07-11-2019 дата публикации
Номер: US20190338053A1
A process for polymerizing ethylene to obtain an ethylene-based polymer in a plant, wherein the plant includes a reactor in fluid communication with a recycle connection, wherein the process includes a polymerization phase, a partial shutdown phase, and the steps of reducing the pressure in the reactor for entering into the partial shutdown phase from the polymerization phase; and increasing the pressure in the reactor for exiting from the partial shutdown phase and re-entering the polymerization phase. 1. A process for polymerizing ethylene , and optionally one or more comonomers , to obtain an ethylene-based polymer in a plant having a polymerization reactor , a reactor inlet side , a reactor outlet side , a recycle connection , a product output , and a flow of fluid from the reactor outlet side into the recycle connection and from the recycle connection to the reactor inlet side , comprising the steps of:{'sub': r', 'c, 'sup': 1', '1, 'i. reacting ethylene, and optionally one or more comonomers, to obtain the ethylene-based polymer at an operating pressure in the reactor pand an operating pressure in the recycle connection pduring a polymerization phase;'}{'sub': r', 'r', 'r', 'r', 'r', 'r, 'sup': 1', '2', '1', '2', '2', '1, 'ii. reducing the pressure in the reactor from the pressure of pto a pressure of pby increasing the flow rate of fluid from the reactor outlet side of the plant into the recycle connection, wherein the relation of pand pis p≤0.85*pfor entering into a partial shutdown phase; and'}{'sub': r', 'r', 'r', 'r', 'r', 'r, 'sup': 2', '3', '2', '3', '3', '2, 'iii. increasing the pressure in the reactor from the pressure of pto a pressure of p, wherein the relation of pand pis p≥1.1*pfor exiting from the partial shutdown phase and re-entering the polymerization phase'}wherein (a) the polymerization reactor has a reactor inlet and a reactor outlet, (b) the reactor inlet side is located upstream of the reactor inlet, (c) the reactor outlet side is located ...
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