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.

Disclosed is a catalyst for olefin polymerization, comprising a main catalyst and a cocatalyst; the main catalyst is a bisphenol metal complex represented by formula I, and the cocatalyst comprises an organoaluminum compound; in formula I, R.sub.1, R.sub.1′, R.sub.2, R.sub.2′ are the same or different, and are each independently selected from hydrogen and a substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.20 hydrocarbyl; R.sub.3-R.sub.7, R.sub.3′-R.sub.7′ are the same or different, and are each independently selected from hydrogen and a substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.20 hydrocarbyl; R.sub.8 and R.sub.9 are the same or different, and are each independently selected from hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.20 hydrocarbyl; M and M′ are the same or different, and are selected from Group IV metals; and X is halogen;

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Disclosed is a catalyst for olefin polymerization, comprising a main catalyst and a cocatalyst; the main catalyst is a bisphenol metal complex represented by formula I, and the cocatalyst comprises an organoaluminum compound; in formula I, R.sub.1, R.sub.1′, R.sub.2, R.sub.2′ are the same or different, and are each independently selected from hydrogen and a substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.20 hydrocarbyl; R.sub.3-R.sub.7, R.sub.3′-R.sub.7′ are the same or different, and are each independently selected from hydrogen and a substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.20 hydrocarbyl; R.sub.8 and R.sub.9 are the same or different, and are each independently selected from hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.20 hydrocarbyl; M and M′ are the same or different, and are selected from Group IV metals; and X is halogen;

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Disclosed herein are ethylene-based polymers generally characterized by a density of at least 0.94 g/cm.sup.3, a high load melt index from 4 to 20 g/10 min, a zero-shear viscosity at 190° C. from 20,000 to 400,000 kPa-sec, and a relaxation time at 190° C. from 225 to 3000 sec. These ethylene polymers can be produced by peroxide-treating a broad molecular weight distribution Ziegler-catalyzed resin, and can be used in large diameter, thick wall pipes and other end-use applications.

Disclosed herein are ethylene-based polymers generally characterized by a density of at least 0.94 g/cm.sup.3, a high load melt index from 4 to 20 g/10 min, a zero-shear viscosity at 190° C. from 20,000 to 400,000 kPa-sec, and a relaxation time at 190° C. from 225 to 3000 sec. These ethylene polymers can be produced by peroxide-treating a broad molecular weight distribution Ziegler-catalyzed resin, and can be used in large diameter, thick wall pipes and other end-use applications.

A composition comprising the reaction product of a polypropylene comprising at least 50 mol % propylene, and having a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) greater than 6, a branching index (g′.sub.vis) of at least 0.97, and a melt strength greater than 10 cN determined using an extensional rheometer at 190° C.; and within the range from 0.01 to 3 wt % of at least one organic peroxide, by weight of the polypropylene and organic peroxide. Such hyperbranched polypropylenes are useful in films, foamed articles, and thermoformed articles.

A composition comprising the reaction product of a polypropylene comprising at least 50 mol % propylene, and having a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) greater than 6, a branching index (g′.sub.vis) of at least 0.97, and a melt strength greater than 10 cN determined using an extensional rheometer at 190° C.; and within the range from 0.01 to 3 wt % of at least one organic peroxide, by weight of the polypropylene and organic peroxide. Such hyperbranched polypropylenes are useful in films, foamed articles, and thermoformed articles.

The present invention relates to compounds according to formula I:

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wherein: each R1-R10 may individually be H, a halogen, an alkoxy moiety, a siloxy moiety, a nitrogen-containing moiety, an alkyl moiety, an aryl moiety, or an aralkyl moiety, wherein each R1-R10 comprises ≤10 carbon atoms, wherein each of R1-R10 may form a cyclic moiety with an adjacent R1-R10 moiety; Y is O or N—R11, wherein R11 is an alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl moiety comprising 1-12 carbon atoms; M is a group 3 or 4 transition metal; X is a sigma-bonded ligand, or a diene; z is the number of ligands X that are bonded to M. Such compounds may be used in a catalyst system for olefin polymerisation.

The present invention relates to compounds according to formula I:

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wherein: each R1-R10 may individually be H, a halogen, an alkoxy moiety, a siloxy moiety, a nitrogen-containing moiety, an alkyl moiety, an aryl moiety, or an aralkyl moiety, wherein each R1-R10 comprises ≤10 carbon atoms, wherein each of R1-R10 may form a cyclic moiety with an adjacent R1-R10 moiety; Y is O or N—R11, wherein R11 is an alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl moiety comprising 1-12 carbon atoms; M is a group 3 or 4 transition metal; X is a sigma-bonded ligand, or a diene; z is the number of ligands X that are bonded to M. Such compounds may be used in a catalyst system for olefin polymerisation.

Embodiments are directed towards a use of a supported gas-phase biphenylphenol polymerization catalyst to make a polymer via a gas-phase polymerization process, wherein the supported gas-phase biphenylphenol polymerization catalyst is made from a gas-phase biphenylphenol polymerization precatalyst of Formula I.