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Organic/inorganic support for immobilizing (n‐BuCp)2ZrCl2/TiCl3 hybrid catalyst for use in the preparation of polymer blends
Authors:Wei Li  Binbo Jiang  Jingdai Wang  Yongrong Yang
Affiliation:State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, PR China
Abstract:Reactor blends of ultrahigh‐molecular‐weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) and low‐molecular‐weight polyethylene (LMWPE) were synthesized by two‐step polymerization using a hybrid catalyst. To prepare the hybrid catalyst, styrene acrylic copolymer (PSA) was first coated onto SiO2/MgCl2‐supported TiCl3; then, (n‐BuCp)2ZrCl2 was immobilized onto the exterior PSA. UHMWPE was produced in the first polymerization stage with the presence of 1‐hexene and modified methylaluminoxane (MMAO), and the LMWPE was prepared with the presence of hydrogen and triethylaluminium in the second polymerization stage. The activity of the hybrid catalyst was considerable (6.5 × 106 g PE (mol Zr)?1 h?1), and was maintained for longer than 8 h during the two‐step polymerization. The barrier property of PSA to the co‐catalyst was verified using ethylene polymerization experiments. The appearance of a lag phase in the kinetic curve during the first‐stage polymerization implied that the exterior catalyst ((n‐BuCp)2ZrCl2) could be activated prior to the interior catalyst (M‐1). Furthermore, the melting temperature, crystallinity, degree of branching, molecular weight and molecular‐weight distribution of polyethylene obtained at various polymerization times showed that the M‐1 catalyst began to be activated by MMAO after 40 min of the reaction. The activation of M‐1 catalyst led to a decrease in the molecular weight of UHMWPE. Finally, the thermal behaviors of polyethylene blends were investigated using differential scanning calorimetry. Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry
Keywords:hybrid catalyst  two‐step polymerization  polyethylene blends  miscibility
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