Effect of halocarbon promoters on polyethylene properties using MgCl2 (ethoxide type)/TiCl4/AlEt3/H2 catalyst system

In our previous study we found that addition of proper amount of halocarbons (HC) including chlorocyclohexane (CHC), chlorocyclopentane (CHP), butylchloride (BC), 1,4‐dichlorobutane (DCB), and chloroform (C) to the MgCl₂ (Ethoxide type)/TiCl₄/AlEt₃ catalytic system leads to a strong productivity improvement. In this study, the effect of these halocarbons on the properties of resulting polymers was investigated using H₂ as chain transfer agent at optimum HC/Ti molar ratio. The nature of halocarbon compound had a strong effect on polymer properties as well as on development of polymerization activity. Effect of halocarbon promoters on the polymer melt flow index (MFI), melt flow ratio (MFR), particle size distribution (PSD), bulk density, wax amount, crystallinity, and thermal properties of the polymers were studied. Results showed that, in the presence of halocarbons, polyethylenes with higher MFI and bulk density, broader MFR and lower wax amount have been obtained. Also, sieve analysis showed that, in the presence of halocarbons as promoter, polymers had better particle size distribution (PSD). DSC analysis showed that the T_m of PEs prepared with the different promoters were in the region commonly reported for HDPE and was not affected substantially by halocarbons, but, the crystallinity of the polymers has been improved using halocarbon promoters. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010     

The production of high efficiency Ziegler–Natta catalyst with dual active sites nature using cyclohexyl chloride as promoter with super activity and produced superior polyethylene with controllable molecular weight distribution

In the previous studies, the several halocarbons (HC) were tested as promoters for a Ti-based Ziegler–Natta (ZN) catalyst at different polymerization conditions. The Results showed that chloro cyclohexane has the best operation in catalyst activity, polymer particle size growth, hydrogen responsibility and wax reduction too. For the first time in this study, the effect of Al/Ti ratio on the optimum HC/Ti ratio has been considered and the results showed that the optimum HC/Ti ratio depends on the Al/Ti ratio directly. In the optimum HC/Ti ratio, the catalyst activity and hydrogen responsibility ratio of the catalyst increase up to 125 and 55% respectively. The acceptable growth of polymer powder up to 46%, lower flow rate ratio (FRR) up to 19% and decrease of wax amount up to 12%, completed the promotion results. Furthermore, in the next part of this study and as key note, a little dose of halocarbon was used in the catalyst preparation to produce the special catalysts with dual active sites. In the catalyst preparation, the concentration of each active sites depends on the halocarbon amount and it can control the molecular weight distribution of the produced polyethylene; because each active sites have different response to hydrogen. The halocarbon based catalysts showed the remarkable effect on the catalyst activity, the molecular weight and especially molecular weight distribution (MWD). The flow rate ratio and MWD could be increased up to 77 and 88% respectively as the main result of halocarbon addition during the catalyst preparation.     

Organometallics in ethylene polymerization with a catalyst system TiCl4/Al(C2H5)2Cl/Mg(C6H5)2: 1. Suspension polymerization process

Suspension polymerization of ethylene with the catalyst system TiCl₄/Al(C₂H₅)₂Cl/Mg(C₆H₅)₂, at different molar ratios Mg/Ti and Al/Ti, was studied. The transition metal compounds in the catalyst complex formed in this system were found to consist only of Ti(II) and Ti(III), without free Ti(IV); but even with a Ti(II) content of 30% the catalyst was highly active. The influence of the molar ratio cocatalyst/catalyst (Al/Ti and Mg/Ti) on the catalyst activity and on the polyethylene molecular weight was studied, together with the reduction of TiCl₄ by Al(C₂H₅)₂Cl and Mg(C₆H₅)₂ in the reduction step. The polymer yield increased to some limiting molar ratio Mg/Ti and to some limit ratio Al/Ti and further increase of organometal concentration in the system has practically no influence on the catalyst productivity. Dependence of the polyethylene molecular weight on the molar ratios Mg/Ti and Al/Ti was observed, proving the presence of chain transfer reactions with organometallics.     

Organometallics in ethylene polymerization with a catalyst system TiCl4/Al(C2H5)2Cl/Mg(C6H5)2: 2. Polymerization process in pseudo-solution

A study has been made of ethylene polymerization in pseudo-solution with a catalyst system TiCl₄/Al(C₂H₅)₂Cl/Mg(C₆H₅)₂ in the presence of hydrogen as a regulator of polyethylene molecular weight. The polymerization process in pseudo-solution by adjustment of hydrogen makes it possible to produce polyethylene having a wide range of molecular weights. For this purpose melt indices between 0°–50°C/min are desirable and these values are not reached with a suspension type of ethylene polymerization with a catalyst system TiCl₄/Al(C₂H₅)₂Cl/Mg(C₆H₅)₂. The effect of the molar ratio cocatalyst/catalyst (Al/Ti and Mg/Ti) on the catalyst activity and on the polyethylene molecular weight was studied, together with the content of hydrogen as a regulator of the molecular weight. The catalyst productivity increased to some limiting molar ratio Mg/Ti and Al/Ti and further increase of organometallics in the catalyst system did not influence the polymer molecular weight. In the case of ethylene polymerization with this catalyst combination in the presence of hydrogen, some activation of the catalyst was observed. Two mechanisms, which may account for the activation effect of the hydrogen are discussed.     

Preparation and Characterization of UHMWPE/Graphene Nanocomposites Using Bi-Supported Ziegler-Natta Polymerization

Ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)/graphene nanocomposites with molecular weights as high as 3 × 10⁶ g/mol were prepared via in situ polymerization using a bi-supported Ziegler-Natta catalytic system. Effects of [Al]/[Ti] molar ratio, temperature, monomer pressure, and polymerization time on productivity of the catalyst have been investigated. Increasing [Al]/[Ti] molar ratio from 128 to 320, increased productivity from 1667 g PE/mmol Ti.h to maximum value which was 2420 g PE/mmol Ti.h. Further [Al]/[Ti] ratio decreased the productivity. Reaction temperature effect investigation reveals that the optimal activity was obtained at 60°C. the polymerization productivity increases with monomer pressure and decreased with polymerization time. Morphological information was determined by using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Obtained results show that graphene layers in these nanocomposites were completely exfoliated and dispersed uniformly in the polyethylene matrix while no nanoparticle cluster has been formed.     

Full‐range kinetic study on bulk syndiotactic polymerization of styrene with homogeneous metallocene catalysis

By choosing a proper agitator and reinforcing its stirring shear, powdery syndiotactic polystyrene (sPS) is prepared in a bulk precipitation process with two homogeneous metallocene catalyst systems [Cp*TiX₃/MAO/TIBA (X = Cl or OPhOMe)]. A full‐range kinetics study of the heterogeneous polymerization is performed in detail to produce this kind of powdery sPS in an industrial process. A typical curve of conversion versus time takes an S shape and an obvious acceleration phenomenon occurs in the middle stage of the polymerization, although the polymer–monomer gel is avoided. The viscous‐average molecular weight of sPS goes through a peculiar increasing–decreasing–increasing change during the bulk polymerization process. These phenomena are viewed in terms of the two‐phase polymerization mechanism and the overheating in particles during polymerization. The influence of the metallocene catalyst type and concentration, MAO/Ti ratio, triisobutyl aluminum (TIBA)/Ti ratio, and polymerization temperature on the polymerization kinetics are investigated. TIBA has dual effects on the polymerization. A small amount of TIBA in the catalyst system promotes polymerization, but more TIBA leads to a low molecular weight sPS. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 85: 2635–2643, 2002     

Syndiotactic polymerization of styrene: Study of catalyst components and polymerization conditions

Syndiotactic polystyrene (s‐PS) was prepared using monotitanocene catalyst of cyclopentadienyl titanium trichloride (CpTiCl₃) activated by methylaluminoxane (MAO). Solution polymerization was carried out in toluene using different polymerization conditions. Syndiotacticity index (SI) between 68 and 91.6% was obtained. Increasing Al/Ti molar ratio shows an increase in both conversion percentage and SI. The conversion increased linearly with increasing Al/Ti molar ratio in the range studied. The conversion reached to an optimum value of about 65% at styrene/Al molar ratio of 2.83, while no regular behavior of SI was observed with changing the ratio. Effect of temperature of the range 50–80°C on polymerization was studied. The most favorable temperature for the polymerization regarding activity is 70°C; however SI decreased with temperature up to 80°C. H₂ value to 140 mL/100 mL solvent increased the productivity of the catalyst, however further increase of H₂ reduced the activity of the catalyst. Polymerization time of 15 to 125 min shows a decrease in activity. The decrease was sharper for about 30 min of polymerization than longer time. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 101: 2216–2221, 2006     

MgCl2负载β-二酮-茂型钛配合物催化乙烯聚合的研究

研究开发了一种新型非茂负载聚烯烃催化剂——CpTi(dbm)Cl2/MgCl2／THF,分析了该催化剂的结构特征，研究了该催化剂的乙烯聚合活性与催化剂的组成和结构间的关系。结果表明，用共沉淀方法制备的MgCl2具有较大的比表面积和孔体积。CpTi(dbm)Cl2同MgCl2作用后，催化剂中的CpTi(dbm)Cl2仍保持了原来的化学结构，而活化了的MgCl2也仍然基本保持原有的晶型；载体型催化剂的孔体积和比表面积随着Mg／Ti比的增加而增加；Mg/Ti比影响栽体型催化剂粒子形态、分散性以及催化活性随着Mg／Ti比增加，催化剂的粒子形态和分散性提高，催化活性线性地增加，MgCl2对Ti生成活性中心起良好的化学改性作用。     

Polymerization of propylene using the high‐activity Ziegler–Natta catalyst system SiO2/MgCl2 (ethoxide type)/TiCl4/Di‐n‐butyl phthalate/triethylaluminum/dimethoxy methyl cyclohexyl silane

The bisupported Ziegler–Natta catalyst system SiO₂/MgCl₂ (ethoxide type)/TiCl₄/di‐n‐butyl phthalate/triethylaluminum (TEA)/dimethoxy methyl cyclohexyl silane (DMMCHS) was prepared. TEA and di‐n‐butyl phthalate were used as a cocatalyst and an internal donor, respectively. DMMCHS was used as an external donor. The slurry polymerization of propylene was studied with the catalyst system in n‐heptane from 45 to 70°C. The effects of the TEA and H₂ concentrations, temperature, and monomer pressure on the polymerization were investigated. The optimum productivity was obtained at [Al]/[DMMCHS]/[Ti] = 61.7:6.2:1 (mol/mol/mol). The highest activity of the catalyst was obtained at 60°C. Increasing the H₂ concentration to 100 mL/L increased the productivity of the catalyst, but a further increase in H₂ reduced the activity of the catalyst. Increasing the propylene pressure from 1 to 7 bar significantly increased the polymer yield. The isotacticity index (II) decreased with increasing TEA, but the H₂ concentration, temperature, and monomer pressure did not have a significant effect on the II value. The viscosity‐average molecular weight decreased with increasing temperature and with the addition of H₂. Three catalysts with different Mg/Si molar ratios were studied under the optimum conditions. The catalyst with a Mg/Si molar ratio of approximately 0.93 showed the highest activity. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 89: 1177–1181, 2003     

Ti/Zr助剂掺杂VPO催化正丁烷选择性氧化制顺酐

采用有机相法制备钒磷氧(VPO)催化剂,并在合成过程中加入Ti/Zr助剂,使用微型固定床反应器评价其催化正丁烷选择性氧化制顺酐的性能,考察了不同助剂元素及其化合物形式和添加量对催化剂性能的影响,分析了添加助剂对催化剂晶相及微观形貌的影响. 结果表明,加入助剂未改变催化剂的晶相结构,但促进了活性相(VO)2P2O7生成,且使反应后催化剂微观形貌发生改变,片层更破碎,活性相暴露,同时生成了利于反应的微量V5+;助剂金属Ti和Zr与V元素间的相互作用对催化剂表面P浓度及V价态都有一定影响;与不加助剂的VPO催化剂相比,相同反应条件下,Ti/Zr助剂修饰的VPO催化性能显著提高,摩尔比Zr/V为1.5%的Zr(NO3)4为助剂的催化剂的催化性能最佳,稳定状态下正丁烷的转化率高达99.1%,顺酐收率为54.4%.     

Effect of Mono- and Multichlorinated Organic Compounds—Chlorocyclohexane and Hexachloro-p-xylene—On the Catalytic Properties of Titanium–Magnesium Catalysts in the Homo- and Copolymerization of Ethylene with 1-Hexene

Ethylene polymerization and ethylene/1-hexene copolymerization over the titanium–magnesium catalytic system in the presence of chlorocyclohexane (CHC) and hexachloro-p-xylene (HCPX) has been studied. Modification of TMC with chlorocyclohexane and hexachloro-p-xylene increased catalyst activity severalfold for both ethylene polymerization and ethylene/1-hexene copolymerization. The key kinetic regularities of ethylene homopolymerization and ethylene/1-hexene copolymerization in the presence of CHC and HCPX were determined, and the copolymerization constants were measured. Molecular characteristics and the copolymer composition were determined for the synthesized samples of ethylene homopolymers and ethylene/hexene copolymers. Modification of the titanium–magnesium catalyst with chlorinated organic compounds reduced 1-hexene content in the copolymer; polymerization was sensitive to 1-hexene as a regulator of polymer molecular weight. The potential mode of action of chlorinated organic modifiers on catalytic properties of titanium–magnesium catalyst is discussed.     

钕系异戊二烯聚合稀土催化剂活性的研究

从催化剂各组分的电导率、催化剂陈化方式和各组分不同配比对聚合活性的影响3个方面研究了在25℃加氢汽油介质中,钕系稀土催化体系Nd(i-octa)_3-Al(i-Bu)_3-CCl_4用于聚合异戊二烯的活性。结果表明,催化剂三组分间的反应是CCl_4与Al(i-Bu)_3先作用生成氯化异丁基铝再向钕盐提供卤素形成活性中心,活性中心具有双金属络合物结构。催化剂在(Cl+Al)+Nd陈化方式下活性最高,各组分最佳配比为Nd/Al/Cl=1/50/3。     

Kinetics of the propylene polymerization with prepolymerization at high temperature using Ziegler‐Natta catalyst

The bulk polymerization of propylene in liquid monomers with Ziegler‐Natta catalyst at 95°C is studied, using alkyl aluminum as the cocatalyst and dicyclopentyldimethoxysilane as the external donor. The highest catalyst activity is shown at the cocatalyst/Ti molar ratio of 300, which keeps relatively constant with the molar ratio increasing from 300 to 800. Besides, the catalyst activity is up to 65 kgPP/(gCat*h) in the range of cocatalyst/donor molar ratio from 12 to 16. The polymerization reaction rate curves with and without catalyst precontacting are similar, while the activity with catalyst precontacting are higher than that without precontacting. Furthermore, the kinetics of polymerization with and without prepolymerization are investigated in the range of the polymerization temperature from 70 to 95°C. It shows that at the high temperature, the polymerization rate increases with prepolymerization. Finally, the influence of prepolymerization at 95°C on the polymerization kinetics and particle properties is also described. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132, 41816.     

Effect of diether as internal donor on MgCl2‐supported Ziegler–Natta catalyst for propylene polymerization

This article demonstrates the influence of the molar ratio between diether as internal donor and Magnesium dichloride in processing of the catalyst preparation on the catalytic performance for propylene polymerization with MgCl₂‐supported Ziegler–Natta catalyst. The effect of electron donor on catalyst is investigated. The experimental data find that diether content on catalyst increases and Ti content on catalyst decreases with the increase of diether/Mg molar ratio. This result indicates that diether as internal donor is not coordinated to Ti species but to Mg species on catalyst. The introduction of diether remarkably improves the catalytic activity. The extents of improvement closely connect with diether/Mg molar ratio. The stereospecificity of catalyst intensively depends on the structure of diether as internal donor. The possible model of multi‐active sites on heterogeneous Ziegler–Natta catalyst is proposed to explain these phenomena. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 99: 1399–1404, 2006     

Investigations of the initial state polymerization of propylene with Ziegler–Natta catalysts in slurry

The initial state polymerization of propylene with Ziegler–Natta catalysts has been investigated and discussed at very low polymerization yields under adiabatic industrial prepolymerization conditions in diluted slurry regarding the effects of significant process parameters like monomer pressure, aluminum alkyl, and donor kind and concentration including the morphology of the catalyst/polymer particles formed. A sharp temperature increase in the first minutes of the initial state polymerization is followed by a temperature maximum and a slow decrease. With cocatalyst triethyl aluminum (TEAL), high prepolymerization yields were already achieved at a molar ratio TEAL/Ti of 3.0, remaining about constant until ratios of at least 300. The external donor dicyclopentyl dimethoxy silane leads to higher polymerization yields than the donor cyclohexyl dimethoxymethyl silane in the initial state polymerization too; however, both show a remarkable decreasing effect on polymerization yield above a specific molar ratio donor/Ti obviously correlated with the bulkiness of the alkyl groups. The particle size of the catalyst and the catalyst/prepolymer particles is increasing with polymerization yield until about 22 g PP/g Cat with particles almost perfectly spherical. The particle size distribution is rather broad at lower prepolymerization stages but unifying with lower polymerization rates at higher polymerization times. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 2007     

低温预制钛系催化剂合成cis-1,4-聚异戊二烯

采用Ziegler-Natta配位聚合制备了高顺式聚异戊二烯,主要考察了非均相催化体系四氯化钛-三异丁基铝二组分催化剂的预制方法以及催化剂预制条件对异戊二烯体系聚合规律的影响。讨论了催化剂配比、预制催化剂温度和陈化温度对催化剂活性及聚合物的凝胶含量、特征黏度、微观结构含量等方面的影响。同时讨论了催化剂用量、聚合温度和聚合时间对聚合活性及聚合物的凝胶含量、特征黏度、微观含量等方面的影响。研究结果表明,合成高cis-1,4-聚异戊二烯的最佳实验条件为:Al/Ti摩尔比1.0,催化剂预制温度-40℃,陈化2 h,Ti/Ip摩尔比6×10^-3,聚合温度50℃,聚合时间5 h。所得聚合物最高转化率为87.1%,cis-1,4结构含量为91.76%。     

Comparative study of propylene polymerization using monosupported and bisupported titanium‐based Ziegler–Natta catalysts

Heterogeneous Ziegler–Natta systems—MgCl₂ (ethoxide type)/TiCl₄/di‐n‐butyl phthalate (DNBP)/triethylaluminum (TEA)/dimethoxymethylcyclohexylsilane (DMMCHS) and SiO₂/MgCl₂ (ethoxide type)/TiCl₄/DNBP/TEA/DMMCHS—were studied for the polymerization of propylene. The slurry polymerization of propylene was carried out with the catalyst systems in n‐heptane. Both systems performed with optimum activity at a particular [Al]/[DMMCHS]/[Ti] molar ratio. The ratio to reach the highest activity was much lower for the bisupported catalyst system. The productivity of the bisupported catalyst was higher than that of the monosupported one. Polypropylene of a high isotacticity index (II; >96%) was obtained with both systems and did not significantly change with an increasing [Al]/[DMMCHS]/[Ti] molar ratio. The addition of hydrogen as a chain‐transfer agent reduced II of the polymers obtained with both systems. The effect of the polymerization temperature (40–75°C) on the viscosity‐average molecular weight (M_v) and II showed a decrease in both cases. The bisupported catalyst system produced a polymer with higher M_v. The effect of temperature on II was similar for both the monosupported and bisupported systems. A monomer pressure of 2.02 × 10⁵ to 0.8 × 10⁶ Pa increased M_v of the obtained polymer. II of the polymer slightly decreased with increasing monomer pressure. The titanium content of the catalyst was 1.70 and 3.55% for the monosupported and bisupported systems, respectively. The surface area of the bisupported catalyst was higher than that of the monosupported catalyst. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 100: 2220–2226, 2006     

助催化剂对BCZ-108催化剂聚合行为的影响研究

在铝钛物质的量比为25、50、100、150、200、300条件下,研究丙烯聚合用BCZ-108催化剂的聚合行为及聚丙烯的主要性能,并与常规应用的NA催化剂进行对比。结果表明,随着铝钛物质的量比的增大,两种催化剂的聚合反应速率的衰减越来越快,聚丙烯的立体定向性越来越低,熔点越来越低,分子量分布越来越宽;BCZ-108催化剂的聚合活性比NA催化剂高30%以上;两种催化剂的聚合活性在铝钛物质的量比为50时达到最高,此时BCZ-108催化剂的活性为1 212 g·g^-1,NA催化剂的活性为907 g·g^-1。     

Polymerization of propylene using MgCl2 (ethoxide type)/TiCl4/diether heterogeneous Ziegler–Natta catalyst

Heterogeneous Ziegler–Natta catalyst of MgCl₂ (ethoxide type)/TiCl₄/diether was prepared. 2,2‐Diisobutyl‐1,3‐dimethoxy propane (DiBDMP), diether, was used as internal donor. Slurry polymerization of propylene was carried out using the catalyst in dry heptane while triethylaluminium (TEA) was used as co‐catalyst. The co‐catalyst effects, such as catalyst molar ratio, polymerization temperature, H₂ pressure, external donor, triisobutylaluminium (TiBA) and monomer pressure, on the activity of the catalyst and isotacticity index (II) of the polymers obtained were studied. Rate of polymerization versus polymerization time is of a decay type with no acceleration period. There are an optimum Al/Ti molar ratio and temperature to obtain the highest activity of the catalyst. The maximum activity was obtained at 60 °C. Increasing the monomer pressure to 1 010 000 Pa linearly increased the activity of the catalyst. Addition of hydrogen to 151 500 Pa pressure increased activity of the catalyst from 2.25 to 5.45 kg polypropylene (PP) (g cat)^?1 h^?1 using 505 000 Pa pressure of monomer. The II decreased with increasing Al/Ti ratio, monomer pressure, hydrogen pressure and increased with increasing temperature to 60 °C, following with decrease as the temperature increases. Productivity of 11.55 kg (PP) (g cat)^?1 h^?1 was obtained at 1 010 000 Pa pressure of monomer and temperature of 60 °C. Addition of methyl p‐toluate (MPT) and dimethoxymethyl cyclohexyl silane (DMMCHS) as external donors decreased the activity of the catalyst sharply, while the II slightly increased. Some studies of the catalyst structure and morphology of the polymer were carried out using FTIR, X‐ray fluorescence, scanning electron microscopy and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller techniques. Copyright © 2005 Society of Chemical Industry     

复合载体负载型催化剂制备UHMWPE动力学行为

研究了采用氯化镁和硅胶复合载体负载Mg-Ti型催化剂催化乙烯聚合的性能和动力学行为,考察了聚合温度、时间、压力、助催化剂对催化剂性能的影响,以及链转移反应在其中所起到的作用。结果表明,温度对聚乙烯的相对分子质量影响最大,乙烯分压和聚合温度对催化剂的活性有明显影响,存在一个使催化剂高活性的最适宜铝钛物质的量之比。