Assessment of hindered phenol antioxidants on processing stability of peroxide‐cure LDPE by rheology and DSC analysis

Influence of commercial phenol antioxidants Irganox 300, 1010, 1035, and 1076 on peroxide‐cure reaction of low‐density polyethylene (LDPE) was evaluated through isothermal dynamic rheological and nonisothermal differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) testing. The results indicated that phenol antioxidants could reduce storage modulus of LDPE completely crosslinked at 175°C while they have a neglectable effect on gel fracture and activity energy of crosslinking reaction. On the other hand, time sweep dynamic rheological test revealed the antioxidants 1035 and 1076 with low molecular weight and low melting point could significantly depress scorch of crosslinkable LDPE at 135°C. The isothermal time sweep dynamic rheology test method was more sensitive than nonisothermal DSC test for characterizing the influence of phenol antioxidants on crosslinking kinetics of peroxide‐cure reaction of LDPE. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2012     

废旧聚乙烯催化降解制备聚乙烯蜡

以废旧聚乙烯为原料,Al-MCM-48为催化剂,在高压釜内催化裂解制备聚乙烯蜡。用红外光谱对产品进行了分析,讨论了催化剂、反应温度和时间对产品的影响。实验结果表明:裂解的适宜加工条件为,催化剂含量0.3%,反应温度360~380℃,反应时间4h。在适宜的加工条件下,所得聚乙烯蜡产品为黄色,分子量在1300~1800之间滴,熔点约为106℃,针入度约为0.17mm。     

生物质三组分与低密度聚乙烯共催化热解制取轻质芳烃的协同作用机理

生物质与废塑料共催化快速热解是制取轻质芳烃的重要途径。 采用不同种类的分子筛催化剂,首先研究了分子筛种类对杨木、生物质三组分和低密度聚乙烯（LDPE）单独催化快速热解轻质芳烃产率的影响,其次研究了生物质三组分与LDPE在共催化热解过程中的协同作用机理。结果表明：在杨木、生物质三组分和LDPE单独催化快速热解时,HZSM-5（25）催化剂体现出最高的轻质芳烃产率;在杨木和LDPE共催化快速热解时,随着LDPE质量的增加,轻质芳烃的产率呈先升高后降低趋势;在生物质三组分和LDPE共催化快速热解时,纤维素和半纤维素热解的呋喃类中间产物与LDPE热解的轻烯烃中间产物易发生“双烯合成”反应,表现出较强的协同催化作用,促进轻质芳烃的生成,而木质素则抑制轻质芳烃生成。     

注蒸汽条件下供氢催化改质稠油及其沥青质热分解性质

利用CWYF-Ⅰ型高压反应釜模拟热采条件下,以甲酸作为供氢体.以自制的油溶性有机镍盐为催化剂进行的稠油水热裂解反应.考察了供氢体的加入对催化水热裂解反应前后稠油黏度、族组成及硫含量的影响,并采用TG-DTA分析法对供氢催化改质反应前后稠油中沥青质的热转化行为进行了分析.结果表明,随着加入供氢体质量分数增加,供氢催化水热裂解后稠油降黏率增大,饱和烃、芳香烃含量增加,胶质,沥青质含量降低,同时硫含量下降.供氢催化水热裂解反应后的稠油中沥青质TG-DTA曲线分析表明,供氢催化水热裂解反应后稠油中沥青质失重量高于催化水热裂解反应前稠油中含有的沥青质的失重量.经过供氢催化水热裂解反应,稠油中沥青质的稳定性下降.     

Catalytic degradation and dechlorination of PVC-containing mixed plastics via Al-Mg composite oxide catalysts

A alumina-magnesium composite oxide catalyst (Al-Mg) was synthesized for catalytic degradation of poly vinyl chloride (PVC) containing polymer mixtures, i.e. polypropylene (PP)/PVC, low-density polyethylene (LDPE)/PVC, polystyrene (PS)/PVC, and LDPE/PP/PS/PVC. In the catalytic degradations the Al-Mg composite oxide catalyst accelerated the rate of polymer degradation and lowered the carbon distribution of liquid products. In addition, it showed good effect on the fixation of evolved HCl and greatly decreased the chlorine content in the oil. These results suggested that the Al-Mg composite oxide catalyst can be effectively used for catalytic degradation and dechlorination of PVC-containing mixed plastics.     

Thermal analysis of high‐density polyethylene and low‐density polyethylene with enhanced biodegradability

The thermal properties of high‐density polyethylene (HDPE) and low‐density polyethylene (LDPE) filled with different biodegradable additives (Mater‐Bi AF05H, Cornplast, and Bioefect 72000) were investigated with thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The DSC traces of the additives indicated that they did not undergo any significant phase change or transition in the temperature region typically encountered by a commercial composting system. The TGA results showed that the presence of the additive led to a thermally less stable matrix and higher residue percentages. The products obtained during the thermodegradation of these degradable polyolefins were similar to those from pure polyethylenes. The LDPE blends were thermally less stable than the HDPE blends. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 86: 764–772, 2002     

催化裂解反应条件对产物收率的影响

增产低碳烯烃、轻质芳烃等产物是催化裂解技术发展的趋势,反应条件是影响催化裂解产物分布的关键因素。介绍催化裂解过程涉及的反应机理,概述反应温度、剂油质量比、停留时间(空速)、水油质量比等反应条件,裂解装置和原料油性质对产物收率的影响,结合工业实例分析反应条件对产物收率的影响。     

Catalytic coprocessing of LDPE with coal and petroleum resid using different catalysts

Catalytic coprocessing of low density polyethylene (LDPE) with coal and heavy petroleum resid was investigated using four different catalysts that included both hydrotreating and hydrocracking catalysts. Reaction systems that were evaluated included LDPE alone; LDPE with coal; and LDPE, coal, and resid. The catalysts used were NiMo/Al₂O₃, a hydrotreating catalyst with some hydrocracking activity, and the hydrocracking catalysts Zeolyst 753, NiMo/zeolite, and HZSM-5. These catalysts were reacted individually or in combinations of 10 wt.% of each hydrocracking catalyst in NiMo/Al₂O₃. The catalytic reactions were performed at two temperatures, 400 and 430°C, using 1 wt.% of each catalyst or a combination of catalysts on a total feed basis. The effects of the different catalysts on the reaction products were measured in terms of solvent fractionation and total boiling point distribution. Reactions at the higher reaction temperature of 430°C resulted in substantially higher conversion and production of lighter products than the reactions at 400°C. The LDPE reaction system was sensitive to the catalyst type, and yielded increased conversion and lighter products when Zeolyst 753 and NiMo/zeolite were used. By contrast, the conversion and product slate obtained from the LDPE and coal systems were low and showed no effect due to the different types of catalyst. Introduction of resid to the LDPE/coal system increased the reactivity of the system and allowed the catalysts to have a larger effect. The hydrocracking catalysts were the most active in producing more conversion and hexane soluble material. Comparison of the effect of increasing the reaction time up to 5 h with 1 wt.% catalyst loading to the effect of increasing the catalyst loading from 1 wt.% to 10 wt.% for a reaction time of 1 h showed that increased reaction time was much more effective than catalyst loading in converting the solid LDPE to liquid reaction products.     

Continuous distribution kinetics for the thermal degradation of LDPE in solution

Polymer degradation in solution has several advantages over melt pyrolysis. The degradation of low‐density polyethylene (LDPE) occurs at much lower temperatures in solution (280–360°C) than in conventional melt pyrolysis (400–450°C). The thermal degradation kinetics of LDPE in solution was investigated in this work. LDPE was dissolved in liquid paraffin and degraded for 3 h at various temperatures (280–360°C). Samples were taken at specific times and analyzed with high‐pressure liquid chromatography/gel permeation chromatography for the molecular weight distribution (MWD). The time evolution of the MWD was modeled with continuous distribution kinetics. Data indicated that LDPE followed random‐chain‐scission degradation. The rapid initial drop in molecular weight, observed up to 45 min, was attributed to the presence of weak links in the polymer. The rate coefficients for the breakage of weak and strong links were determined, and the corresponding average activation energies were calculated to be 88 and 24 kJ/mol, respectively. © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 84: 681–690, 2002; DOI 10.1002/app.2344     

The influence of catalyst regeneration on the composition of zeolite-upgraded biomass pyrolysis oils

The composition of oils derived from the on-line, low pressure zeolite upgrading of biomass pyrolysis oils from a fluidized bed pyrolysis unit have been investigated in relation to the regeneration of the zeolite catalyst. The catalyst used was H-ZSM-5 zeolite. The gases were analysed by packed column gas chromatography. The composition of the oils before catalysis and after catalyst upgrading were analysed by liquid chromatography fractionation, followed by coupled gas chromatography—mass spectrometry of each fraction. In particular, the aromatic and oxygenated aromatic species were identified and quantified. In addition, the oils were analysed for their elemental composition and molecular weight range using size exclusion chromatography. Before catalysis the biomass pyrolysis oil was highly oxygenated but after catalysis a highly aromatic oil was formed with high concentrations of monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. In addition, significant concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) were formed. Regeneration of the zeolite catalyst showed that continued regeneration reduced the effectiveness of the catalyst in converting biomass pyrolysis oils to an aromatic product. Elemental analysis of the upgraded oils showed an increase in the oxygen content of the oil with increasing regeneration of the catalyst. The molecular weight range of the oils was found to decrease markedly after catalysis, but continued regeneration of the catalyst increased the molecular weight range of the upgraded oils. Detailed analysis of the uncatalysed oils showed they contained low concentrations of aromatic and PAH species which markedly increased in concentration after catalysis. The overall effect of increasing catalyst regeneration was a decrease in the concentration of aromatic hydrocarbons and PAH. Also as the catalyst was regenerated, the number of methyl groups on the parent single ring aromatic compound or PAH increased. The oxygenated aromatic species in the oil before catalysis were mainly, phenols and benzenediols and their alkylated homologues. After catalysis some of the oxygenated species were reduced and some increased in concentration. A dual mechanistic route is suggested for the formation of aromatics and PAH during the catalytic upgrading of biomass pyrolysis oils: (1) the formation of low-molecular-weight hydrocarbons on the catalyst which then undergo aromatization reactions to produce aromatic hydrocarbons and PAH; (2) deoxygenation of oxygenated compounds found in the non-phenolic fraction of the pyrolysis oils which directly form aromatic compounds.     

典型杂质掺混对废塑料热解油特性的影响

以从4个典型的废弃物处理场取得的与废塑料掺混的杂质样品作为纯塑料热解过程中的添加剂,研究不可回收废塑料中掺混的杂质组分对塑料热解油品质的影响。研究内容包括4种杂质（I₁～I₄）对聚乙烯、聚丙烯、聚苯乙烯及混合塑料热解的影响以及杂质中的无机和有机组分在热解中分别起到的作用。结果表明,杂质的添加将塑料热解油中主要组分的富集度由65.5%提升到79.2%～90.3%;其中来源于废旧自行车拆解厂的杂质I₄对热解油组成的影响最为显著。I₄使得聚乙烯及聚丙烯热解油中的烯烃含量分别提高了25.0%及21.1%,但对聚苯乙烯的热解没有显著影响。I₄对塑料热解的影响可分为三个方面：无机灰分作为热载体起到的作用、特定活性灰分组分的催化作用以及杂质中有机组分参与热解的影响。灰分作为热载体促进了聚合物分子链的裂解;活性灰分组分能够催化加氢及氢转移等反应;而I₄中有机组分热解提高了油相产物中芳烃和烯烃的含量。该研究将为废塑料规模化热解过程中原料的预处理及热解油品质调控提供指导。     

HZSM-5催化条件下反应温度对热解油品质影响规律

在酸性分子筛HZSM-5催化条件下,以玉米秸秆粉为原料,考察了反应温度对热解油品质的影响。在自制流化床热裂解装置上,选取了5种反应温度（450℃、500℃、550℃、600℃及650℃）,进行催化热裂解实验,探究热解油含水率、pH和化学组分的变化规律。结果表明：在HZSM-5催化剂作用下,热解油含水率与pH随反应温度线性增加,酸性随着含水率的升高而减弱（pH增大）;热解油中酸类、酚类、酯类及醇类相对含量比酮类、醛类及糖类受反应温度影响更加明显;在HZSM-5催化剂与物料质量比1：10,反应温度为500℃时,热解油品质较好,腐蚀性低、稳定性高,酚类物质种类丰富、相对含量高。研究结果为HZSM-5催化条件下反应温度调控、改善热解油品质提供了一定的科学依据,有利于热解油后续高值化、环保化利用。     

Biofuel potential production from cottonseed oil: A comparison of non-catalytic and catalytic pyrolysis on fixed-fluidized bed reactor

Conversion of vegetable oils predominantly composed of triglycerides using pyrolysis type reactions represents a promising option for the production of renewable fuels and chemicals. The purpose of this article was to compare catalytic cracking with thermal cracking on production of gaseous hydrocarbon and gasoline conversion by cottonseed oil, and to discuss the difference on composition of products from catalytic cracking and thermal cracking. Reaction products are heavily dependant on the catalyst type (catalyst activation) and reaction conditions. They can range from dry gas to light distillate, such as dry gas, liquefied petroleum gas and gasoline. When the temperature of catalytic cracking is over 460 °C, the effects of thermal cracking must be considerable.     

Decomposition characteristics of residue from the pyrolysis of polystyrene waste in a fluidized-bed reactor

Effective treatment of residue generated from the pyrolysis of polystyrene wastes has been one of the important factors in the recovery of styrene monomer and oil from polystyrene wastes. Depending on the experimental conditions, the yields of oil and styrene monomer are considerably decreased in the presence of residue. Here the residue was decomposed effectively in a catalytic fluidized-bed reactor. Nitrogen and silica sand were used as a fluidizing gas and a bed material, respectively. Effects of catalyst, temperature and gas velocity on the characteristics of decomposition of the residue were examined. It was found that the residue could be decomposed to oil or chemicals effectively by means of a catalytic fluidized-bed reacting system. The yields of oil and individual chemicals and the composition of the products were dependent upon the operating variables such as reaction temperature, catalyst and gas velocity.     

复合硫化物近常温热催化降解低密度聚乙烯薄膜

采用回流法合成新型热敏催化剂,将其与低密度聚乙烯(LDPE)熔融共混制得复合薄膜,并置于近常温黑暗烘箱中热催化降解。通过扫瞄式电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线能量色散光谱分析(EDX)、力学性能、原子力显微镜(AFM)、热重分析(TG)、凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)和傅里叶变换红外光谱(FT-IR)等表征手段对研究复合薄膜的热降解性能进行了研究。结果表明：纯聚乙烯薄膜在黑暗近常温条件下亦能发生热降解,但效果甚微;而复合薄膜的降解效果明显优于纯聚乙烯薄膜。在55℃下热降解45 d后,复合薄膜力学性能明显下降,粗糙度明显增加且周围出现了不同程度的褶皱与鳞片状结构,甚至于剥落现象,热分解温度下降13℃,分子量亦明显减小,同时出现了羧基和羟基等特征吸收峰。     

Linear-low-density polyethylene melt rheology: Extensibility and extrusion defects

This paper investigates three aspects of linear-low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) rheological properties: shear viscosity variations with shear rate and temperature, tensile behavior determined with an extensiometer, and extrusion defects. The differences in shear viscosity variation with shear rate and temperature between LLDPE and LDPE (low-density polyethylene) are shown. These differences, attributed to wider molecular weight distribution and to long chain branching (LCB) in LDPE, involve different extrusion behaviors. The lack of LCB in LLDPE can be demonstrated by comparison of the measured Newtonian viscosity with the value of the same parameter calculated from molecular weight distribution and composition law of Newtonian viscosities. The lack of LCB leads to good melt extensibility, which is shown by tensile properties of polyethylene melts determined with a non-isothermal extensiometer. The melt fracture phenomenon is studied because it promotes surface defects on bubbles in film application. Extrudate distortions are examined at the laboratory extruder outlet. This test shows differences between LLDPE and LDPE, but also between some LLDPE samples.     

烃类裂解制乙烯催化剂研究进展

阐述了烃类催化热裂解的机理，国外轻油催化热裂解催化剂的科研成果及国内重油催化热裂解催化剂的研究成果及进展，根据上述研究成果提出了自主开发轻油热裂解制乙烯的催化剂研究方向。     

Rheological Properties of Different Film Blowing Polyethylene Samples Under Shear and Elongational Flow

Summary: The rheological behavior of polyethylenes is mainly dominated by the molecular weight, the molecular weight distribution and by the type, the amount and the distribution of the chain branches. In this work a linear metallocene catalyzed polyethylene (m‐PE), a branched metallocene catalyzed polyethylene (m‐bPE), a conventional linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) and a low density polyethylene (LDPE) have been investigated in order to compare their rheological behavior in shear and in elongational flow. The four samples have similar melt flow index and in particular a value typical of film blowing grade. The melt viscosity has been studied both in shear and in isothermal and non‐isothermal elongational flow. The most important features of the results are that in shear flow the m‐PE sample shows less pronounced non Newtonian behavior while in the elongational flow the behavior of m‐PE is very similar to that of the linear low density polyethylene: the narrower molecular weight distribution and the better homogeneity of the branching distribution are reasonably responsible for this behavior. Of course the most pronounced non‐linear behavior is shown, as expected, by the LDPE sample and by the branched metallocene sample. This similar behavior has to be attributed to the presence of branching. Similar comments hold in non‐isothermal elongational flow; the LDPE sample shows the highest values of the melt strength and the other two samples show very similar values. As for the breaking stretching ratio the opposite is true for LDPE while m‐PE and LLDPE show higher values. The transient isothermal elongational viscosity curves show that the branched samples show a strain hardening effect, while LLDPE and m‐PE samples present a linear behavior.

Dimensionless flow curves of different polyethylene samples.     

Influence of temperature,molecular weight,and polydispersity of polystyrene on interfacial tension between low‐density polyethylene and polystyrene

In this work, the influence of temperature, molecular weight, and polydispersity of polystyrene on interfacial tension between low‐density polyethylene (LDPE) and polystyrene (PS) was evaluated using the pendant drop method. It was shown that interfacial tension between LDPE and PS decreases with increasing temperature for all LDPE–PS pairs studied. The temperature coefficient (∂γ/∂T) (where λ is interfacial tension and T is temperature) was higher for lower molecular weight and larger polydispersity of PS. The interfacial tension between LDPE and PS at a temperature of 202°C increased when the molecular weight of polystyrene was varied from 13,000 to 30,000. When the molecular weight of PS was further increased, the interfacial tension was shown to level off. The effect of polydispersity on interfacial tension between PS and LDPE, at a temperature of 202°C, was studied using PS with a constant‐number average molecular weight and varying polydispersity. The interfacial tension was shown to decrease with increasing polydispersity. However, the influence of polydispersity was lower for PS of higher molecular weight. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 74: 2423–2431, 1999     

催化裂化汽油二次反应过程中反应热的变化

根据热力学理论,通过产物和反应物的生成焓计算了催化裂化汽油在降烯烃改质以及催化裂解过程中的反应热,并根据不同反应过程的实验结果考察了反应温度、停留时间和剂油比对反应热的影响。计算结果表明,催化裂化汽油降烯烃改质和催化裂解过程都是吸热反应体系,降烯烃改质过程的反应热为80～150 kJ·kg^-1,催化裂解过程的反应热为370～620 kJ·kg^-1;反应条件对反应热的影响通过改变反应物的转化率和产物分布实现。在实验条件范围内,随着反应温度的升高、剂油比的增大和停留时间的延长,反应热逐渐增大;当剂油比增大到一定程度时,反应热随剂油比的增加趋势变缓。