Active centre determinations on MgCl2-supported forth- and fifth-generation Ziegler-Natta catalysts for propylene polymerization

Yaluma, AK; Tait P J T; Chadwick, JC

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1313054

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Journal Article

Year

2006

Language

English

HERO ID 1313054
In Press No
Year 2006
Title Active centre determinations on MgCl2-supported forth- and fifth-generation Ziegler-Natta catalysts for propylene polymerization
Authors Yaluma, AK; Tait P J T; Chadwick, JC
Journal Journal of Polymer Science. Part A, Polymer Chemistry
Volume 44
Issue 5 (Mar 2006)
Page Numbers 1635-1647
Abstract Active centre determinations for Ziegler-Natta catalysts for propylene polymerisation were made by quenching the polymerisation with tritiated ethanol, and subjecting the polymers to radiochemical analysis. The objective was to investigate the high activities of the catalyst system of magnesium chloride and titanium tetrachloride with a diether, 9,9-bis(methoxymethyl)fluorene, as internal catalyst, by comparing the performance with that obtained using a phthalate ester, diisobutyl phthalate, as internal catalyst. Triethyl aluminium was used as the co-catalyst. Active centre contents were 2-8% of the total Ti present, and there was good correlation between the catalyst activity and activity centre content. It was proposed that the high activity of diether-containing catalysts was due to the increased proportion of active centres rather than to a difference in propagation rate coefficients. 30 refs.
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Keyword POLYPROPYLENE; RATE OF POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERISATION CATALYSTS; PROPYLENE POLYMER; THERMOPLASTIC; ZIEGLER CATALYST; TABLES; PP; GRAPH; PLASTIC; POLYMERIZATION; CATALYTIC POLYMERIZATION; POLYPROPENE; POLYMERISATION KINETICS; CATALYTIC POLYMERISATION; POLYMERIZATION CATALYSTS; RATE OF POLYMERISATION; POLYMERISATION; CATALYST; POLYMERIZATION RATE; INSTITUTION; POLYMERIZATION CATALYST; POLYMERIZATION KINETICS; TECHNICAL; CATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ACTIVE CENTRE; KINETICS; POLYMERISATION CATALYST; ZIEGLER-NATTA CATALYST; POLYMERISATION RATE; PROPENE POLYMER