TY - JOUR

T1 - Titanium-magnesium Ziegler-Natta catalysts

T2 - new insight on the active sites precursor

AU - Potapov, A. G.

PY - 2017/5

Y1 - 2017/5

N2 - Titanium-magnesium Ziegler-Natta catalysts are the basis of the modern processes for polypropylene production. These catalysts have been the object of numerous studies for many decades. Nevertheless, the structure of the catalysts remains a significant research focus. One of the major questions to be answered is the nature of the active sites precursor − the titanium compound, its form and structure on the surface of the catalysts. In the present study, the experimental data show that the precursor of the catalyst active site is TiCl4, which is weakly bound to the surface of the catalyst. This TiCl4 is able to migrate outside the catalyst particles and to adsorb on activated MgCl2, giving rise to new precursors of the active sites. The quantity of TiCl4, which is able to migrate easily, amounts to about half the total amount of titanium compounds in the catalysts. At the same time, the rest of titanium is tightly bound to the catalyst surface and does not produce the active sites.

AB - Titanium-magnesium Ziegler-Natta catalysts are the basis of the modern processes for polypropylene production. These catalysts have been the object of numerous studies for many decades. Nevertheless, the structure of the catalysts remains a significant research focus. One of the major questions to be answered is the nature of the active sites precursor − the titanium compound, its form and structure on the surface of the catalysts. In the present study, the experimental data show that the precursor of the catalyst active site is TiCl4, which is weakly bound to the surface of the catalyst. This TiCl4 is able to migrate outside the catalyst particles and to adsorb on activated MgCl2, giving rise to new precursors of the active sites. The quantity of TiCl4, which is able to migrate easily, amounts to about half the total amount of titanium compounds in the catalysts. At the same time, the rest of titanium is tightly bound to the catalyst surface and does not produce the active sites.

KW - Active sites

KW - MgCl surface

KW - Polypropylene

KW - Precursor

KW - Ziegler-Natta catalysts

KW - SURFACE SCIENCE

KW - AFM

KW - POLYMERIZATION

KW - MODEL

KW - OLEFINS

KW - MgCl2 surface

KW - SEM

KW - CHLORIDE

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85029650373&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.mcat.2017.02.007

DO - 10.1016/j.mcat.2017.02.007

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85029650373

VL - 432

SP - 155

EP - 159

JO - Molecular Catalysis

JF - Molecular Catalysis

SN - 2468-8231

ER -