| abstract |
A catalyst for polymerizing or copolymerizing ethylene is made by reacting silica having surface hydroxyl groups with a dialkylmagnesium compound in a hydrocarbon slurry, reacting that product with carbon tetrachloride, reacting that product with titanium tetrachloride, then reacting that product with dimethylaluminum chloride. The polymer made using this catalyst has a bimodal or trimodal molecular weight distribution, an MFR value of 28 to 70, and is produced in a single reactor. The product comprises at least two components of differing average molecular weights. |