Additive effects of trialkylaluminum on propene polymerization with (t-BuNSiMe2Flu)TiMe2-based catalysts

Propene polymerization was conducted by [η³:η¹-tert-butyl(dimethylfluorenylsilyl)amido]dimethyltitanium combined with B(C₆F₅)₃ or methylaluminoxane (MAO) as a cocatalyst in the presence or absence of various trialkylaluminums: Me₃Al, Et₃Al, ⁱBu₃Al (triisobutylaluminum) and Oct₃Al (trioctylaluminum). In the case of living polymerization with B(C₆F₅)₃ at −50°C, addition of Oct₃Al and Et₃Al increased the propagation rate. Et₃Al also acted as a chain transfer reagent and selectively gave Al-terminated polymers, while Oct₃Al induced chain transfer reaction only in high concentration. Little polymer was obtained in the presence of Me₃Al or ⁱBu₃Al. When MAO was used as a cocatalyst, polymerization did not proceed at −50°C. The MAO system, however, showed high activity at 40°C and selectively gave low molecular weight polymers terminated with Al–C bonds. Contrary to the low temperature polymerization with B(C₆F₅)₃ at −50°C, the polymer yield was enhanced by the addition of Me₃Al and ⁱBu₃Al, while the molecular weight was reduced by Me₃Al and enlarged by ⁱBu₃Al. On the other hand, Et₃Al and Oct₃Al significantly decreased both the polymer yield and the molecular weight under these conditions. It was found that additive effects of trialkylaluminums were strongly dependent on polymerization temperature as well as on the structure of the alkyl group.     

Effect of SiO2/Al2O3 ratio on the conversion of methanol to olefins over molecular sieve catalysts

A series of SAPO-34 molecular sieves with different SiO₂/Al₂O₃ ratios have been synthesized for the methanol-to-olefin (MTO) reaction. Their physico-chemical properties are characterized by various techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and N₂ adsorption-desorption. The results are compared with those of the commercial HZSM-5, which show that the crystallinity and particle diameter of SAPO-34 as well as HZSM-5 increase with SiO₂/Al₂O₃ ratio. The variation of BET surface area of SAPO-34 is different from that of HZSM-5 and the sample with SiO₂/Al₂O₃ ratio of 0.4 exhibits the highest BET surface area. FT-IR spectra indicate that HZSM-5 has both Br?nsted and Lewis acid sites and Br?nsted acid sites are stronger, whereas SAPO-34 samples are dominated only by Lewis acid sites. When the SiO₂/Al₂O₃ ratio increases, propylene and butylenes become the predominant product of the MTO reaction over HZSM-5. In contrast, the main products of this reaction catalyzed by SAPO-34 are ethylene and propylene. According to the product distribution, the reaction mechanism over HZSM-5 catalysts is proposed.     

Activity and acidity of Nb2O5-MoO3 and Nb2O5-WO3 in the Friedel-Crafts alkylation

Nb₂O₅ loaded on the supports and mixed with oxides was studied to investigate the activity and acidity for Friedel-Crafts benzylation of anisole. From the study on the loaded catalysts, a preliminary conclusion for the selection of metal oxide was obtained; namely, such an acidic oxide as silica was suitable for the support of Nb₂O₅. Then, MoO₃ and WO₃ were mixed with Nb₂O₅, and prominent high catalytic activity and acidities were observed. Both oxides of Nb₂O₅-MoO₃ and Nb₂O₅-WO₃ showed almost similar behavior with respect to characterization and catalytic activity. Surface area increased, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman bands were lost, acid sites, both Brønsted and Lewis characters generated, and surface acid site density was as high as 2–4 nm⁻². The acid sites were generated on the amorphous metal oxides consisting of Nb and Mo or W oxides, different in nature from those of Nb₂O₅ calcined and un-calcined, and active for Friedel-Crafts benzylation.     

均匀设计法研究聚四氢呋喃的阳离子开环聚合制备工艺

采用高氯酸/乙酸酐引发四氢呋喃阳离子开环聚合制备出聚四氢呋喃,并用均匀设计法研究了各工艺参数的影响,通过多元逐步回归的方法对结果进行分析得到聚四氢呋喃产物相对分子质量的预测方程,同时评价了聚合过程中高氯酸加入量、乙酸酐加入量及聚合时间对产物相对分子质量和相对分子质量分布的影响。研究发现,在选取的研究范围内,乙酸酐加入量、高氯酸加入量和聚合时间对聚四氢呋喃产物相对分子质量影响的显著性依次降低,其中聚合时间的影响可以忽略;聚四氢呋喃的相对分子质量分布则几乎不受工艺参数的影响。     

Polymerization characteristics of in situ supported pentamethylene bridged dinuclear zirconocene

An in situ supporting method was applied to newly synthesized [(CH₂)₅(C₅H₄)₂][(C₉H₇)ZrCl₂]₂ catalyst and other commercial catalysts, and its effects on the polymerization characteristics of these catalysts were examined through reaction experiments. The changes in the molecular weight distribution varied depending on the metallocene catalyst while the changes in the catalytic activity, average molecular weight and the melting point showed the same trend. The reason for the decrease in the molecular weight with in situ supporting was discussed in relation to the co-catalysts. The polymerization characteristics of each catalyst also varied according to the alkyl aluminum, and so it is important to select a proper co-catalyst or a combination of co-catalysts to obtain a desired polymer product from each metallocene catalyst supported by in situ method.     

TPAOH-NH3·H2O溶液处理TS-1/SiO2对丙烯环氧化反应影响

将SiO₂负载的钛硅分子筛(TS-1/SiO₂)用四丙基氢氧化铵和氨水混合溶液处理并用于催化丙烯环氧化制环氧丙烷反应。结果表明,混合溶液处理的钛硅分子筛比用四丙基氢氧化铵或氨水单独处理的样品具有更好的催化性能。随着混合碱中氨水浓度从0.01 mol·L^-1增加到0.03 mol·L^-1,附着在分子筛表面的二氧化硅载体消失,可能被溶解并再结晶到分子筛表面。同时,在此溶解再结晶过程中,分子筛内部产生许多介孔,使其催化性能显著提升,而二氧化硅表面酸性位被消除。四丙基氢氧化铵和氨水协同作用产生大的介孔,有利于高分子量副产物扩散出催化剂粒子,导致催化剂稳定性明显提升而催化活性和选择性不受影响。     

The role of acidity in the decomposition of 1,2-dichlorobenzene over TiO2-based V2O5/WO3 catalysts

The influence of Lewis and Brønsted acid sites on the performance of V₂O₅/TiO₂ and V₂O₅–WO₃/TiO₂ catalysts in the total oxidation of o-dichlorobenzene was investigated. Catalytic activity of these materials resulted strongly affected by their acidic properties. The presence of Brønsted acid sites significantly increases the o-DCB conversion but also leads to the uncompleted degradation of chlorinated compounds, promoting the formation of partial oxidation products, as dichloromaleic anhydride. On the contrary, Lewis acid sites, acting as absorbing sites, promote the further oxidation of intermediates to CO and CO₂, without any by-products desorption.

Furthermore, the presence of water in the feed-stream was proven to decrease o-DCB conversion but also to play a positive role on process selectivity, increasing COx production. Plausible reasons for this effect are the reduction of Brønsted acid sites and the hydrolysis of anhydride during wet tests.     

Homogeneous reverse atom transfer radical polymerization of glycidyl methacrylate and ring-opening reaction of the pendant oxirane ring

The homogeneous reverse atom transfer radical polymerization (reverse ATRP) of glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) was carried out in bulk, using 2,2′-azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) as the initiator and N,N-n-butyldithiocarbamate copper (Cu(SC(S)N(C₄H₉)₂)₂) as the catalyst. The polymerization showed typical controlled/‘living’ polymerization behavior, i.e. first-order kinetics, well-controlled molecular weight (M_n) and narrow molecular weight distribution (M_w/M_n). ¹H NMR and IR spectra showed that the pendant epoxy groups in PGMA polymer remained intact throughout the polymerization of GMA. A phosphorated PGMA (PPGMA) polymer was obtained by phosphonation reaction of the pendant epoxy groups in PGMA with diphenylphosphinic chloride (DPPC). Thermal behavior of the PPGMA was studied by TG and DTG. A major DTG peak at 340 °C was observed for the PPGMA.     

Vaporization Studies of the La2O3–Ga2O3 System

The vaporization of the samples of the compositions Ga₂O₃+ LaGaO₃, LaGaO₃+ La₄Ga₂O₉, and La₄Ga₂O₉+ La₂O₃ was investigated using Knudsen effusion mass spectrometry in the temperature range 1494–1937 K. The partial pressures of the gaseous species O₂, Ga, GaO, Ga₂O, and LaO were determined over the samples investigated. The equilibrium partial pressures were used for the calculation of the thermodynamic activities of the components at 1700 K. Gibbs energies of formation of LaGaO₃( s ) and La₄Ga₂O₉( s ) at 1700 K from the component oxides were derived from the thermodynamic activities as −46.4 ± 4.7 and −99.2 ± 7.9 kJ·mol⁻¹, respectively. The results were compared with the literature data obtained using other methods.     

Spectroscopic Properties of Er3+-Doped Na2O–La2O3–Al2O3–SiO2 Glasses

Er³⁺-doped sodium lanthanum aluminosilicate glasses with compositions of (90− x )(0.7SiO₂·0.3Al₂O₃)· x Na₂O·8.2La₂O₃· 0.6Er₂O₃·0.2Yb₂O₃·1Sb₂O₃ (in mol%) ( x = 12, 20, 24, 40, 60 mol%) were prepared and their spectroscopic properties were investigated. Judd–Ofelt analysis was used to calculate spectroscopic properties of all glasses. The Judd–Ofelt intensity parameter Ω _t ( t = 2, 4, 6) decreases with increasing Na₂O. Ω₂ decreases rapidly with increasing Na₂O while Ω₄ and Ω₆ decrease slowly. Both the fluorescent lifetime and the radiative transition rate increase with increasing Na₂O. Fluorescence spectra of the ⁴ I _13/2 to ⁴ I _15/2 transition have been measured and the change with Na₂O content is discussed. It is found that the full width at half-maximum decreases with increasing Na₂O.     

Inhibition effect of H2O on V2O5/AC catalyst for catalytic reduction of NO with NH3 at low temperature

The inhibition effect of H₂O on V₂O₅/AC catalyst for NO reduction with NH₃ is studied at temperatures up to 250 °C through TPD, elemental analyses, temperature-programmed surface reaction (TPSR) and FT-IR analyses. The results show that H₂O does not reduce NO and NH₃ adsorption on V₂O₅/AC catalyst surface, but promotes NH₃ adsorption due to increases in Brønsted acid sites. Many kinds of NH₃ forms present on the catalyst surface, but only NH₄⁺ on Brønsted acid sites and a small portion of NH₃ on Lewis acid sites are reactive with NO at 250 °C or below, and most of the NH₃ on Lewis acid sites does not react with NO, regardless the presence of H₂O in the feed gas. H₂O inhibits the SCR reaction between the NH₃ on the Lewis acid sites and NO, and the inhibition effect increases with increasing H₂O content. The inhibition effect is reversible and H₂O does not poison the V₂O₅/AC catalyst.     

Effect of Nb2O5/ZnO Addition on Microwave Properties of (Zr0.8Sn0.2)TiO4 Ceramics

The effects of Nb₂O₅ and ZnO addition on the dielectric properties, especially the quality factor, of (Zr_0.8Sn_0.2)TiO₄ (ZST) ceramics were investigated in terms of the sintered density acquired by the zinc. For ZST ceramics with 2 mol% added ZnO, the relative density of the samples decreased with >0.5 mol% addition of Nb₂O₅. On the other hand, for samples with 6 mol% added ZnO, the relative density remained >97%, even when the amount of Nb₂O₅ was increased to 2.0 mol%. When >0.5 mol% Nb₂O₅ was added, both the quality factor and the dielectric constant exhibited similar trends with sintered density. The ZST ceramics with 6 mol% added ZnO, especially, still manifested a quality factor >40 000 and a dielectric constant of 37, even when the amount of Nb₂O₅ was increased, values that are not explainable by the previously suggested electronic defect model.     

An FT-IR study of the conversion of 2-chloropropane, o-dichlorobenzene and dibenzofuran on V2O5-MoO3-TiO2 SCR-DeNOx catalysts

Spectra of the adsorbed species arising from contact of a V₂O₅-MoO₃-TiO₂ model SCR catalyst with ortho-dichlorobenzene (o-DCB) and dibenzofuran (DBF) and their evolution with the temperature are presented and discussed. Dichlorobenzene adsorbs weakly probably on Lewis acid sites through the chlorine atom. A very fast nucleophilic substitution on dichlorobenzene to a chlorophenate species occurs already at RT. On the contrary, adsorption of dibenzofuran is molecular, probably through the oxygen atom on Lewis sites. The aromatic rings of both molecules tend to be later oxidized to give carboxylate species. Parallel experiments with chloropropane show that dehydrochlorination occurs readily, hydrochloric acid is adsorbed quite weakly and that propene can be further oxidized. However, heavier oxidized species like cyclic anhydrides are also formed from chloropropane. The data suggest that the dechloration step of the phenyl ring could be not critical. On the contrary, the building-up of aromatic compounds from smaller molecules is possible and the oxidation of phenyl ring can be slow near reaction conditions. The possibility that the reaction between phenate species and chlorobenzenes give the “de novo” synthesis of dioxins is envisaged.     

A study on structural suitability of immobilized aluminum chloride catalyst for isobutene polymerization

Catalytic performance and structural suitability of immobilized AlCl₃ catalyst for isobutene polymerization have been studied. It was found that the activity, selectivity and number-average molecular weight of the product polyisobutene depend, to a certain extent, on the pore structure and the granulation of the catalyst. AlCl₃ on γ-Al₂O₃ support having macro- and meso-pore bimodal structure show excellent catalytic activity and high stability, while those on γ-Al₂O₃ with micro (d 15.6 Å) and meso-pore (d 28.6 Å) structure exhibit low stability and rapid fall of conversion with time. Granulation of the catalyst is also an important factor which affects activity and selectivity of the catalyst and average molecular weight of the product. Increasing granulation of the catalyst (particles become finer) brings about an increase in isobutene conversion, but a decrease in selectivity, resulting in lower average molecular weight and broader distribution.     

The Structure of Some B2O3-H2O Glasses

Boron oxide glasses with compositions corresponding to B₂O₃, B₂O₃.0.42H₂O, B₂O₃.0.50H₂O, and B₂O₃.0.63H₂) have been prepared and their structures have been studied. Diffractometric X-ray scattering measurements have been made, and from these, radial distribution functions have been computed. Comparison of the radial distribution functions indicates that the fundamental triangular coordination characteristic of vitreous B₂O₃ is maintained in the water-containing glasses. Consideration of the results of complementary infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance studies along with preliminary results of physical property measurements indicates that the glasses of high water content are heterogeneous. It is probable that disordered regions of high hydrogen bond density, approaching HBO₂ in composition, are embedded in a matrix approximating vitreous B₂O₃.     

聚偏氟乙烯-聚酰胺管式复合膜的分离性能研究

以聚偏氟乙烯(PVDF)管式超滤膜为基膜,无水哌嗪(PIP)为水相单体,均苯三甲基酰氯(TMC)为有机相单体,采用界面聚合法制备了不同截留性能的PVDF/聚酰胺(PA)管式复合膜.研究了不同性能管式复合膜的截留分子量、膜表面荷电性测试、对无机盐的截留性能,以及染料废水脱盐的应用.实验结果表明,截留率R(MgSO4)由9...     

Structure and Electrical Properties of A-site-Deficient Perovskite Compounds in the La2/3TiO3-La1/3NbO3 System

The structure and electrical properties of an A-site-deficient perovskite compound found in the La_2/3TiO₃-La_1/3NbO₃ system were investigated. The composition of the perovskite compound seemed to be very close to La_0.633(Ti_0.90Nb_0.10)O₃. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed a superstructure with a doubled c -axis parameter, resulting from an ordered arrangement of the A-site cation vacancies. Impedance measurements on the compound showed that La_0.633(Ti_0.90Nb_0.10)O₃ had high ionic conductivity at relatively low temperature (<770 K) and increased electronic conduction at high temperature (>770 K). The bulk ionic conductivity was comparable with that of La_0.683(Ti_0.95Al_0.05)O₃, which has the highest ionic conductivity among the La-(Ti,Al)-O perovskite compounds.     

Electrical Properties of Cerium-Doped BaTiO3

The high-temperature equilibrium electrical conductivity of Ce-doped BaTiO₃ was studied in terms of oxygen partial pressure, P (O₂), and composition. In (Ba_1−xCe _x )TiO₃, the conductivity follows the −1/4 power dependence of P (O₂) at high oxygen activities, which supports the view that metal vacancies are created for the compensation of Ce donors, and is nearly independent of P (O₂) where electron compensation prevails at low P (O₂). When Ce is substituted for the normal Ti sites, there is no significant change in conductivity behavior compared with undoped BaTiO₃, indicating the substitution of Ce as Ce⁴⁺ for Ti⁴⁺ in Ba(Ti_1−yCe _y )O₃. The Curie temperature ( T _c) was systematically lowered when Ce³⁺ was incorporated into Ba²⁺ sites, whereas the substitution of Ce⁴⁺ for Ti⁴⁺ sites resulted in no change in this parameter.     

The role of hindered Lewis bases on the catalyst performance of TiCl3 for propylene polymerization

Summary The effect of AlEt₃ modified by tributylamine (TBA), 1,4-diazabicyclo [2.2.2]octan (DO), 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine (TMPip), 2,6-dibutyl-4-methylphenol (BHT) and 2-tert-butyl-4-metoxyphenol (TBMP) on the propylene polymerization was studied using a catalyst based on TiCl₃ modified with di-n-butyl ether as internal base. The influence of these hindered Lewis bases on the isotacticity, catalyst activity, molecular weight ( n) and molecular weight distribution (MWD) was investigated. It was verified that the Lewis bases modified the percentage of mm triad whereas no significant effect on I.I. was found.     

Microstructure and Microwave Dielectric Properties of Ba(Zn1/3Ta2/3)O3 Ceramics with ZrO2 Addition

The effect of ZrO₂ on crystallographic order, microstructure, and microwave dielectric properties of Ba(Zn_1/3Ta_2/3)O₃ (BZT) ceramics was investigated. A small amount of ZrO₂ disturbed the 1:2 cation ordering. The average grain size of the BZT significantly increased with the addition of ZrO₂, which was attributed to liquid-phase formation. The relative density increased with the addition of a small amount of ZrO₂, but it decreased when the ZrO₂ content was increased. Variation of the dielectric constant with ZrO₂ addition ranged between 27 and 30, and the temperature coefficient of resonant frequency increased abruptly as the ZrO₂ amount exceeded 2.0 mol%. The Q value of the BZT significantly improved with the addition of ZrO₂, which could be explained by the increased relative density and grain size. The maximum Q × f value achieved in this investigation was ∼164 000 GHz for the BZT with 2.0 mol% ZrO₂ sintered at 1550°C for 10 h.