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Kinetic features of ethylene copolymerization with 1-hexene over titanium-magnesium Ziegler–Natta catalysts : Effect of comonomer on the number of active centers and the propagation rate constant. / Sukulova, V. V.; Barabanov, A. A.; Matsko, M. A. et al.
In: Journal of Catalysis, Vol. 369, 01.01.2019, p. 276-282.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Kinetic features of ethylene copolymerization with 1-hexene over titanium-magnesium Ziegler–Natta catalysts
T2 - Effect of comonomer on the number of active centers and the propagation rate constant
AU - Sukulova, V. V.
AU - Barabanov, A. A.
AU - Matsko, M. A.
AU - Zakharov, V. A.
AU - Mikenas, T. B.
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - We present data on the number of active centers (CP) and the propagation rate constant (kP) upon copolymerization of ethylene and 1-hexene over supported titanium–magnesium catalysts of different compositions obtained by polymerization quenching with radioactive carbon monoxide (14CO). The rise in ethylene/1-hexene copolymerization rate as compared to the rate of homopolymerization (the comonomer effect) is found to be related to the increase in the calculated propagation rate constant. Meanwhile, the increased 1-hexene concentration results in a higher calculated kP value. Addition of 1-hexene during ethylene polymerization also increases the polymerization rate by raising the calculated kP value. These findings demonstrate that the comonomer effect is caused by the increase in monomer concentration in the copolymer layer that is formed on a catalyst particle and is characterized by reduced crystallinity as compared to that of homopolymer. The decline in the copolymerization rate with time is caused by reduction of the number of active centers.
AB - We present data on the number of active centers (CP) and the propagation rate constant (kP) upon copolymerization of ethylene and 1-hexene over supported titanium–magnesium catalysts of different compositions obtained by polymerization quenching with radioactive carbon monoxide (14CO). The rise in ethylene/1-hexene copolymerization rate as compared to the rate of homopolymerization (the comonomer effect) is found to be related to the increase in the calculated propagation rate constant. Meanwhile, the increased 1-hexene concentration results in a higher calculated kP value. Addition of 1-hexene during ethylene polymerization also increases the polymerization rate by raising the calculated kP value. These findings demonstrate that the comonomer effect is caused by the increase in monomer concentration in the copolymer layer that is formed on a catalyst particle and is characterized by reduced crystallinity as compared to that of homopolymer. The decline in the copolymerization rate with time is caused by reduction of the number of active centers.
KW - Ethylene/1-hexene copolymerization
KW - Number of active centers
KW - Polymerization kinetics
KW - Propagation rate constant
KW - Ziegler–Natta catalysts
KW - ALPHA-OLEFINS
KW - POLYMERIZATION
KW - POLYETHYLENE
KW - PECULIARITIES
KW - CALIBRATION COEFFICIENT
KW - Ziegler-Natta catalysts
KW - MOLECULAR-WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION
KW - HOMOPOLYMERIZATION
KW - HEAT-FLOW DSC
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85057167420&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jcat.2018.11.008
DO - 10.1016/j.jcat.2018.11.008
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85057167420
VL - 369
SP - 276
EP - 282
JO - Journal of Catalysis
JF - Journal of Catalysis
SN - 0021-9517
ER -
ID: 18070283