The present invention provides a polyolefin composition, said composition comprising a terpolymer comprising a cross-linkable polyolefin comprising hydrolysable silane groups and a polar comonomer, the polyolefin composition further comprising a cross-linking catalyst and a silicon containing compound. The polar comonomer Is present in an amount of 5-35 wt %.

Methods for operating a high pressure olefin polymerization reactor include the steps of introducing an initiator stream containing ethylene and an initiator compound through an initiator nozzle into the reactor, introducing an olefin stream containing ethylene and an optional comonomer through an olefin nozzle into the reactor, and polymerizing ethylene and optionally the comonomer in the presence of the initiator stream in the reactor under high pressure polymerization conditions to produce an ethylene polymer. The amount of ethylene in the initiator stream is from 0.01 to 2 wt. % of the amount of ethylene in the olefin stream. An injection nozzle that can be used in conjunction with the high pressure reactor also is described.

Methods for operating a high pressure olefin polymerization reactor include the steps of introducing an initiator stream containing ethylene and an initiator compound through an initiator nozzle into the reactor, introducing an olefin stream containing ethylene and an optional comonomer through an olefin nozzle into the reactor, and polymerizing ethylene and optionally the comonomer in the presence of the initiator stream in the reactor under high pressure polymerization conditions to produce an ethylene polymer. The amount of ethylene in the initiator stream is from 0.01 to 2 wt. % of the amount of ethylene in the olefin stream. An injection nozzle that can be used in conjunction with the high pressure reactor also is described.

Provided is an electrically conductive elastomer with high stretchability and high durability. A method of synthesizing an electrically conductive elastomer includes (a) preparing a eutectic solvent by mixing quaternary ammonium salt and organic acid, and (b) adding and blending the eutectic solvent with poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS), a photocuring agent, and a crosslinker and performing photopolymerization.

A process for separating polymeric and gaseous components of a polymer-monomer mixture at a pressure of from 0.12 MPa to 0.6 MPa and a temperature of from 120° C. to 300° C. in a separation vessel is provided. The separation vessel has a vertically arranged cylindrical shape with a ratio of length to diameter L/D of from 0.6 to 10 and an inlet pipe capable of introducing the polymer-monomer mixture into the separation vessel which the inlet pipe extends vertically from the top of the separation vessel into the separation vessel. Further a process for preparing ethylene homopolymers or copolymers from ethylenically unsaturated monomers in the presence of free-radical polymerization initiators at temperatures from 100° C. to 350° C. and pressures in the range of from 110 MPa to 500 MPa comprising such a process for separating a polymer-monomer mixture is provided.

A process for separating polymeric and gaseous components of a polymer-monomer mixture at a pressure of from 0.12 MPa to 0.6 MPa and a temperature of from 120° C. to 300° C. in a separation vessel is provided. The separation vessel has a vertically arranged cylindrical shape with a ratio of length to diameter L/D of from 0.6 to 10 and an inlet pipe capable of introducing the polymer-monomer mixture into the separation vessel which the inlet pipe extends vertically from the top of the separation vessel into the separation vessel. Further a process for preparing ethylene homopolymers or copolymers from ethylenically unsaturated monomers in the presence of free-radical polymerization initiators at temperatures from 100° C. to 350° C. and pressures in the range of from 110 MPa to 500 MPa comprising such a process for separating a polymer-monomer mixture is provided.

A method for preparing cis-1,4-polydienes, the method comprising the steps of preparing a preformed, active lanthanide-based catalyst, aging the active lanthanide-based catalyst for more than 5 days to thereby formed an aged catalyst, and introducing the aged catalyst and conjugated diene monomer to be polymerized to thereby form an active polymerization mixture in which the conjugated diene monomer is polymerized to form a polydiene having a reactive chain end.

A method for preparing cis-1,4-polydienes, the method comprising the steps of preparing a preformed, active lanthanide-based catalyst, aging the active lanthanide-based catalyst for more than 5 days to thereby formed an aged catalyst, and introducing the aged catalyst and conjugated diene monomer to be polymerized to thereby form an active polymerization mixture in which the conjugated diene monomer is polymerized to form a polydiene having a reactive chain end.

The present invention relates to a catalyst for propylene polymerization, a catalyst system for propylene polymerization and preparation and use thereof. The catalyst for propylene polymerization comprises: an activated magnesium halide, a titanium compound supported on the activated magnesium halide containing at least one Ti-halogen bond, and an internal electron donor compound selected from one or more of compounds having a structure of below Formula (1), wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.6 are each independently selected from a C.sub.1-C.sub.12 straight or branched alkyl, a C.sub.3-C.sub.15 cycloalkyl or aryl, and R′ is H, a C.sub.1-C.sub.5 straight or branched alkyl, or phenyl; R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, and R.sub.5 are each independently selected from H, halogen, a C.sub.1-C.sub.12 straight or branched alkyl, a C.sub.3-C.sub.8 cycloalkyl, a C.sub.6-C.sub.15 aryl, or arylalkyl. The present invention can provide a catalyst showing high polymerization reaction activity and excellent stereospecificity, by applying a novel type of internal electron donor.

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The present invention relates to a catalyst for propylene polymerization, a catalyst system for propylene polymerization and preparation and use thereof. The catalyst for propylene polymerization comprises: an activated magnesium halide, a titanium compound supported on the activated magnesium halide containing at least one Ti-halogen bond, and an internal electron donor compound selected from one or more of compounds having a structure of below Formula (1), wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.6 are each independently selected from a C.sub.1-C.sub.12 straight or branched alkyl, a C.sub.3-C.sub.15 cycloalkyl or aryl, and R′ is H, a C.sub.1-C.sub.5 straight or branched alkyl, or phenyl; R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, and R.sub.5 are each independently selected from H, halogen, a C.sub.1-C.sub.12 straight or branched alkyl, a C.sub.3-C.sub.8 cycloalkyl, a C.sub.6-C.sub.15 aryl, or arylalkyl. The present invention can provide a catalyst showing high polymerization reaction activity and excellent stereospecificity, by applying a novel type of internal electron donor.

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