A modified Ziegler-Natta procatalyst that is a product mixture of modifying an initial Ziegler-Natta procatalyst with a molecular (pro)catalyst, and optionally an activator, the modifying occurring before activating the modified Ziegler-Natta procatalyst with an activator and before contacting the modified Ziegler-Natta procatalyst with a polymerizable olefin. Also, a modified catalyst system prepared therefrom, methods of preparing the modified Ziegler-Natta procatalyst and the modified catalyst system, a method of polymerizing an olefin using the modified catalyst system, and a polyolefin product made thereby.

A modified Ziegler-Natta procatalyst that is a product mixture of modifying an initial Ziegler-Natta procatalyst with a molecular (pro)catalyst, and optionally an activator, the modifying occurring before activating the modified Ziegler-Natta procatalyst with an activator and before contacting the modified Ziegler-Natta procatalyst with a polymerizable olefin. Also, a modified catalyst system prepared therefrom, methods of preparing the modified Ziegler-Natta procatalyst and the modified catalyst system, a method of polymerizing an olefin using the modified catalyst system, and a polyolefin product made thereby.

An object of the present invention is to provide a highly heat resistant and highly rigid propylene-based polymer having unprecedentedly high stereoregularity. The propylene-based polymer of the present invention satisfies requirements (1) to (4) and preferably requirement (5): (1) an average meso chain length is 800 to 100,000; (2) a MFR is 0.5 to 1,000 g/10 minutes; (3) a ratio of Mw to Mn, Mw/Mn, as measured by GPC is 4.2 to 20; (4) when the ratio of a component which elutes at a temperature of 122° C. or more as measured by temperature rising elution fractionation (TREF) is A % by weight and the melt flow rate of the requirement (2) is B g/10 minutes, 100≥A≥20×EXP(−0.01×B); (5) an amount of a component soluble in n-decane at 23° C. is 0.01 to 2% by weight.

An object of the present invention is to provide a highly heat resistant and highly rigid propylene-based polymer having unprecedentedly high stereoregularity. The propylene-based polymer of the present invention satisfies requirements (1) to (4) and preferably requirement (5): (1) an average meso chain length is 800 to 100,000; (2) a MFR is 0.5 to 1,000 g/10 minutes; (3) a ratio of Mw to Mn, Mw/Mn, as measured by GPC is 4.2 to 20; (4) when the ratio of a component which elutes at a temperature of 122° C. or more as measured by temperature rising elution fractionation (TREF) is A % by weight and the melt flow rate of the requirement (2) is B g/10 minutes, 100≥A≥20×EXP(−0.01×B); (5) an amount of a component soluble in n-decane at 23° C. is 0.01 to 2% by weight.

A process for the preparation of a solid catalyst component for the polymerization of CH.sub.2═CHR olefins, wherein R is hydrogen or hydrocarbyl radical with 1-12 carbon atoms, made from or containing a Ti compound on a Mg chloride based support, including the steps of (a) reacting a Mg based compound with a liquid medium made from or containing a Ti compound, at a temperature ranging from 0 to 150° C., thereby yielding solid particles; and (b) suspending the solid particles coming from step (a) in a liquid medium made from or containing hydrocarbons at a temperature ranging from 10 to 100° C., wherein step (a) or (b) is carried out in the presence of 0.2 to 20.0% by weight, with respect to the amount of Mg compound, of particles of a solid compound containing more than 50% by weight of SiO.sub.2 units and having average particle size from 1 to 100 μm.

A process for the preparation of a solid catalyst component for the polymerization of CH.sub.2═CHR olefins, wherein R is hydrogen or hydrocarbyl radical with 1-12 carbon atoms, made from or containing a Ti compound on a Mg chloride based support, including the steps of (a) reacting a Mg based compound with a liquid medium made from or containing a Ti compound, at a temperature ranging from 0 to 150° C., thereby yielding solid particles; and (b) suspending the solid particles coming from step (a) in a liquid medium made from or containing hydrocarbons at a temperature ranging from 10 to 100° C., wherein step (a) or (b) is carried out in the presence of 0.2 to 20.0% by weight, with respect to the amount of Mg compound, of particles of a solid compound containing more than 50% by weight of SiO.sub.2 units and having average particle size from 1 to 100 μm.

The present invention is directed to a propylene polymer composition comprising at least one propylene copolymer (C-PP), and an α-nucleating agent (NU), wherein the propylene copolymer (C-PP) comprises two propylene copolymer fractions (PP1) and (PP2), wherein propylene copolymer fraction (PP1) is contained in the propylene copolymer (C-PP) in an amount of 30 to 70 wt. % and the propylene copolymer fraction (PP2) is contained in the propylene copolymer (C-PP) in an amount of 70 to 30 wt. %, the comonomer content of propylene copolymer fraction (PP1) is in the range of 0.5 to 2.5 wt.-% and the comonomer content of the propylene copolymer fraction (PP1) is lower compared to the comonomer content of the propylene copolymer fraction (PP2), and the propylene polymer composition has (a) a melt flow rate MFR.sub.2 (230° C.) measured according to according to ISO 1133 of 1 to 5 g/10 min., and (b) a comonomer content of 4.0 to 8.0 wt. %, the comonomer(s) being ethylene and/or at least one C.sub.4 to C.sub.12 α-olefin. The above propylene polymer composition has improved impact and optical properties. The invention further provides a method of producing the above propylene polymer composition and an extrusion blow molded article comprising the above propylene polymer composition.

The present invention is directed to a propylene polymer composition comprising at least one propylene copolymer (C-PP), and an α-nucleating agent (NU), wherein the propylene copolymer (C-PP) comprises two propylene copolymer fractions (PP1) and (PP2), wherein propylene copolymer fraction (PP1) is contained in the propylene copolymer (C-PP) in an amount of 30 to 70 wt. % and the propylene copolymer fraction (PP2) is contained in the propylene copolymer (C-PP) in an amount of 70 to 30 wt. %, the comonomer content of propylene copolymer fraction (PP1) is in the range of 0.5 to 2.5 wt.-% and the comonomer content of the propylene copolymer fraction (PP1) is lower compared to the comonomer content of the propylene copolymer fraction (PP2), and the propylene polymer composition has (a) a melt flow rate MFR.sub.2 (230° C.) measured according to according to ISO 1133 of 1 to 5 g/10 min., and (b) a comonomer content of 4.0 to 8.0 wt. %, the comonomer(s) being ethylene and/or at least one C.sub.4 to C.sub.12 α-olefin. The above propylene polymer composition has improved impact and optical properties. The invention further provides a method of producing the above propylene polymer composition and an extrusion blow molded article comprising the above propylene polymer composition.

A catalyst mixture made from or containing (a) particles of a solid catalyst component comprising Ti, Mg, Cl, and (b) from 0.5 to 5.0% by weight, based upon the total weight of the mixture, of particles of a solid compound having particle size ranging from 0.1 μm to 1 mm containing more than 50% by weight of SiO.sub.2 units.

A catalyst mixture made from or containing (a) particles of a solid catalyst component comprising Ti, Mg, Cl, and (b) from 0.5 to 5.0% by weight, based upon the total weight of the mixture, of particles of a solid compound having particle size ranging from 0.1 μm to 1 mm containing more than 50% by weight of SiO.sub.2 units.