This invention relates to a process for preparing a supported metallocene alumoxane catalyst for use in the polymerization of olefins. The invention particularly relates to the use of silica gel containing from about 6 to about 20 per cent by weight adsorbed water as the catalyst support material. It has been found that such silica gel may be safely added to a solution, of trialkylaluminum to form by direct reaction with the adsorbed water content of the silica gel catalyst support material the majority of the alumoxane component requirement of the catalyst system. An alkylalumoxane coated silica gel is formed to which a trimethylaluminum treated metallocene may be added and the resulting material dried to free-flowing powder. The dry free flowing powder may then be used as a supported metallocene alumoxane catalyst complex for gas phase or liquid phase polymerization of olefins. The supported catalyst produced by such procedure has an activity at least comparable to a catalyst of similar composition which is produced exclusively with trimethylaluminum as the alumoxane forming aluminum alkyl.
本发明涉及一种用于烯烃聚合的支撑茂
金属铝氧烷催化剂的制备工艺。本发明特别涉及使用
硅胶作为催化剂载体材料,
硅胶吸附
水的重量百分比为 6%至 20%。研究发现,这种
硅胶可以安全地加入到三烷基铝溶液中,通过与
硅胶催化剂载体材料中的吸附
水直接反应,形成催化剂体系所需的大部分铝氧烷组分。烷基铝氧烷涂层
硅胶形成后,可向其中添加经
三甲基铝处理的茂
金属,并将所得材料干燥成自由流动的粉末。干燥后的自由流动粉末可用作支撑茂
金属铝氧烷催化剂复合物,用于烯烃的气相或液相聚合。通过这种方法制得的支撑催化剂的活性至少可与完全以
三甲基铝作为铝氧烷形成铝烷基的类似成分的催化剂相媲美。