摘要 |
A process to produce a polymer is provided. The process comprises polymerizing monomers wherein the monomers comprise ethylene, 1-butene, and 1-hexene. The total amount of 1-butene and 1-hexene in the polymer is less than 10 mole percent of the polymer, and the mole ratio of 1-butene to 1-hexene is in a range of 4:1 to 9:1. The polymerizing is conducted in a loop reactor under slurry polymerization conditions with a diluent that comprises isobutane, where the isobutane is a majority of the diluent by weight. A catalyst that comprises titanium, magnesium, and halide and a cocatalyst that comprises organoaluminum are utilized. The polymerizing is conducted at a temperature from 73° C. to 85° C. The polymer produced has a heterogeneity index (Mw/Mn) from about 3 to about 7, a density from about 0.915 to about 0.925 grams per cubic centimeter, a melt index from about 0.25 to about 3.5 grams per ten minutes, and a shear ratio from about 24 to about 30.
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