Implementations described herein generally relate to methods for purifying alpha-olefins. The alpha-olefins may be used to form drag reducing agents for improving flow of hydrocarbons through conduits, particularly pipelines. In one implementation, a method of increasing alpha-olefin content is provided. The method includes providing an olefin feedstock composition having an alpha-mono-olefin and at least one of a diolefin having an equal number of carbon atoms to the alpha-mono-olefin and/or a triolefin having an equal number of carbon atoms to the alpha-mono-olefin. The method further includes contacting the olefin feedstock composition with ethylene in the presence of a catalyst composition including an olefin metathesis catalyst. The method further includes reacting the olefin feedstock composition and ethylene at metathesis reaction conditions to produce an alpha-olefin product comprising the alpha-mono-olefin and alpha-olefins having fewer carbon atoms than the alpha-mono-olefin.

Implementations described herein generally relate to methods for purifying alpha-olefins. The alpha-olefins may be used to form drag reducing agents for improving flow of hydrocarbons through conduits, particularly pipelines. In one implementation, a method of increasing alpha-olefin content is provided. The method includes providing an olefin feedstock composition having an alpha-mono-olefin and at least one of a diolefin having an equal number of carbon atoms to the alpha-mono-olefin and/or a triolefin having an equal number of carbon atoms to the alpha-mono-olefin. The method further includes contacting the olefin feedstock composition with ethylene in the presence of a catalyst composition including an olefin metathesis catalyst. The method further includes reacting the olefin feedstock composition and ethylene at metathesis reaction conditions to produce an alpha-olefin product comprising the alpha-mono-olefin and alpha-olefins having fewer carbon atoms than the alpha-mono-olefin.

Provided are an olefin-based polymer having excellent melt strength and a film including the same. The olefin-based polymer according to the present invention may have excellent processability, haze and mechanical properties, and in particular, high melt strength, thereby being usefully applied to films, etc.

Provided are an olefin-based polymer having excellent melt strength and a film including the same. The olefin-based polymer according to the present invention may have excellent processability, haze and mechanical properties, and in particular, high melt strength, thereby being usefully applied to films, etc.

Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for removing halogens generated during the preparation of polybutene, which are capable of improving the utilization of polybutene and light polymers by removing halogen components contained in the polybutene and the light polymers. The method for removing halogens generated during the preparation of polybutene comprises the steps of: preparing a reaction product by supplying a catalyst and a reaction raw material to a reactor and polymerizing; removing a catalyst component from the reaction product and neutralizing; separating the reaction product into an organic compound and impurities comprising the catalyst component; heating the organic compound to distill an unreacted material; and removing a halogen component in a remaining polymerization mixture after the distillation using a halogen removing catalyst, or removing a halogen component in polybutene and light polymers obtained from the polymerization mixture using the halogen removing catalyst.

Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for removing halogens generated during the preparation of polybutene, which are capable of improving the utilization of polybutene and light polymers by removing halogen components contained in the polybutene and the light polymers. The method for removing halogens generated during the preparation of polybutene comprises the steps of: preparing a reaction product by supplying a catalyst and a reaction raw material to a reactor and polymerizing; removing a catalyst component from the reaction product and neutralizing; separating the reaction product into an organic compound and impurities comprising the catalyst component; heating the organic compound to distill an unreacted material; and removing a halogen component in a remaining polymerization mixture after the distillation using a halogen removing catalyst, or removing a halogen component in polybutene and light polymers obtained from the polymerization mixture using the halogen removing catalyst.

Vanadium phosphinic complex having general formula (I) or (II):

V(X).sub.3[P(R.sub.1).sub.n(R.sub.2).sub.3-n].sub.2  (I)

V(X).sub.3[(R.sub.3).sub.2P(R.sub.4)P(R.sub.3).sub.2]  (II)

wherein: X represents an anion selected from halogens; or is selected from the following groups: thiocyanate, isocyanate, sulfate, acid sulfate, phosphate, acid phosphate, carboxylate, dicarboxylate; R.sub.1, identical or different among them, represent a hydrogen atom, or an allyl group (CH.sub.2═CH—CH.sub.2—); or are selected from alkyl groups C.sub.1-C.sub.20, linear or branched, optionally halogenated, optionally substituted cycloalkyl groups; n is an integer ranging from 0 to 3; R.sub.2, identical or different among them, are selected from optionally substituted aryl groups; R.sub.3, identical or different among them, represent a hydrogen atom, or an allyl group (CH.sub.2═CH—CH.sub.2—); or are selected from alkyl groups C.sub.1-C.sub.20, linear or branched, optionally halogenated, optionally substituted cycloalkyl groups, optionally substituted aryl groups; R.sub.4 represents a group —NR.sub.5 wherein R.sub.5 represents a hydrogen atom, or is selected from C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkyl groups, linear or branched; or R.sub.4 represents an alkylene group —(CH.sub.2)p- wherein p represents an integer ranging from 1 to 5;
provided that in the general formula (I), in case n is equal to 1 and R.sub.1 is methyl, R.sub.2 is different from phenyl.
Said phosphinic vanadium complex having general formula (I) or (II) can be advantageously used in a catalytic system for the (co)polymerization of conjugated dienes.

Vanadium phosphinic complex having general formula (I) or (II):

V(X).sub.3[P(R.sub.1).sub.n(R.sub.2).sub.3-n].sub.2  (I)

V(X).sub.3[(R.sub.3).sub.2P(R.sub.4)P(R.sub.3).sub.2]  (II)

wherein: X represents an anion selected from halogens; or is selected from the following groups: thiocyanate, isocyanate, sulfate, acid sulfate, phosphate, acid phosphate, carboxylate, dicarboxylate; R.sub.1, identical or different among them, represent a hydrogen atom, or an allyl group (CH.sub.2═CH—CH.sub.2—); or are selected from alkyl groups C.sub.1-C.sub.20, linear or branched, optionally halogenated, optionally substituted cycloalkyl groups; n is an integer ranging from 0 to 3; R.sub.2, identical or different among them, are selected from optionally substituted aryl groups; R.sub.3, identical or different among them, represent a hydrogen atom, or an allyl group (CH.sub.2═CH—CH.sub.2—); or are selected from alkyl groups C.sub.1-C.sub.20, linear or branched, optionally halogenated, optionally substituted cycloalkyl groups, optionally substituted aryl groups; R.sub.4 represents a group —NR.sub.5 wherein R.sub.5 represents a hydrogen atom, or is selected from C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkyl groups, linear or branched; or R.sub.4 represents an alkylene group —(CH.sub.2)p- wherein p represents an integer ranging from 1 to 5;
provided that in the general formula (I), in case n is equal to 1 and R.sub.1 is methyl, R.sub.2 is different from phenyl.
Said phosphinic vanadium complex having general formula (I) or (II) can be advantageously used in a catalytic system for the (co)polymerization of conjugated dienes.

A method of transferring a slurry is provided. The method involves transferring a slurry containing particles and a liquid using a transfer pump equipped with a ball type check valve. The transfer pump is operated under the condition satisfying the following formula: 7.8×10.sup.3<P≤5.0×10.sup.5. In the formula, P=W(ρ.sub.1/(ρ.sub.b−ρ.sub.1)).sup.0.5/(C.Math.d(d+R)R.sup.0.5). W represents the particle flow rate (kg/hr) in the slurry passing through the ball type check valve, C represents the particle concentration (kg/m3) in the slurry, d represents the maximum particle diameter (m) of the particles in the slurry, R represents the ball diameter (m) of the check valve, ρ.sub.1 represents the density (kg/m3) of the liquid, and ρ.sub.b represents the density (kg/m.sup.3) of the ball of the check valve.

A method of transferring a slurry is provided. The method involves transferring a slurry containing particles and a liquid using a transfer pump equipped with a ball type check valve. The transfer pump is operated under the condition satisfying the following formula: 7.8×10.sup.3<P≤5.0×10.sup.5. In the formula, P=W(ρ.sub.1/(ρ.sub.b−ρ.sub.1)).sup.0.5/(C.Math.d(d+R)R.sup.0.5). W represents the particle flow rate (kg/hr) in the slurry passing through the ball type check valve, C represents the particle concentration (kg/m3) in the slurry, d represents the maximum particle diameter (m) of the particles in the slurry, R represents the ball diameter (m) of the check valve, ρ.sub.1 represents the density (kg/m3) of the liquid, and ρ.sub.b represents the density (kg/m.sup.3) of the ball of the check valve.