocarbon solvent, and a polymerization reactor. The present disclosure also provides a process for producing a polyolefin. The process may include introducing liquid activator to an inline mixer and mixing an aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent with the liquid activator to form an activator solution. The process may include introducing the activator solution, a catalyst, and an olefin feed to a polymerization reactor.

This disclosure provides new methods for the design and development of ethylene polymerization catalysts, including Group 4 metallocene catalysts such as zirconocenes, which are based on an improved ability to adjust co-monomer incorporation into the polymer. Computational analyses with and without dispersion corrections revealed that designing catalyst scaffolds which induce stabilizing non-covalent dispersion type interactions with incoming α-olefin co-monomers can be used to modulate co-monomer selectivity into the polyethylene chain. Demonstrated herein is a lack of correlation of computed ΔΔG.sup.‡ values against experimental ΔΔG.sup.‡ values when the dispersion correction (D3BJ) was disabled, and B3LYP was used in the absence of Grimme's D3 dispersion and Becke-Johnson (BJ) dampening, but a correlation of computed against experimental ΔΔG.sup.‡ with B3LYP+D3BJ, which are used to design new catalyst scaffolds.

This disclosure provides new methods for the design and development of ethylene polymerization catalysts, including Group 4 metallocene catalysts such as zirconocenes, which are based on an improved ability to adjust co-monomer incorporation into the polymer. Computational analyses with and without dispersion corrections revealed that designing catalyst scaffolds which induce stabilizing non-covalent dispersion type interactions with incoming α-olefin co-monomers can be used to modulate co-monomer selectivity into the polyethylene chain. Demonstrated herein is a lack of correlation of computed ΔΔG.sup.‡ values against experimental ΔΔG.sup.‡ values when the dispersion correction (D3BJ) was disabled, and B3LYP was used in the absence of Grimme's D3 dispersion and Becke-Johnson (BJ) dampening, but a correlation of computed against experimental ΔΔG.sup.‡ with B3LYP+D3BJ, which are used to design new catalyst scaffolds.

Provided are a method of purifying an alpha-olefin and a composition for purifying an alpha-olefin therefor. More specifically, a method of purifying an alpha-olefin having an excellent effect of removing impurities in the alpha-olefin and a composition for purifying an alpha-olefin therefor are provided.

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a polyethylene wax, the process comprising the steps of providing a catalyst solution, wherein the catalyst solution comprises at least one activating compound, an alkylaluminoxane and a me-tallocene complex, wherein the molar ratio of the activating compound to aluminum comprised in the alkylaluminoxane is from 0.0005 to 0.20; and polymerizing ethylene, by contacting the ethylene and the catalyst solution.

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a polyethylene wax, the process comprising the steps of providing a catalyst solution, wherein the catalyst solution comprises at least one activating compound, an alkylaluminoxane and a me-tallocene complex, wherein the molar ratio of the activating compound to aluminum comprised in the alkylaluminoxane is from 0.0005 to 0.20; and polymerizing ethylene, by contacting the ethylene and the catalyst solution.

The metallocene compound represented by the following general formula (1): ##STR00001##
(the numerals and signs in the general formula (1) are as described in the description).

The metallocene compound represented by the following general formula (1): ##STR00001##
(the numerals and signs in the general formula (1) are as described in the description).