This invention relates to novel and improved catalyst and catalysts systems for the oligomerization of the higher olefins, which produce lubricants having improved properties, such as end-saturated oligomer chains which are needless to hydrogenation process, low kinematic viscosity and/or high viscosity index, low pour point, and high flash point lubricants.

This invention relates to novel and improved catalyst and catalysts systems for the oligomerization of the higher olefins, which produce lubricants having improved properties, such as end-saturated oligomer chains which are needless to hydrogenation process, low kinematic viscosity and/or high viscosity index, low pour point, and high flash point lubricants.

A process for the preparation of a propylene polymer containing a coloring agent in an amount ranging from 0.2 to 30 ppm referred to the weight of propylene polymer, including the steps of: a) providing a solid ZN catalyst component made from or containing Mg, Ti, halogen and an internal electron donor compound, wherein the Ti being in an amount ranging from 0.1 to 10% of the total weight of solid catalyst component; b) providing a coloring agent made from or containing at least a pigment; c) mixing the ZN catalyst particles and the coloring agent in a liquid hydrocarbon medium, thereby obtaining a slurry and d) feeding the slurry to a polymerization reactor and subjecting the reactor to polymerization conditions, thereby yielding the propylene polymer.

The Zigler-Natta catalyst composition of the present disclosure provides uniform polyethylene having a molecular weight in the range from 1 million g/mol to 12 million g/mol. The Zigler-Natta catalyst composition of the present disclosure comprises external electron donor selected from the group consisting of substituted silanediyl diacetate, trialkyl borate and tetraalkoxysilane.

The Zigler-Natta catalyst composition of the present disclosure provides uniform polyethylene having a molecular weight in the range from 1 million g/mol to 12 million g/mol. The Zigler-Natta catalyst composition of the present disclosure comprises external electron donor selected from the group consisting of substituted silanediyl diacetate, trialkyl borate and tetraalkoxysilane.

The hybrid supported metallocene catalyst according to the present disclosure comprises at least one first metallocene compound selected from compounds represented by the following Chemical Formula 1; and at least one second metallocene compound selected from compounds represented by the following Chemical Formula 3, and exhibits high activity in propylene polymerization and is useful for preparing polypropylene having high melt tension through the introduction of long chain branches (LCB) into polypropylene molecules, and a method for preparing a polypropylene using the same,

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The hybrid supported metallocene catalyst according to the present disclosure comprises at least one first metallocene compound selected from compounds represented by the following Chemical Formula 1; and at least one second metallocene compound selected from compounds represented by the following Chemical Formula 3, and exhibits high activity in propylene polymerization and is useful for preparing polypropylene having high melt tension through the introduction of long chain branches (LCB) into polypropylene molecules, and a method for preparing a polypropylene using the same,

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The present disclosure provides an article of manufacture made from or containing a propylene-based terpolymer, having (i) ethylene-derived units in the range from about 0.5 wt. % to about 1.8 wt. %; (ii) 1-butene-derived units in the range from about 1.5 wt. % to about 2.5 wt. %; (iii) a ratio of C.sub.2 wt %/C.sub.4 wt % in the range from about 0.40 to about 0.80, wherein C.sub.2 wt % is the weight percent of ethylene-derived units and C.sub.4 wt % is the weight percent of 1-butene-derived units; (iv) a melt flow rate in the range from about 30 g/10 min to about 80 g/10 min; (v) a xylene soluble fraction at 25° C. lower than about 5.0 wt. %; and (vi) a melting point higher than about 140° C.

The article can be a container, which can be used for food applications.

This invention relates to a supported catalyst system comprising: (i) at least one first catalyst component comprising a group 4 bis(phenolate) complex; (ii) at least one second catalyst component comprising a 2,6-bis(imino)pyridyl iron complex; (iii) activator; and (iv) support. The catalyst system may be used for preparing polyolefins, such a bimodal polyethylene, typically in a gas phase polymerization.

Provided are a transition metal compound for an olefin polymerization catalyst, an olefin polymerization catalyst containing the transition metal compound, and a polyolefin prepared using the olefin polymerization catalyst for polymerization thereof, wherein the transition metal compound is represented by Chemical Formula A1 or Chemical Formula B1.