A process to prepare an alpha composition comprising a first ethylene/alpha-olefin/interpolymer fraction and a second ethylene/alpha-olefin/interpolymer fraction; said process comprising polymerizing, in one reactor, a reaction mixture, comprising ethylene and an alpha-olefin, a biphenyl phenol metal complex selected from Structure 1, as described herein, and a biphenyl phenol metal complex selected from Structure 2, as described herein; and alpha compositions prepared therefrom.

Activators may comprise compounds represented by the Formula [Ar(EHR.sup.1R.sup.2)(OR.sup.3)]d+[M.sup.k+Q.sub.n].sup.d, wherein: Ar is an aryl group; E is nitrogen or phosphorous; R.sup.1 is a C.sub.1-C.sub.30, optionally substituted, linear alkyl group; R.sup.2 is a C.sub.1-C.sub.30, optionally substituted, linear alkyl group; R.sup.3 is a C.sub.10-C.sub.30, optionally substituted, linear alkyl group; M is an element selected from group 13 of the Periodic Table of the Elements; d is 1, 2 or 3; k is 1, 2, or 3; n is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6; n−k=d; and each Q is independently hydride, bridged or unbridged dialkylamido, halide, alkoxide, aryloxide, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, halocarbyl, substituted halocarbyl, or halosubstituted-hydrocarbyl radical. Catalysts systems may comprise these activators and methods of preparing polyolefins may use these catalysts systems.

Activators may comprise compounds represented by the Formula [Ar(EHR.sup.1R.sup.2)(OR.sup.3)]d+[M.sup.k+Q.sub.n].sup.d, wherein: Ar is an aryl group; E is nitrogen or phosphorous; R.sup.1 is a C.sub.1-C.sub.30, optionally substituted, linear alkyl group; R.sup.2 is a C.sub.1-C.sub.30, optionally substituted, linear alkyl group; R.sup.3 is a C.sub.10-C.sub.30, optionally substituted, linear alkyl group; M is an element selected from group 13 of the Periodic Table of the Elements; d is 1, 2 or 3; k is 1, 2, or 3; n is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6; n−k=d; and each Q is independently hydride, bridged or unbridged dialkylamido, halide, alkoxide, aryloxide, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, halocarbyl, substituted halocarbyl, or halosubstituted-hydrocarbyl radical. Catalysts systems may comprise these activators and methods of preparing polyolefins may use these catalysts systems.

Disclosed herein are methods of preparing an aminimide. An epoxy compound is reacted with a hydrazine compound comprising a trivalent nitrogen, and an anhydride functional material or a cyclic compound containing a carbonyl group and at least one heteroatom alpha to the carbonyl group at a temperature greater than 20° C. to form the aminimide. At least one of the epoxy compound and the anhydride functional material or the cyclic compound is polymeric.

Disclosed herein are methods of preparing an aminimide. An epoxy compound is reacted with a hydrazine compound comprising a trivalent nitrogen, and an anhydride functional material or a cyclic compound containing a carbonyl group and at least one heteroatom alpha to the carbonyl group at a temperature greater than 20° C. to form the aminimide. At least one of the epoxy compound and the anhydride functional material or the cyclic compound is polymeric.

Disclosed herein are methods of preparing an aminimide. An epoxy compound is reacted with a hydrazine compound comprising a trivalent nitrogen, and an anhydride functional material or a cyclic compound containing a carbonyl group and at least one heteroatom alpha to the carbonyl group at a temperature greater than 20° C. to form the aminimide. At least one of the epoxy compound and the anhydride functional material or the cyclic compound is polymeric.

The present invention relates to an olefin-based polymer, which has (1) a density (d) ranging from 0.850 to 0.865 g/cc, (2) a melt index (MI, 190° C., 2.16 kg load conditions) ranging from 0.1 g/10 min to 3.0 g/10 min, and (3) a soluble fraction (SF) of 10 wt % or more at −20° C. in cross-fractionation chromatography (CFC), in which a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of the soluble fraction is in a range of 50,000 g/mol to 500,000 g/mol. The olefin-based polymer according to the present invention exhibits improved anti-blocking properties as a low-density olefin-based polymer.

The present invention relates to an olefin-based polymer, which has (1) a density (d) ranging from 0.850 to 0.865 g/cc, (2) a melt index (MI, 190° C., 2.16 kg load conditions) ranging from 0.1 g/10 min to 3.0 g/10 min, and (3) a soluble fraction (SF) of 10 wt % or more at −20° C. in cross-fractionation chromatography (CFC), in which a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of the soluble fraction is in a range of 50,000 g/mol to 500,000 g/mol. The olefin-based polymer according to the present invention exhibits improved anti-blocking properties as a low-density olefin-based polymer.

Provided is a method of predicting fouling during a process of preparing polyolefin. According to the present invention, occurrence of fouling may be predicted by calculating R value according to the following Equation 1 in real-time with high reliability during a copolymerization process of preparing polyolefin:
R (ratio of unreacted alpha-olefin comonomer to produced polyolefin polymer) =amount of unreacted alpha-olefin comonomer (unit: kg/hr) / amount of produced polyolefin polymer (unit: kg/hr)   [Equation 1] Therefore, productivity of the polyolefin preparation process may be further increased.

Provided is a method of predicting fouling during a process of preparing polyolefin. According to the present invention, occurrence of fouling may be predicted by calculating R value according to the following Equation 1 in real-time with high reliability during a copolymerization process of preparing polyolefin:
R (ratio of unreacted alpha-olefin comonomer to produced polyolefin polymer) =amount of unreacted alpha-olefin comonomer (unit: kg/hr) / amount of produced polyolefin polymer (unit: kg/hr)   [Equation 1] Therefore, productivity of the polyolefin preparation process may be further increased.