The process for producing an olefin polymer according to the present invention is characterized in that it comprises polymerizing an olefin having 3 or more carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst for olefin polymerization containing a solid titanium catalyst component (I) which contains titanium, magnesium, halogen, and a cyclic ester compound (a) specified by the following formula (1):
wherein n is an integer of 5 to 10,
R2 and R3 are each independently COOR1 or a hydrogen atom, and at least one of R2 and R3 is COOR1; and R1,s are each independently a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and
a single bond (excluding Ca-Ca bonds, and a Ca-Cb bond in the case where R3 is a hydrogen atom) in the cyclic backbone may be replaced with a double bond, and
an organometallic compound catalyst component (II),
at an internal pressure of the polymerization vessel which is 0.25 times or more as high as the saturation vapor pressure of the olefin at a polymerization temperature.
According to this process, an olefin polymer having a broad molecular weight distribution can be prepared.
根据本发明生产烯烃聚合物的工艺,其特征在于它包括在含有固体
钛催化剂组分(I)的烯烃聚合催化剂存在下,聚合具有 3 个或更多碳原子的烯烃,固体
钛催化剂组分(I)含有
钛、
镁、卤素和下式(1)规定的环酯化合物(a):
其中 n 为 5 至 10 的整数、
R2 和 R3 各自独立地为 COOR1 或氢原子,R2 和 R3 中至少有一个为 COOR1;以及 R1、s 各自独立地为具有 1 至 20 个碳原子的一价烃基,以及
环状骨架中的单键(不包括 Ca-Ca 键,在 R3 为氢原子的情况下为 Ca-Cb 键)可被双键取代,以及
有机
金属化合物催化剂组分 (II)、
聚合容器的内部压力为聚合温度下烯烃饱和蒸汽压的 0.25 倍或以上。
根据这一工艺,可以制备出具有宽分子量分布的烯烃聚合物。