Inventors:
Stanley J. Katzen - Cincinnati OH
Louis J. Rekers - Wyoming OH
Assignee:
National Petro Chemicals Corporation - New York NY
International Classification:
C08F 478
B01J 3114
B01J 2716
B01J 2112
Abstract:
Catalysts, especially for olefin polymerization are prepared by coating an aluminum compound on a selected high pore volume silica gel, and calcining the support at temperatures of from about 200. degree. to 2000. degree. F. The preferred catalyst is prepared with an inorganic support material as aforesaid, thereafter depositing an organophosphoryl chromium compound thereon, and activating the thus-treated support by heating in a non-reducing, preferably oxygen-containing, atmosphere at temperatures of from about 800. degree. to 2000. degree. F. The activated, supported catalyst composition may, but need not necessarily, be combined with a metallic and/or non-metallic reducing agent, to provide a catalyst system useful in the polymerization of 1-olefins. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The modification of silica gels for catalytic activity is known as discussed in Burwell, Chemtech, pp. 370-377 (1974).