This invention is directed to processes of making polymer in the presence
of a fluorinated hydrocarbon and recovering the polymer. The processes
provided enable polymerization processes to be practiced with minimal
fouling in the reaction system, and allows for the recovery of the
fluorinated hydrocarbon and other hydrocarbons such as hydrocarbons for
re-use in the process or hydrocarbon by-products from the polymerization
process. The invention is particularly beneficial in the production of
propylene polymers and copolymes using bulky ligand metallocene-type
catalyst systems.