Solution polymerization processes with reduced energy usage

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9428597
APP PUB NO 20160002370A1
SERIAL NO

14771355

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An improved solution polymerization process wherein energy consumption is reduced comprising: i) injecting ethylene, solvent, catalyst, α-olefins and hydrogen into at least one reactor to produce a polyethylene in a single liquid phase solution; ii) deactivating the single liquid phase solution; iii) passing the deactivated solution into a vapor/liquid separator forming a bottom stream of polyethylene rich solvent and a gaseous overhead stream; iv) passing not more than 40% of the gaseous overhead stream to distillation; v) condensing the remainder of the gaseous overhead stream to form a recycle stream, while generating low pressure steam; vi) passing the recycle stream through a means for oligomer removal; vii) passing the recycle stream through a lights separator; viii) passing the recycle stream through a purification step; ix) collecting the recycle stream in a recycle drum, passing the recycle stream through a pump and injecting a high pressure recycle stream into said reactors.

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  • NOVA CHEMICALS (INTERNATIONAL) S.A.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cheluget, Eric Prospect Heights, US 11 52
Price, Terri A Calgary, CA 2 14
Sibtain, Fazle Calgary, CA 49 251

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