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 supporte d unbridged metallocene catalyst in a slurry reactor. The effects of operat ional parameters such as the reaction temperature and pressure on kinetics are investigated. The kinetic parameters which have been determined for thi s 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 f rom this model. (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.