Inventors:
Matthew Howard Scott - Longview TX, US
Kenneth Alan Dooley - Longview TX, US
Bailey James Salmon - Longview TX, US
Mark Dewayne Lorenz - Longview TX, US
Paul Keith Scherrer - Johnson City TN, US
Robert Lin - Kingsport TN, US
David Lynn Meade - Nickelsville VA, US
Wayne Scott Strasser - Kingsport TN, US
Dwayne Ray Leonard - Gray TN, US
Assignee:
Westlake Longview Corp. - Houston TX
International Classification:
C08F 2/00
B01J 8/18
US Classification:
526 68, 526 69, 526 70, 526 72, 422139
Abstract:
A process and apparatus for gas phase polymerization of olefins in a fluidized bed reactor are disclosed. The process and apparatus employ a vertically oriented fines ejector in order to reduce fouling and reactor downtime.