Patent ID: 6635728
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: C08F

Abstract:
A process for producing polyethylene, which comprises(a) supporting a single-site catalyst selected from 8-quinolinoxytitanium trichloride or 8-quinolinoxytitanium tribenzyl onto a support; and (b) polymerizing ethylene at a temperature within the range of about 40Â° C. to about 110Â° C. in the presence of the supported catalyst of step (a) and a non-alumoxane activator, in the absence of aromatic solvent, &agr;-olefin comonomer, and hydrogen, said polyethylene having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) greater than about 3,000,000 and molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) less than about 5.0.