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     

Effect of phenolic,phosphite, lactone,and their mixtures of antioxidants on Ziegler–Natta catalyst performance during propylene polymerization

This study investigated the use of antioxidants and mixtures of these antioxidants during slurry propylene polymerization using the Ziegler–Natta catalyst. Antioxidant masking using triethylaluminium is the key to reducing the destructive effect of antioxidants containing OH phenolic groups on Ziegler–Natta catalyst performance. According to the synergistic properties, antioxidant mixtures with different ratios were evaluated for their masking conditions and amounts of antioxidant added. Polymer characteristics such as catalyst activity, isotacticity, oxidative induction time, and particle‐size distribution of the products in the presence of different amounts of antioxidants were evaluated. The results showed that phosphite and lactone antioxidants have more effect on catalyst performance during polymerization than phenolic antioxidants. J. VINYL ADDIT. TECHNOL., 21:299–304, 2015. © 2014 Society of Plastics Engineers     

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     

Catalytic behavior of Co(II) complexes with 2‐(benzimidazolyl)‐6‐(1‐(arylimino)ethyl)pyridine ligands on isoprene stereospecific polymerization

Polymerization behaviors of isoprene under different polymerization conditions with 2‐(1‐methyl‐2‐benzimidazolyl)‐6‐(1‐(arylimino)ethyl) pyridine cobalt(II) dichloride and ethylaluminum sesquichloride or diethylaluminum chloride catalyst system were evaluated. The effects of temperature, solvents, [Al]/[Co] molar ratio, and the structure of cocatalysts on the catalyst activity and the characteristics of polyisoprenes (PIs) were investigated and optimum conditions for synthesizing stereoselective PIs were obtained. The results showed that pre‐catalyst activity was strongly influenced by polymerization temperature, [Al]/[Co] molar ratio and solvents, and the kinds of solvents and cocatalysts affected the microstructures of PIs greatly. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014 , 131, 39703.     

限定几何构型茂金属催化剂催化乙烯/1-己烯共聚研究

以自制的限定几何构型茂金属催化剂为主催化剂,甲基铝氧烷为助催化剂,对乙烯/1-己烯共聚性能进行研究,考察溶剂、Al与Zr物质的量比、聚合温度、聚合压力和共聚单体浓度等工艺条件对催化剂活性以及聚合物性能的影响。确定乙烯/1-己烯共聚合的工艺条件为:以正庚烷为溶剂,Al与Zr物质的量比为700~1 000,聚合温度(100~120)℃,聚合压力(1.2~2.0)MPa,优选1-己烯浓度为(0.8~1.8)mol·L~(-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     

1,3‐butadiene polymerization using Co/Nd‐based Ziegler/Natta catalyst: Microstructures and properties of butadiene rubber

Among Ziegler‐Natta catalysts used for 1,3‐butadiene (1,3‐BD) polymerization, the advantage of a neodymium (Nd)‐based catalyst is that it provides butadiene rubber (BR) with a high content of cis?1,4 configuration and a low amount of vinyl?1,2 units. Whereas, a cobalt (Co)‐based catalyst can produce BR with a low content of trans?1,4 configuration. Thus, this research was aimed to prepare BR containing a high content of cis?1,4 configuration with low amounts of both trans?1,4 and vinyl?1,2 units using a combination of Nd‐ and Co‐based Ziegler/Natta catalysts with triethyl aluminum (TEAL) and diethyl aluminum chloride (DEAC) acting as a co‐catalyst and a chlorinating agent, respectively. The effects of the molar Co/Nd ratio, TEAL concentration, DEAC loading, 1,3‐BD content, solvent type, and reaction temperature on % conversion, microstructures, molecular weight, and molecular weight distribution of the obtained BR (Co/Nd‐BR) were evaluated. The Co/Nd‐BR having >97% of cis?1,4 configuration, <2% of trans?1,4 structure, and <1% of vinyl?1,2 unit with >80% conversion was achieved when 3.01 M of 1,3‐BD concentration was treated in a toluene/cyclohexane mixture (7/3 [w/w]). The Co/Nd‐BR exhibited no gel formation with high mechanical performance, which was equivalent to commercial BR produced from a Nd‐based catalyst system. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 55:14–21, 2015. © 2014 Society of Plastics Engineers     

Thermal characterization of butadiene–isoprene copolymers with a 1,2/3,4 structure

Two series of butadiene–isoprene copolymers with a 1,2 and/or 3,4 structure were prepared at different polymerization temperatures, using CrCl₂(dmpe)₂‐MAO as a catalyst system. Copolymerization carried out at higher temperature resulted in polymers in the whole range of monomeric ratio, from the highly crystalline 1,2‐syndiotactic polybutadiene to the amorphous 3,4‐polyisoprene. The molar composition of the butadiene–isoprene copolymers and the syndiotactic index of the butadiene sequences, represented as molar fraction of the syndiotactic pentads, were evaluated by carbon‐13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The thermal behavior of the copolymers was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry. Nonisothermal crystallization kinetics were characterized by Ziabicki and Avrami methods as modified by Jeziorny. The crystallization and melting temperatures and the enthalpy of fusion of the copolymers were in good correlation with the syndiotactic index of butadiene sequences. The index was influenced by polymerization temperature and composition of butadiene–isoprene copolymers. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 12: 2737–2743, 2003     

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.     

Analysis of solution polybutadiene polymerizations performed with a neodymium catalyst

This article is regarding the polymerization of 1,3‐butadiene with a neodymium catalyst activated by diisobutylaluminum‐hydride and diethylaluminum chloride (DEAC). The effects of the polymerization conditions (ratio between DEAC and neodymium molar concentrations, polymerization temperature, catalyst concentration, and butadiene concentration) on the polymer yield and molecular weight distribution (MWD) of polybutadiene (PB) samples were evaluated. It is shown that the DEAC/Nd ratio and the polymerization temperature are the reaction variables that influence the MWD and the catalyst performance most significantly. PBs with broad and sometimes bimodal MWD were produced at the analyzed reaction conditions. For this reason, the MWD of the obtained polymer materials was deconvoluted with the help of the Flory most probable distribution, indicating that three or more catalyst sites are required to explain the final MWD of the polymer samples. Finally, it was observed that the analyzed neodymium catalyst is able to produce branched PBs at mild reaction conditions and that the branching frequency depends on the polymerization conditions, which may be useful for development of operation policies at plant site and production of materials with improved performances. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 2011. © 2010 Society of Plastics Engineers     

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 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     

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%。     

Effects of chemical structure of phenolic antioxidants on Ziegler–Natta catalyst performance during propylene polymerization

Present work studied the synthesis of in-reactor stabilization of polypropylene via introducing antioxidant into polymerization media. Special attention was dedicated to assess the efficiency of antioxidant in catalyst deactivation. Three different types of antioxidants (Irganox 1076, Irganox 1010 and Irganox 1330) which contain ester and/or phenolic OH functional groups were chosen to investigate their impact on Ziegler–Natta catalyst performance during slurry propylene polymerization. Our Results indicated that not only phenolic OH groups but also esteric bond of antioxidants are capable of interacting with active center of catalyst and consequently decreasing the catalyst activity. Our propylene polymerization results showed that determining factors such as antioxidant chemical structures and its steric hindrance effect and the number of functional groups (phenolic and esteric groups) affected on the Ziegler–Natta catalyst performance. Therefore, effects of these three types of antioxidants on polymer characteristics such as particle size distribution, morphology, T _m , T _c , X _c , and isotacticity were evaluated. Morphological analysis using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that introducing antioxidant during propylene polymerization did not destroy the spherical morphology of the polypropylene particles. Conclusively, due to the negative effect of esteric bond of antioxidant on Ziegler–Natta catalyst performance, the use of antioxidant without ester groups (Irganox 1330) is more recommended during propylene polymerization.     

丙烯酸丁酯细乳液单电子转移-蜕化链转移聚合反应

单电子转移-蜕化链转移(SET-DT)聚合是一种单体适用性广、对聚合环境要求不苛刻的活性自由基聚合方法。以Na_2S_2O_4为催化剂,CHI3为引发剂,采用水相细乳液聚合法进行丙烯酸丁酯(BA)的SET-DT活性自由基聚合,考察了聚合温度、引发剂/催化剂浓度、催化剂滴加方式和乳化剂浓度对聚合动力学、聚丙烯酸丁酯(PBA)数均分子量和分子量分布的影响。结果表明,细乳液聚合速率明显大于悬浮聚合,可在较低温度(30℃以下)、较低引发剂和催化剂浓度(BA,CHI_3和Na_2S_2O_4的初始摩尔浓度比为1 600:1:8)下实现BA的快速聚合;通过聚合过程滴加Na_2S_2O_4催化剂和增加十二烷基硫酸钠主乳化剂浓度,可提高聚合速率;采用低引发剂浓度和催化剂逐步滴加聚合得到的PBA的平均分子量较大,分子量分布较窄。     

Cp2ZrCl2/三异丁基铝/B(C6F5)3催化体系催化1-辛烯聚合

用Cp₂ZrCl₂/三异丁基铝/B(C₆F₅)₃催化体系对1-辛烯的聚合进行研究,考察催化剂用量、反应温度、反应时间、Al与Zr物质的量比和B与Zr物质的量比等工艺条件的影响。确定1-辛烯齐聚的最佳工艺条件为：催化剂用量0.028 7 mmol,反应温度60 ℃,反应时间60 min,Al与Zr物质的量比为110,B与Zr物质的量比为1.5。     

Comparative study of homogeneous and heterogeneous styrene polymerizations with Ni(acac)2/MAO catalytic system

Styrene polymerization was carried out with Ni(acac)₂/MAO and Ni(acac)₂/SiO₂/MAO. The influence of reaction parameters (Al/Ni mole ratio, catalyst concentration, temperature and time polymerization) on styrene polymerization was evaluated. It was observed that both catalytic systems were affected by reaction parameters and that the heterogeneous catalyst presented higher activity than the homogeneous one. Polystyrenes with different molecular weight, stereoregularity and polydispersity were obtained. These results suggest that different active catalyst species could have been present. In addition, two types of methylaluminoxane (MAO) with different molecular weights were also evaluated as cocatalyst. As a result, the catalyst activity and stereospecificity were strongly affected by the MAO type.     

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。     

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。     

钒化合物催化活化体系乙丙三元共聚合研究

采用自制的钒化合物为主催化剂,倍半烷基铝为助催化剂,三氯乙酸乙酯为活化剂,对乙烯、丙烯、乙叉降冰片烯三元共聚合进行了研究,结果表明,当活化剂采用三氯乙酸乙酯时乙丙三元共聚合活性要高于其它活化剂,在活化剂存在条件下,当活化剂与钒催化剂的物质的量比为12、催化剂用量为0.06mmol/(100 mL己烷)、铝比n(Al)/n(V)=40、聚合温度为常温时,乙丙三元聚合活性可提高3.1倍左右。