Patent ID: 9255159
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: B01J,C08F

Claim Text:
1. A process for manufacturing polyethylene-diene copolymer conducted in a plant comprising at least one compressor unit, at least one preheater unit downstream of the compressor unit, and at least one reactor downstream of the compressor unit and the preheater unit, the process comprising the steps of: a) feeding a first feed stream comprising ethylene into the at least one compressor unit and subsequently into the preheater unit, and b1) feeding a second feed stream comprising at least one diene comonomer to the first feed stream leaving the preheater unit, and feeding the combined feed streams comprising ethylene and the at least one diene comonomer to the at least one reactor, and/or b2) feeding another second feed stream comprising at least one diene comonomer to the at least one reactor at at least one location along the reactor.