Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.81, No.12, 2901-2917, 2001
Kinetic study of olefin polymerization with a supported metallocene catalyst. III. Ethylene homopolymerization in slurry
A kinetic study of ethylene homopolymerization is conducted with a supported unbridged metallocene catalyst in a slurry reactor. The effects of operational parameters such as the reaction temperature and pressure on kinetics are investigated. The kinetic parameters which have been determined for this particular catalyst from previous gas phase studies are used in a slurry reactor model to predict the polymerization behavior under various reaction conditions. The experimental data compare favorably with the predictions from this model.