In a first aspect, the present invention concerns a kit for a polymerizable composition comprising a portion A constituted by a composition comprising at least one monomer (a1) that is reactive towards a cationic species (b) or a Lewis or Brnsted acid species, and at least one co-initiator, and a portion B comprising at least one cationic salt (e) selected from the salts with formula S1, S3, and S4 shown and defined in claim 1. In a second aspect, the present invention concerns a method of producing a coating or a composite material starting from polymerizable composition comprising at least one salt (e) selected from the salts with formula S1, S2, S3, and S4 shown and defined in claim 10, said composition being polymerized without adding external heat thereto.

The invention relates to a process for the production of polyethylene by gas phase polymerisation of ethylene in the presence of a supported chromium oxide based catalyst which is modified with an amino alcohol wherein the molar ratio of amino alcohol:chromium ranges between 0.5:1 and 1.5:1 wherein the support is silica having a surface area (SA) between 250 m2/g and 400 m2/g and a pore volume (PV) between 1.1 cm3/g and less than 2.0 cm3/g.

The present application provides a catalyst for copolymerization of ethylene and methyl methacrylate and an application thereof. The catalyst includes a main catalyst, and the main catalyst is obtained by compounding a compound of formula (I) and a compound of formula (II); a mole ratio of the compound of formula (I) to the compound of formula (II) is (1:49) to (49:1). The catalyst has an excellent catalytic activity, and a copolymer of ethylene and methyl methacrylate with a high molecular weight can be obtained, with a weight average molecular weight of not less than 1?10.sup.5 g/mol.

A multiblock copolymer, obtainable by copolymerization of a conjugated diene compound and a non-conjugated olefin, wherein: a structure of the multiblock copolymer includes A-(B-A).sub.x and/or B-(A-B).sub.x, wherein A represents a block portion constituted of monomer units of a non-conjugated olefin, B represents a block portion constituted of monomer units of a conjugated diene compound, and x represents an integer 1; content of the non-conjugated olefin portion is 30 mass %; and storage modulus G at 130 C., measured by rubber process analysis using a rubber process analyzer, i.e. RPA, according to ASTM D6204, is 20 kPa. It is possible to obtain vulcanized rubber and thus a tire having high fracture resistance and high weather resistance from the multiblock copolymer and a rubber composition derived therefrom.

Disclosed herein are embodiments of a method for making jet-range olefins using co-oligomerization of a mixed olefin composition as a feedstock. In some embodiments, C.sub.2 and C.sub.3+ olefins can be reacted in the presence of a hybrid catalyst system to produce a jet-range olefin product suitable for use in making jet fuel. In some additional embodiments, C.sub.2 and C.sub.4 olefins can be reacted in the presence of a single catalyst component to produce a jet-range and/or diesel-range olefin product suitable for use in making jet fuel. Combinations comprising catalysts and feedstocks disclosed herein also are described, along with system embodiments for conducting the co-oligomerization method embodiments.

Disclosed a method for preparing polybutene by using a catalyst including normal propanol, wherein the polybutene has 40 to 70% of vinylidene content and 10% or more of tetra-substituted double bond content by using a complex catalyst including normal propanol as a cocatalyst and a main catalyst such as boron trifluoride. The method comprises: introducing, to a raw reaction material including 10 wt % or more of isobutene, a complex catalyst including normal propanol as a cocatalyst and boron trifluoride as a main catalyst; and polymerizing the raw reaction material at a reaction temperature of 33 to 33 C. under a reaction pressure of 3 to 50 kg/cm.sup.2, wherein the vinylidene content is adjusted by adjusting the reaction temperature.

A process for preparing a blend of cis-1,4-polybutadiene and syndiotactic 1,2 polybutadiene, the process comprising the steps of (i) polymerizing 1,3-butadiene in the presence of a lanthanide-based catalyst to form a polymerization mixture including cis-1,4-polybutadiene, and (ii) polymerizing 1,3-butadiene in the presence of a cobalt-based catalyst within the polymerization mixture including cis-1,4-polybutadiene to form syndiotactic 1,2-polybutadiene and thereby produce a blend of cis-1,4-polybutadiene and syndiotactic 1,2-polybutadiene.

A catalyst composition includes the following components: a) a metallocene compound, b) a co-catalyst component, and c) a phenol, the co-catalyst component being a combination of an organoaluminum compound and an alkyl aluminoxane, or a combination of an organoaluminum compound and an organoboron compound. The catalyst composition is used for the copolymerization of ethylene and a cycloolefin or an alkenol, which can increase the molecular weight of the polymer as well as the content of cycloolefin or alkenol structural unit in the copolymer.

The present invention relates to a process for the oligomerisation of ethylene which comprises contacting ethylene with a transition metal-permethylpentalene complex, and a transition metal compound utilized therein.

To provide a solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization having a small amount of fine powder. A solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization containing a titanium atom, a magnesium atom, a halogen atom, and an internal electron donor. The solid catalyst component has an absolute difference in binding energy of 73.50 to 75.35 eV between a peak (1) with the binding energy of 457.00 to 459.00 eV and a peak (2) with the binding energy of 532.50 to 534.50 eV. The peak (1) and the peak (2) are within peak components measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, the peak (1) is obtained by waveform separation of peaks assigned to the 2p orbitals of the titanium atom, and the peak (2) is obtained by waveform separation of peaks assigned to the is orbital of an oxygen atom.